Memorial Day 2007 was marked in the Village of Garden City by a parade and ceremony, sponsored by the William Bradford Turner Post No. 265. New York State Senator Kemp Hannon (R-6th S.D. More...
On Saturday May 26 th, Kevin Neville of Garden City, single handedly pulled a Queens family of six from the chilly waters of the East River - after the boat they were in sank. The Valdez Family of Queens was on a Memorial Day weekend cruise when their boat capsized in waves from a p... More...
While the Committee to Save St. Paul's (CSSP) realizes that many Garden City residents are familiar with the mechanism of "tax credits," the Committee and its development partner, Canus Corporation, offer to those less familiar some insights into why CSSP/Canus is incorporating tax credits ... More...
Health Committee Chairman Senator Kemp Hannon (R-Garden City) announced the New York State Senate passed legislation (S.5892) on Monday, May 21st to establish nutrition guidelines for school districts to follow in order to provide students with healthy food choices. More...
Six Chaminade students, including Joe Crappota from Garden City, were recognized by the Newark airline station managers in May. The students were saluted for their winning efforts in a "Reclaiming the Sky" essay competition designed to give students an opportunity to express "life lessons" th... More...
Over the past two years you may have noticed a recurring credit under some of the photographs in the sports section of the Garden City News that reads "Newsphoto.com." The Web site and the photos are the product of Phillip and Lauren Davies. The husband and wife team work and reside in Garden... More...
Christopher Winfield Karb, Jr., of Greenport died at The Shores at Peconic Landing on Saturday, May 26, 2007 at the age of 85. He was retired from the New York Telephone Company as a division manager after thirty-four years of service. He was born in Brooklyn, New York on August 10, 19... More...
Since this is written during the Memorial Day holiday weekend, it might be time to take a break from the usual fare of this column to discuss a lighter subject - how some new technologies are changing our daily life. (One serious note. Our nation would not exist if it were not for the sac... More...
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE On Memorial Day, I had the honor of attending the parade and Memorial Day Ceremony which was held in front of the Garden City Middle School. Joining me in offering words of thanks to all of our Veterans were Senator Kemp Hannon, Adelphi University Presiden... More...