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Community

Broadway Bound Wins National Dance Title, Again

On June 29, 2009 in Las Vegas, Broadway Bound became the first dance studio to capture both the East and West Coast titles at the Access Broadway Nationals competition. More...

GC Country Club To Host Chamber'sMid-Summer Networking Reception

On Thursday evening, August 13, from 6-8 p.m., the Garden City Chamber of Commerce invites members of both the Village's business and residential communities to attend a mid-summer After Hours Networking Reception to be graciously hosted by th More...

Career Kick-Off Event

University College of Adelphi University, the adult undergraduate degree program founded more than 35 years ago, is pleased to sponsor a Career Kick-Off on Wednesday, August 19, for individuals who are interested in advancing their present car More...

Sports

GCAA Travel Baseball Tryout Information

*Pre-Registration Is Required* The GCAA will be holding travel baseball tryouts for any child between 8 and 12. More...

Daley Returns Home With Rockies

On Monday night you may have felt, or even heard, a gust of wind blow East from CitiField. And it wasn't from the torrential summer storm. More...

2009 GCAA Major Softball Champions

The New England Patriots were not able to do it but Boston College did - a prefect season! The 2009 GCAA Major Softball champs went undefeated for the season, playoffs and championship game. More...

Board Comments On Lighthouse Development

As most of you have read the Town of Hempstead has accepted the Draft Generic Environmental Impact Study "DGEIS" and is now accepting comments from the public. More...

Next Stop...The Majors?

It is not unusual to hear that Garden City resident Ryan Boelsen is spending his summer playing baseball. The 23-year-old has played the game since he was a young child, according to his dad, Thomas. More...

School

College Notes

The following SUNY Potsdam students recently have been recognized for their achievements, either by being named to the Dean's List or President's List or awarded a degree and indicating honors, if any. More...

Summer Fun At GC Nursery School

Since the end of June, the children at Garden City Nursery School's Summer Program have been enjoying a wide variety of activities. More...

Perfect Scores In Latin Exam

Garden City High School's Latin students performed exceptionally this year on The National Latin Examination. Out of 72 high school participants, 70 won a medal or certificate! More...

Letters

A Word From The Publisher

In this week's letters section, Sarah Garland, the author of the book "Gangs In Garden City" responds to an editorial in our July 17 issue which criticized her book. More...

Letters To The Editor

Email: editor@ gcnews.com

Response From Author To the Editor: When the decision was made to title my recent book about the Central American street gang problem "Gangs in Garden City," I expected that there might be a bewildered response from Long More...

View From Here

The View From Here . . .

As this is written, I am aboard an Aeromexico flight back from Mexico City. Young Robert, now 15, and I took our annual foreign trip to the Mexican capital and surrounding areas. More...