A New Year's Day party at the Garden City Golf Club came to an abrupt end after fire quickly spread from the fireplace to the inside of the chimney, Garden City fire officials said. FULL STORY

Village trustees conducted a public hearing Jan. 8 at village hall to consider the adoption of Local Law 1-2004 to amend the village code to delete the Public "P" District and amend the CO-5a and CO-5b districts and amend the CO-4 district and define open space. FULL STORY

The Garden City Centennials are accepting applications for the 2004 spring season. This program is open to all girls in grades pre-K-12 and boys in grades pre-K-6. The pre-K program is open to any child who will be attending kindergarten in the fall. FULL STORY

The recreation department is sponsoring Teen Movie Night on Friday, Jan. 16 in Cluett Hall. The movie will be Bruce Almighty starring Jim Carey. All children in grades 6-9 are invited to attend. This movie is rated PG-13. The movie will begin at 7:30 p.m. Admission to this event will be $2. Snacks will be sold at a nominal cost. The running time for this movie is 101 minutes. FULL STORY