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December 4, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

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Village Tree Lighting This Sunday

Santa Claus is polishing his boots and lining up his reindeer for his annual return to Garden City. More...

Are IDAs Robbing Peter to Pay Paul?

By Gary Fishberg, Esq., Council to NCVOA Garden City Village Attorney

We all are familiar with the expression “Rob Peter to pay Paul”. More...

Community

Senator Hannon Announces New DWI Law

There are now tougher consequences for Driving While Intoxicated with a child in the car. Senator Kemp Hannon (6th District) announced New York’s newest felony this week. More...

Saint Anne’s Church Sponsors Christmas Food & Gift Drive

It’s the season of giving! Saint Anne’s Church is sponsoring Christmas food and gift collections to help local families struggling in this difficult economic environment. More...

Holiday Windows To Be Judged

The judging of the 31st annual Holiday Window Competition, a segment of the Garden City chamber’s Holiday Program will be the held next Thursday, December 10 beginning at 4:30 p.m. More...

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Sports

Garden City Turkey Trot Attracts Thousands Of Runners!

The 32nd Annual Garden City Turkey Trot, Long Island’s largest Thanksgiving day road race, had a record turnout this year and attracted more than 4,600 runners, including runners from twenty seven (27) different states, Washington, D.C., Ni More...

Thunders 8s Capture Championship


The clear and crisp morning of Sunday, November 22nd was the date for the 2009 Nassau County Youth Football League (NCYFL) championship. More...

GC Rams Girls Lacrosse

Late Registration Starts Dec. 5th Registration continues to take place during the month of December at Olympic Den, 676 Dogwood Avenue in Franklin Square (486-0975). More...

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Suozzi Concedes County Race

Photos and Story By Geoffrey Walter

For the past eight years, Tom Suozzi roamed these halls as Nassau County Executive. In about four weeks from today - January 1 to be exact - he will carry what remains of his personal belongings out of the West St. More...

Ryan’s Story Comes To St. Anne’s

On Monday December 1 a very powerful speaker addressed the 6th, 7th, and 8th graders at St. Anne’s. The subject matter was so powerful that St. Joseph’s 7th and 8th graders accepted the invitation and came over by bus. More...

School

St. Joseph School Runs “Operation Christmas Child”

The Student Council at St. Joseph School, supervised by Miss. Jaegers, is committed to service. Throughout the year, the students take on many service-related projects similar to “Operation Christmas Child”. More...

8th Graders Deliver Freshly Harvested Vegetables

The 8th grade students from the Waldorf School of Garden City recently delivered a cornucopia of freshly harvested vegetables from the School’s garden to the Mary Brennan INN, a soup kitchen in Hempstead that is part of the Interfaith Nutri More...

Fifth Graders F.O.C.U.S. On A New School Year

Fifth graders from Stratford and Stewart schools are participating in a new initiative this year known as F.O.C.U.S. (Fifth Grade, Outdoor Education, Community, Unity, Service). More...

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Letters

A Word From The Publisher

Now that the holiday shopping season has started in earnest, we hope that Garden City residents remember that shopping locally supports our community’s merchants, who in turn pay taxes that support our community. More...

Letters To The Editor

Email: editor@ gcnews.com

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View From Here

The View From Here . . .

By Bob Morgan, Jr.

As President Obama prepares for his trip to the climate change conference in Copenhagen, the time seems ripe for some serious and critical thinking on this topic. More...

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Mayor Office

From The Mayor’s Office

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By Robert Rothschild

On Sunday, December 6th, the Garden City Chamber of Commerce will sponsor its 55th Village Tree Lighting Ceremony, beginning promptly at 3:30 p.m. on the Village Green (corner of Stewart and Hilton Avenues). More...

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