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Junior Firefighter ReceivesLife Saving Award

On August 3rd, the Garden City Fire Department awarded village resident and Junior Firefighter Patrick Gaffney a certificate of commendation for his life saving efforts of an elderly patron who was choking on food at a local village restaurant More...

Public Comments Sought OnLighthouse Project

Submitted by The Board Of TrusteesPublic Information Committee, Nicholas P. Episcopia, Chairperson

On Tuesday August 4th Nicholas Episcopia Village Trustee, Robert Schoelle, Village Administrator, Christine Mullaney Corresponding Secretary of the Eastern Property Owners Association and Roger Eltringham President of the Garden City Chamber More...

Comments By The Garden City Chamber of Commerce

Comments By Roger Eltringham,President, Garden City Chamber of Commerce

Thank you for the opportunity to speak before you today. I first want to congratulate Mr. Wang and Mr. Rechler on the scope and vision with the Lighthouse Project. You have my respect and admiration for your work. More...

Community

Cancer Center For Kids Golf Outing

The fifth annual Cancer Center for Kids Golf Outing, held at the Hamlet Wind Watch Golf & Country Club in Hauppauge on June 22, was a terrific success, raising more than $50,000 in support of vital support programs for Winthrop's pediatric onc More...

Awarded Eagle Scout Rank

On July 20th John W. Rudolph achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. John began his scouting career as a Tiger Cub and went on to be a charter member of Pack 55, Troop 55 and Venture Crew 556. More...

Mercy Medical Center Top-Ranked

In the latest affirmation of the hospital's delivery of the highest quality patient care, Mercy Medical Center has received the 2009/2010 Bariatric Surgery Excellence Award from HealthGrades, the nation's leading independent healthcare ratings More...

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Sports

The 'Daley' News

Continuing his visit to CitiField, Matt Daley put in another solid inning and a third of relief for the Colorado Rockies against the hometown Mets. More...

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...

The Spartans Bring Their "A" Game

On Tuesday, July 28th, the Spartans brought their "A" game and defeated the Falcons 15 - 1. The boys were focused and played errorless baseball. Mason Kufs, TJ McEvoy and Aidan Byrnes held the Falcons to 1 run with some great pitching. More...

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Village Groups Voice Concerns At Lighthouse Hearing

By Stephanie Petrellese

"Just Build It" may have been the mantra of many in attendance at Tuesday's public town board hearing n the Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement for the Lighthouse at Long Island Project, but those who spoke from Garden City took a m More...

Comments Of The Inc. Village Of Garden City

The following comments were made at the Lighthouse hearing by Village Administrator Robert Schoelle, who represented the Garden City Board of Trustees: The Incorporated Village of Garden City, located just to the west of the prop More...

EPOA Statement On Lighthouse Project

The following statement by the Eastern Property Owners' Association was read at the Town of Hempstead public hearing, held on August 4 at Hofstra University, on the Draft Generic Environmental Impact Study of the proposed Lighthouse Project. More...

School

School Board To Meet

Garden City Public Schools will hold a Regular Meeting on Tuesday, August, 11 at 8:15 p.m. in the Administration Building. Topics will include a presentation on the District's AIS Program. More...

Italian Students Participate In National Exam

Warmest congratulations to 8th grade students of Italian! This spring, 16 students in Mrs. Sorace's eighth grade Italian classes participated in the Italian National Exam, sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Italian. More...

Middle School Student Excels In Italian

On Tuesday, June 23rd, The Society for Italian Culture of Long Island held its annual awards ceremony in the Garden City Public Library. Each year, the society recognizes students who have distinguished themselves academically. More...

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Letters

A Word From The Publisher

Umm... are we missing something? More...

Letters To The Editor

Gangs Due To Failed Policies To the Editor: In the July 31, 2009 issue of the Garden City News, a letter from Sarah Garland, the author of a newly released book entitled "Gangs in Garden City" raised several issues regarding More...

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View From Here

The View From Here . . .

By Bob Morgan, Jr.

As Congress heads out for its August recess, the fate of the health care overhaul proposed by the Obama Administration and Congressional Democrats remains very much in limbo. More...

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