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September 18, 2009  RSS feed
Chamber Expands 30th FallFestival Street Fair
The Garden City Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for its 30th annual Fall Festival Street Fair to be held on Saturday, October 24 from - 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Seventh Street. This year, for the first time, Seventh Street will be closed from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. More...
Village Focuses On Lighthouse Project
By Stephanie Petrellese

As a Town of Hempstead zoning hearing on the proposed Lighthouse project approaches, several members of the Garden City Board of Trustees and the public spoke about the issue at the Sept. 10th Board meeting. The Town of Hempstead has scheduled a zoning hearing on the proposed Lighthouse project for September 22. More...

Village, Schools To Work Together To Aid Residents
By Stephanie Petrellese

After learning about the plight of 21 students who were recently notified that they will no longer receive busing and must now cross Nassau Boulevard to get to and from Stratford Elementary School, Garden City Mayor Robert Rothschild offered the Village's assistance. More...

 Community
• article has image Former Mayor Frank Liebert Passes
Franklin R. Liebert, former Mayor and long-time resident of Garden City, died in Williston Park on September 14, 2009 at the age of 80. He was born in Astoria, Queens, attended Brooklyn Tech High School and graduated from Purdue University with an electrical engineering degree in 1951. After college he worked for Sperry Gyroscope/Rand for over 40 years on aerospace and defense radar systems. More...
• article has image The Spirit Behind The Day
• POA Groups To Host Discussion On Bond Proposal
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 School
• District Seeks To Inform Public On School Bond
Garden City School District officials are stepping up their efforts to inform residents about the upcoming school investment bond vote, which will be held on October 27 from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. in the gymnasium of the Garden City High School. More...
• College Notes
• Blood Drive At St. Joseph's School
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 Sports
• article has image Another First For Daley
Last week Garden City's Matt Daley got his first major league victory but in the process had to deal with the highs and lows of being a major league relief pitcher before notching it. He was called on to enter the game in the eight inning of a tie game with the bases loaded and the Reds cleanup hitter up. More...
• Kindergarten Girls Players of the Week
• 1st Grade Boys Players Of The Week September 12, 2009
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 Letters
• A Word From The Publisher
The advertisement on page 13, which was placed by the Joint Conference Committee of the Property Owners Associations, is a must-read in this week's issue. The ad summarizes the reasons why such a huge project would be damaging to the area, especially its impacts on traffic, water usage and our existing downtown areas. More...
• Letters To The Editor
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 View From Here
• The View From Here . . .
By Bob Morgan, Jr.
In about 14 months, in November 2010, Americans will have their first official opportunity to express their opinions of the administration of Barack Obama. In light of President Obama More...
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