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July 24, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

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Teacher Of The Year Award

At the landmark '21' Club restaurant in New York City on July 9, 2009, the "Iron Gate" Chapter No. 275, of the Air Force Association (AFA), presented Garden City resident, Mrs. More...

Teen Crimes On The Rise

By Stephanie Petrellese

The Garden City Police Department and Mayor Robert Rothschild are concerned by the increase in mischief crimes committed by local youths in the 14- to-18-year-old age range this summer. More...

Community

Garden City Park FD Hosts Blood Drive

Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel will partner with the Garden City Park Fire Department to host a blood drive on Sunday, July 26. The drive will be held from 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Garden City Park Firehouse, 2264 Jericho Turnpike. More...

Historic St. Paul's Photos on Seventh Street

Gaze into the store window at Things and Stuff and you can look into the past. On display are several photographs of significant features (circa 1880) of St. Paul's School provided by The Garden City Historical Society. More...

At The Annual Public Meeting

Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray (left) presents an official Town of Hempstead Citation to the Garden City Eastern Property Owners Association in fitting recognition of its Annual Public Meeting held at the Garden City Public Library. More...

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Letters

A Word From The Publisher

A Community Is Its History

Recently, we have featured several articles about the accomplishments of several local senior citizens. More...

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View From Here

The View From Here . . .

By Bob Morgan, Jr.

Forty years ago this week, on July 20, 1969, all of us of a certain age sat transfixed by grainy images on a television screen as Neil Armstrong stepped out of the Apollo 11 lunar module, Eagle, and onto the surface of the moon, uttering his More...

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Public Hearing Date Set For Village Code Amendments

By Stephanie Petrellese

Any Garden City resident concerned about proposed amendments to the Village Code will be permitted to speak at a public hearing set for August 13th at 8 p.m. in the Village Hall boardroom. Most of the Code changes concern raising fees. More...

Lighthouse Project Concerns Raised

By Stephanie Petrellese

The impact of the proposed Lighthouse project on the Village is a significant concern of trustees and residents, as both groups commented on the issue at the July 16th meeting of the Garden City Board of Trustees. More...

School

College Notes

Chelsea Gloria Gordon has on June 4 been granted the degree of Bachelor of Arts cum laude in Chemistry from Harvard University. She is the daughter of Douglas E. and Linette A. Gordon and sister of Michelle A. Gordon of Melville. More...

Ambrosino Honors Garden City Student

Hempstead Town Councilman Edward Ambrosino presents the Town of Hempstead Community Service and Academic Excellence Award to Christine Poisson of Garden City during Senior Awards Night at Garden City High School. More...

Dean's List

Fairfield University, a comprehensive Jesuit university in Fairfield Connecticut that challenges its students to lead inspired lives of leadership and service, has announced the names of the students from this area who qualified for the dean's More...

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Sports

GC Centennial Soccer - Reg. Deadline Approaching

The Garden City Centennial Soccer Club will be opening their fall season on Saturday September 12th. Girls play 9:00AM until 1:00PM and boys play from 1:00PM until 5:00PM (with the exception of Kindergarten and 1st grade). More...

Swim Across America Establishes 'Stacey Leondis Fellowship'

The SAA Nassau Suffolk Committee has established the 'Swim Across America- Stacey Leondis Fellowship ' at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, N.Y. More...

GC Footballers Flee to North Country Seek Soccer Solace at St. Lawrence Univ.

It was a hardcore group of fourteen footballers and three coaches that left from St. Paul's at 8 AM on July 12th and set off for a week of team training at Lake Placid Soccer Centre (LPSC), held at St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY. More...

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