Answering the call to duty, approximately 900 Marines and sailors of 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, based in Garden City, departed for Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 20. FULL STORY

Celebrating 20 years back in October, the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline and Support Program received a belated anniversary gift this month - $50,000 in federal aid Senator Hillary Clinton helped secure. Clinton was in Garden City last Friday to officially make the announcement at hotline headquarters - Adelphi. She also toured the facility and met with program volunteers. FULL STORY

Open registration for Little League Baseball and Girls Softball is underway. Preprinted applications were mailed to all participants who played last spring. Additional applications are available at the Garden City Recreation Department in Village Hall and St. Paul's or may be printed from the web site http://www.gc-aa.com FULL STORY

The Recreation Department will hold a "Rec Night" for all eighth graders on Friday, Feb. 1 at St. Paul's Field House. The party will run from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. and will be supervised by the recreation staff. FULL STORY