Fire Department Chief William Graham informed the Board of Trustees at its May 7th meeting that the department has been awarded $11,269 from the Signature Group of Companies and the Fireman's Fund Insurance Company. More...
The Garden City Board of Trustees approved a draft scope for the draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed demolition of the Main Building at St. Paul's, and set June 4th as the date for a public scoping hearing and May 15th through June 16th as the public comment period. More...
Garden City residents were given an opportunity to ask questions and voice concerns on the proposed school budget at a May 11th public hearing that preceded the regular work session of the Garden City Board of Education. The school budget vote will be held on Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. in the high school gymnasium. More...
The 5.9% tax increase approved by the Board of Trustees for Fiscal 2010, the fiscal year beginning June 1, 2009, represents a compromise - an agreement to make certain "hard" choices in the future. To limit the tax increase the Trustees chose to dramatically reduce the capital budget to $1.2 million for the coming fiscal year. More...
Did you know that Garden City Public Schools Transportation Department coordinates and buses 3,849 students throughout the district and to private schools every day of the school year? Each morning 50 buses depart the district's Bus Garage on Cherry Valley Avenue and transport students to their schools. In the afternoon, 53 bus routes carry the students safely home to their parents. More...
The Trojans knew it would be a tough game when they faced Farmingdale on Saturday morning, May 9th. Although Farmingdale sat alone at the top of the girls lacrosse Conference I division the Dalers still had something to prove. They lost the 2008 Class A title to West Genessee and would like nothing more than a chance to bring home the state title. More...
The Garden City Board of Education has put on hold plans to introduce a new curriculum in the high school called the International Baccalaureate program due to budget constraints. A committee had been studying the program and determined that this was not the year to ask the board for the $200,000 it would cost to implement the program. More...
The next stage of President Barack Obama's presidency is the battle over health care reform legislation, a major priority of the new Democratic administration. The President enters the battle in reasonably good political shape. More...
Garden City Fire Chiefs Take Oaths Of Office