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June 10, 2011 RSS feed / Front Page

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GCFD Honors Ex-Chief John W. Morrison

The Garden City Fire Department recently honored long-time volunteer firefighter Honorary Ex-Chief John W. Morrison (“Jack”) for his service to the Village of Garden City. More...

Community

A Word From The Publisher

Garden City residents and officials had reason to celebrate last week when Nassau County officials announced that they are no longer considering putting light rail tracks virtually in the back yards of some lovely Garden City homes. More...

Friends Of Garden City Arts, Parks and Recreation

Garden City now has its own not- for- profit 501 c ( 3) specifically designed to benefit the arts, parks and recreation in our village. More...

Dance Project Performance Tonight

Dynamic! Vibrant! Energetic! Professional! These are just a few words to describe the GC Dance Project’s performance “New Day” TONIGHT at the Olmstead Theatre at Adelphi University on Friday, June 10 at 7:00 pm. More...

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Sports

Wildcats Play In Delco Tournament

GCWildcats took on the Delco Tournament in Downingtown PA over Memorial Day weekend. By invitation only the Annual Delco tournament brings in the best competition from all over. Our girls gave it their all and were successful. More...

GCAA Thunder Football

Applications are still being accepted for the upcoming 2011 Thunder Football season. If you are 7 years old with a birth date of 12/01/03 or later you are eligible to start your Thunder Football career. More...

Garden City Pool News

POOL OPENS THIS WEEKEND More...

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View From Here

The View From Here . . .

BY BOB MORGAN, JR.

The last two weeks have been filled with gloomy economic news. More...

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Village Denies Claims That Retirement Payout Was Illegal

By Stephanie Petrellese

By verbally entering into an agreement with the Civil Service Employees Association to offer four employees a $7,500 retirement incentive, the Village has violated the terms of the agreement since it calls for changes to be in writing, and therefore More...

Belmont Stakes Celebration Returns Tonight

Garden City residents will celebrate the final leg of the Triple Crown with the Belmont festival tonight, Friday, June 10 - the eve of the 143rd running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park. More...

Hub Transportation To Have Minimal Effect On Village

By Stephanie Petrellese

Trustee Dennis Donnelly had good news to report to residents at the June 2nd meeting of the Garden City Board of Trustees: Nassau County is no longer considering the op- tion of building a light rail transit system through the Village. More...

School

Proctor Receives 2011 Parent Association Scholarship

The Waldorf School of Garden City is proud to announce that Sean Proctor, a senior in the high school, is the recipient of the 2011 Parent Association Senior Scholarship $2,500 Award. More...

Mollie’s Fund Presents To GCMS 6th Graders

On Thursday, May 26th, the Mollie Biggane Melanoma Foundation presented their annual Sun Safety Assembly to the Garden City Middle School’s sixth graders. Mrs. More...

Around Garden City High School

By Victoria Bee

Despite the lack of adequate air conditioning in the school, and despite the conflicting desire to be outside and in the sun during this past week of beautiful warm weather, students have been doing their best to hang in there with their studies. More...

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Letters

Code Of Ethics

To The Editor: New York State is in the process of updating its Code of Ethics. It will require legislators to disclosure their outside clients who do business with the state. More...

Sad To See Pool Party End

To the Editor: More...

Say No To Development

Printed By Request: Dear Mr. Robert L. Schoelle: I am writing to you with regard to Mr. William Bellmer’s proposal to sell and develop the two parcels of land located on the Western side of Franklin between 4th and 3rd Streets. More...

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Mayor Office

REPLACEMENT OF THE FRANKLIN AVENUE CROSSWALKS

By Donald Brudie
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Work on the Franklin Avenue crosswalks has been completed. We thank you for your patience and cooperation during this project. FAIR COURT PARKING FIELD UPDATE More...

THE OFFICE CAT By Gabby Tabby

MISCHIEF AND MAYHEM: THE POLICE BLOTTER POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING an incident of criminal mischief at a Kilburn Road residence on May 31st. Two cars in the driveway were damaged with eggs, although damage was minor… More...

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