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July 1, 2011 / Front Page

GCHS Class of 2011 Graduates

Garden City High School’s Class of 2011 enjoyed lovely weather for its commencement ceremony on Sunday, June 25th. More...

Village Defends PBA Contract Negotiations

By Stephanie Petrellese

Now that the State Legislature has approved a two percent property tax cap, longtime Garden City resident Thomas Lamberti, a labor attorney who served as a member of the Garden City Board of Trustees from 2005 to 2009, has not held back in his critic More...

Community

A Word From The Publisher

Meg Morgan Norris
Publisher

Local control is what makes a community like Garden City a great place to live. More...

Casino Kid’s Program Set To Begin July 5

Legendary tennis coach Nick Bollettierri and Casino kid’s program director Bill Mecca discuss the finer points of teaching children the great game of tennis. More...

Winthrop Hospital Receives Quality Achievement Award

Winthrop-University Hospital, a leading provider of comprehensive cardiac care, has been recognized by the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Get with the Guidelines ProgramSM (GWTG) once again, with a prestigious award for providing superior c More...

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Sports

Cherry Valley Ladies 18 Hole Golf News

June 7th was a very busy day for the 18 Holers. We had a Grandmother’s Tournament which was won by Pat Costello. She received $78.00 as the prize for that tournament. More...

GCAA Basketball Is Now Accepting Applications

GCAA, an entity that has been running sports in Garden City for over 50 years, is now accepting applications for the 2011-2012 basketball season. More...

GCAA Thunder Football Registration Still Open

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...

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View From Here

The View From Here . . .

BY BOB MORGAN, JR.

As this is written, I am on a short vacation trip with young Robert to Ireland. At least by Irish standards, the weather has been good, with relatively little rain. More...

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Garden City Concerned With FCC Action

By Stephanie Petrellese

Concerned that the Federal Communications Commission will soon turn its attention to the elimination of a Village’s authority to negotiate franchise fees with cable television companies, the Village of Garden City will be joining with other inc More...

Senator Kemp Hannon’s Mobile Office

Senator Kemp Hannon is bringing his mobile office to the Garden City Public Library on Tuesday, July 12, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. All are welcome! More...

School

GCHS Receives Safe Teen Drive Grant

Garden City High School was a recent recipient of a $1000 Safe Teen Drive LI grant given by The Allstate Foundation. The school will use this grant to fund activism work that encourages responsible and smart driving by their students. More...

Kiwanis Awards Service Scholarships

On June 16, the Kiwanis Club of Garden City presented Garden City High School Seniors Emily Winchurch and Daniel Beecher with scholarship awards of $2,000.00 each, in recognition of their outstanding records of service to the community. More...

Ann Amengual Celebrates 25 Years At Garden City Nursery School

She first walked through the doors of Garden City Nursery School (GCNS) as Jennifer’s mom, then as Matthew’s mom. As a teacher at GCNS, she was beloved by both parents and co-workers. More...

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Letters

A Win-Win Situation

To the Editor: The article in last week’s Garden City News, “Residents, Businesses Offered Natural Gas Savings” was very apropos in light of our economic state of affairs. We are all looking at ways to save money. More...

Ethics Code Needed

To the Editor: More...

Mind Your Manners

To the Editor: More...

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Mayor Office

FROM THE MAYOR’S OFFICE

FIREWORKS INJURIES

By Donald Brudie
WWW.GARDENCITYNY.NET

As adults we know that it is illegal to possess and/or use fireworks. The main reason they became illegal is because they cause injury. More...

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