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August 15, 2008  RSS feed
Garden City Schools Custodian Ghulam Nabi of East Meadow marked his first Flag Day as a United States citizen with students at the Hemlock Flag Day Ceremony in June. Mr. Nabi, who immigrated to the United States from Pakistan in 2001, was the event's Master of Ceremony. He took the Oath of Citizenship in a Brooklyn courthouse on May 29. Mr. Nabi, known as G.N. More...

Students may not be excited to begin classes in a few weeks on September 3rd, but administrators in the Garden City School District are ready for a new school year. "We are at the present time fully staffed for September. We are ready to open," announced Fino M. More...

At the August 12th meeting of the Garden City Board of Education, district counsel gave an update on the litigation initiated by the school district and Village of Garden City against the Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency. More...

The Garden City Auxiliary of AHRC Nassau held its annual Membership Tea on June 25 th . This year's event was hosted by Mary Ellen Buckley at her elegant home. Guests enjoyed a relaxing afternoon, while becoming acquainted with new members and welcoming back current members. Everyone was treated to a selection of gourmet refreshments in the charming surroundings of the Buckley residence. More...
This is part-two of the four-part series of articles by the Garden City Police Department addressing Back to School Safety Issues. In last weeks paper we addressed Safe Driving Practices. If you missed last week's article, you can stop by the Garden City Police Department and pick up a copy. This week's article will cover School Bus Safety. More...
Mary Hickey, Gail Harney, Pat Mara & Jane Zapulla 53 TIE Pat Sacco, Barbara Casler Jean Eschmann & Karen Risi 53 TIE Ann Tuomey, Judy Hartung & Maggie Battista 53 4th Place Marilyn O'Grady, Loretta Caroleo, Ann Heaney & Diane Reilly More...
Recently, the Garden City School District has begun exploring the possibility of offering an International Baccalaureate (IB) program at the high school level in addition to its Advanced Placement courses. Several teachers will receive initial training in the program over the next school year, with no obligation that the school district choose to offer the program. More...
Is John McCain turning the corner? After being buried in the media with coverage of Senator Barack Obama's whirlwind foreign policy tour, Mr. McCain appears to be gaining some traction in recent days. The Arizona senator made a bit of a splash with an advertising campaign that, oddly enough, included Paris Hilton and Britney Spears. Mr. More...