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April 10, 2009  RSS feed
Easter Car Parade This Sunday
The 54th annual Easter Sunday Vintage Car Parade will step off this Sunday, April 12 at 1 p.m. from Tenth Street on Franklin Avenue. The procession, led by a line of spectacular antique and classic cars, the Kiwanis Easter Bunnies and Kingsley Bear, will head south on Franklin Avenue, then west on Seventh Street where it will disperse at Hilton Avenue. More...
New Mayor Takes HelmTo Navigate"Unchartered Waters"
By Stephanie Petrellese

Mayor Robert J. Rothschild, the forty-third mayor of the Village of Garden City, officially took the gavel on Monday night to begin what is expected to be a challenging two-year term given the state of the economy. Mayor Rothschild joked that along with the congratulatory wishes he received from colleagues and friends were also some offers of condolence. More...

Board of TrusteesApproves Budget
By Stephanie Petrellese

The Garden City Board of Trustees has approved the 2009-10 budget, which calls for the average-assessed Village homeowner to pay an additional $302 in Village taxes. Trustees voted 5 to 2 in favor of the budget after a public hearing held during the Board's annual organization meeting on Monday evening. More...

 Community
• Changes Needed In District'sTransportation Policy
The transportation status of 118 students will be changed this September if the Garden City Board of Education accepts recommendations proposed by Superintendent Dr. Robert Feirsen at an April 7th work session. The alterations are needed because the school district's current transportation policy is not consistent with New York State law at the primary and elementary school levels. More...
• article has image Senator Kemp Hannon CPOA Guest Speaker
• Give A Gift To Mom While Helping Hotline
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 School
• article has image GCHS Students Perform At Shakespeare Festival
Garden City High School Theater Arts students joined drama students from across Long Island in early March at the Shakespeare Festival High School Scene Competition held at Hofstra University. The annual event is hosted by Hofstra's Department of Drama and Dance. Attending Garden City students presented Act I, Scene v from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. More...
• article has image HOLA's Spanish Classes
• PTA Site Based Openings
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 Sports
• Centennial Soccer News Weekday Clinic
Information The Centennials will be sponsoring Soccer Clinics for Girls in grades 1-9 and boys in grades 1-6 that are registered in our spring program. Our clinic program is presenting the opportunity to those children that would like to have some fun, enhance their skills and play more soccer. More...
• article has image Everyone Enjoys A Little League Parade
• GCAA Thunder Football
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 Letters
• A Word From The Publisher
We recently came across an online discussion about the Village's decision to cut two of its paid firefighter positions. While the discussion unfortunately devolved into trash talk between Long Island's professional firefighters and volunteers, there were some interesting comments and predictions for the future of firefighting on Long Island. More...
• Letters To The Editor
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 View From Here
• The View From Here . . .
Someone asked me a few days ago whether I thought President Obama was likely to be reelected in 2012. November 2012 is a long, long, time away, but I thought it might be interesting to read the tea leaves as they appear now. I suppose that as a pure betting proposition, Mr. Obama is more likely than not to be reelected. Since 1900, twelve incumbent presidents (McKinley, T. More...
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