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August 27, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

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Garden City Supports Stevens Family

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Village Implements Emergency Notification System

The Village of Garden City has announced that in an effort to provide the most reliable communications with residents and businesses within the Village, it has implemented Swiftreach Networks, Inc., (Swift 911) as its emergency notification se More...

Garden City Public SchoolsOpening Day September 7

Submitted By The Garden City School District

In just a few days, Garden City Public Schools will open its doors, and hallways and classrooms across the district will once again ring with the joyful clamor of all-things-student. More...

Community

Cathedral Chorister Attends Prestigious Course

Tess Siegel, a member of the Cathedral of the Incarnation’s Girls Choir, attended the Girl Chorister Course at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in New York City this summer. More...

Café Ablaze Hosts Gospel Music Award Winner

Lutheran Church of the Resurrection’s Christian Coffeehouse reopens this autumn with amazingly talented singer/songwriter/guitarist Mitch McVicker onstage. More...

Last Chance To View Popular Summer Exhibits!

We’re squeezing out the last bit of summer fun at the Long Island Children’s Museum.   This week visitors will get the last chance to visit our popular summer exhibit, Night Journeys: An Adventure in the World of Sleep and Dreams befo More...

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Sports

Wings Ice Hockey Seeks Players For Winter

The Garden City Wings Ice Hockey Club is now accepting applications to play competitive ice hockey during the winter season (September 2010 through March 2011). ALL Garden City students are encouraged to join one of our teams. More...

Long Island Chess Nuts Is Nationally Recognized

For the second year in a row, the Long Island Chess Nuts has made it into the prestigious top ten list of all chess clubs in the entire US. The U.S. More...

Adelphi Honors Richard McKenna

Adelphi University is pleased to honor Richard McKenna at its 22nd Annual Golf Classic on Monday, October 4, at Hempstead Golf and Country Club, 60 Front Street, Hempstead, NY. Two shotguns are scheduled at 7:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. More...

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Rain Floods Streets,Traps Motorists

By Meg Morgan Norris

Garden City Police and Fire Departments were kept busy on Saturday, August 21st by an unusually heavy rainstorm that caused serious street flooding which stranded motorists throughout the village. More...

Board Approves PermitFee Increases

By Stephanie Petrellese

The Garden City Board of Trustees approved several permit fee increases at its August 19th meeting. More...

Public Hearing FocusesOn St. Paul’s

By Stephanie Petrellese

People concerned about the future of the Main Building at St. Paul’s filled the Village Hall boardroom last Thursday evening for a formal public hearing focusing on the St. More...

New Fees For Village Permits

At the last Board of Trustees Meeting, August 19, the Board increased following fees: Architectural Design Review Board Application For Commercial Signs $250 Site Plan Approval Planning Commission/BOT More...

School

Stratford Quest Students Complete Documentary Celebrating

The Country Life Press 2010 is the Centennial Year for Garden City’s Bookspan Building. When it was built in 1910, Garden City was a much different place. A trolley line ran up Franklin Ave. The Garden City Company governed the village. More...

Garden City Student Recipient of LIASEA Student of the Year

Congratulations to Garden City’s John Timmins, the 2010 recipient of The Student of the Year Award sponsored by The Long Island Association of Special Education Administrators (LIASEA). More...

Garden City Police Department Back to School Safety Series

It’s that time of year again, summer vacation is almost over and schools will be opening soon. With that in mind the Garden City Police Department has put together a four-part Series of Articles to address Back to School Safety Issues. More...

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Letters

Letters To The Editor

Email: editor@ gcnews.com

Scaturro For Congress To the Editor: I am writing to share my enthusiasm for a candidate for Congress who will truly represent the needs of our district in Washington. His name is Frank Scaturro.  More...

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View From Here

The View From Here . . .

By Bob Morgan, Jr.

Thomson’s home run actually occurred in the year before I was born, but the events of that early fall day and the frenetic call of Russ Hodges (“The Giants Win the Pennant! More...

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