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July 31, 2009  RSS feed
Garden City Mourns Beloved Teacher
Charles Morrongiello, beloved and legendary Garden City High School art teacher, passed away on April 10th due to complications from diabetes. Known to all students as "Charlie," he emulated an innovative and personalized approach to teaching. More...
Board Comments On Lighthouse Development
Submitted by The Board Of Trustees Public Information Committee

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. A Public hearing will be held on Tuesday morning Aug 4th at the John Cranford Adams Playhouse, Hofstra University. The Board of Trustees "BOT" has been studying the effects of this massive development for several years . More...

Next Stop...The Majors?
By Stephanie Petrellese

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. However, what many will find striking is that this experience may hopefully lead to Ryan fulfilling his dream of playing in the Major Leagues. More...

 Community
• article has image 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. Back in 2003, Broadway Bound, a dance studio located on Merrick Road in Valley Stream, won the Broadway Cup, Access Broadway's East Coast trophy awarded to the best overall studio. More...
• article has image GC Country Club To Host Chamber'sMid-Summer Networking Reception
• Career Kick-Off Event
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 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. Gregory Krajci of Garden City was named to the President's List. He is the son of Edward Krajci and is a Performance Music Major. More...
• article has image Summer Fun At GC Nursery School
• article has image Perfect Scores In Latin Exam
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 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. Remember: To determine which team your child is eligible to play on, use the little league birth date for 2010 (your child's age on April 30, 2010. More...
• article has image Daley Returns Home With Rockies
• article has image 2009 GCAA Major Softball Champions
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 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. In her letter she says that she would like to provoke a discussion about whether wealthy communities bear responsibility for the fates their poorer neighbors. More...
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 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. In previous years, we have traveled to Britain, France, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Morocco and Argentina. More...
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