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April 25, 2008
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At the Thursday, April 17th Village Board meeting, Mayor Peter Bee administered the Oath of Office to James Meehan as Chief of the Garden City Fire Department. Chief Meehan was elected to the position of Chief of Department at the department's annual meeting on April 3rd. More...

Ethics law took center stage once again at the April 17th meeting of the Garden City Board of Trustees, as Second Deputy Mayor Thomas Lamberti unsuccessfully introduced a resolution to have Village counsel seek an advisory opinion from the New York State Attorney General's Office on the mea... More...

Several large tax certiorari settlements listed on the agenda of the April 17th meeting of the Garden City Board of Trustees raised some eyebrows among residents and necessitated a further explanation from Village officials. Eight local properties challenged their original tax assess... More...

The Garden City Clergy Fellowship (GCCF) held their April breakfast meeting on April 9th at the Cathedral House of the Cathedral of the Incarnation. Their special guest was Garden City Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Robert Feirsen. He was accompanied by his staff members: Dr. Teresa Prende... More...
On a beautiful day this past Saturday, the 3rd Grade Rams Boys' team participated in its first tournament. They took on a tough Oyster Bay Roughrider team, playing two hard-fought contests at the Sewanhaka Tournament. Over 20 boys participated in the event and had a great time. Early the n... More...
David J. Kulesa , 61, formerly of Garden City, died suddenly on April 6, 2008. He was born in Southampton January 6, 1947 and graduated from Southampton High School in 1966. After graduation David attended the Long Island Technical School in Hicksville where he started his long caree... More...
It appears that there is an honest difference of opinion among the members of the Garden City Board of Trustees regarding the role of Boards of Ethics in villages. The state law governing their creation is not specific and municipalities have interpreted it in different ways across the state.... More...
As the debate rages about anthropomorphic (manmade) global warming and its effects on the planet, it is well to recognize that, despite the rather doctrinaire view of some advocates, there are a variety of reasonable views on the subject. More...
THANKS TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR THE PINEAPPLE BALL I would like to extend appreciation to the Garden City Chamber of Commerce for their efforts in the Pineapple Ball which was held last Friday. Thanks are expressed not only to all who were visible in the planning, but al... More...