"This is a very, very tough time for everybody economically," Tom Suozzi said as he spoke before a Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Garden City Hotel last Wednesday afternoon. More...
On Saturday, September 20th, volunteers from Garden City High School's Hands on Protecting the Environment (H.O.P.E.) club went to Point Lookout beach to tidy up the shoreline. Long Island beaches are infamous for being strewn with trash, and as the weather gets colder, H.O.P.E. members find that it is easier to clean up the beaches without bothering beachgoers. More...
The Garden City Fire Department has announced it will be holding its Annual Fire Prevention Day and Open House on Sunday, October 5th at Fire Headquarters on Stewart Ave in the Village Hall Complex. The event begins at 12:00 pm. The event is held each year in conjunction with National Fire Prevention Week. This year's National theme is "It's Fire Prevention Week: Prevent Home Fires! More...
In last week's article "School Board Begins Year With Accolades," Garden City resident Allison Sparacino asked the school board how much more was expected to be expended by the school district on the litigation involving the Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency. She was simply asking how much more money was estimated to be spent on the lawsuit by the district. More...
September 4, 2008 Results: 1st Place Low Gail Harney Kathy Dorst Gross Betsy Andromidas 1st Place Low Ann Carter Alice Melkonian Net Mary Logan & Sue Blum More...
There Are Other Important Issues Although one might not realize it after reading this week's Letters column on pages, 2, 33, 36, 37 and 38, there are issues (besides The Issue Which Never Ends) that will have a serious impact on life in Garden City. More...
This is written on the morning after one of the more bizarre days in recent American economic history. The House of Representatives, on a 228-205 vote, rejected the proposed $700 billion emergency rescue (commonly known as a "bailout") package to shore up the financial markets. More...