August 14, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

Community

Msgr. John's Knights Support The Walk to Defeat ALS

John Lappas, a parishioner of St. Anne's parish for over 20 years and an active member of Msgr. More...

Rotary To Host AG Representative

A representative from Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's Office will speak to the members of the Minneola-Garden City Rotary Club on consumer fraud as part of Attorney General Cuomo's statewide Consumer Awareness Initiative. More...

Group Brings Hope To Nicaragua

A group of 17 people from Long Island traveled to Nicaragua for a week this summer. More...

Letters

A Word From The Publisher

In this week's letters column two writers discuss the proposed Lighthouse project at the Nassau Coliseum, and we expect that there will be more discussion in the weeks and months to come. More...

Letters To The Editor

Email: editor@ gcnews.com

Rebuts Lighthouse Letter To The Editor: Regarding the letter from July 31, 2009, concerning my blog, Let There Be Light(house) ("Lighthouse Political Strategy," from Christine Mullaney). More...

View From Here

The View From Here . . .

As Congress continues its summer recess, many members, particularly Democratic ones, have been besieged by angry constituents concerning President Obama's health care bill. More...

School Board Sets Date For Public Vote on Bond

The Garden City Board of Education unanimously voted to set October 27th as the date to hold a public referendum on a bond totaling $36.5 million to fund capital improvements throughout the district. More...

School District StrivingTo Improve

Superintendent of Schools Dr. More...

School

School Board Sets October 27 Date for Bond Vote

The Garden City Board of Education voted unanimously to hold a public referendum on Tuesday, October 27, 2009. More...

College Notes

The following Garden City students were named to the Dean's list at Loyola College in Maryland for the Spring 2009 semester: Daniel Koster , a member of the Class of 2011 Julie Cowan of Garden City, a member of the Class of 20 More...

Kids Tools For School Collection Drive

The cost of purchasing school supplies can be prohibitive for many families, especially in these challenging economic times. More...

Sports

U-8 Garden City Drillers Play Summer Ball

(front row l to r): Stephen Baymack, TJ Schmitt, Chase Gladd, Donald Byrne (middle row l to r): Jackson Bautch, Garrett Zander, Jason Derby, John Martinkat, Will Crowley, Christina Levi (back row l to r): Coach Tim Schmitt, Coach Chris Zander, Coach More...

Triathlon Winners

Julia and Delaney Hall, seventh graders in the Garden City Middle School, recently won the Lake Naomi Pennsylvania triahlon in the girls and boys divisions, respectively. More...

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...