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Assemblyman Tom McKevitt recently sponsored a Car Seat Safety Event where community members with young children were able to come and get a first hand lesson on proper car seat methods. Assemblyman McKevitt also learned the exact way to keep his 2-year old son buckled up safe while driving. More...

The Garden City Board of Trustees held a public scoping meeting for the preparation of a draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed demolition of St. Paul's School. More...

The Garden City Board of Education listened to a presentation by a district research committee, and then turned the focus on a curriculum review of the library and media center, during a June 9th work session. The research committee was formed to enrich the writing experiences of students in grades six through twelve by engaging them in more meaningful research assignments. More...

The largest cost in the Village budget is labor. Beyond salaries, the cost of employee benefits is an integral part of Village's labor costs. The total costs of employee benefits have risen from $2.9 million in 1998 to $8.3 million in 2008, growing at an annual compounded growth rate of 11%. More...
Garden City Special Education PTA will not be holding the annual SEPTA Spring Fair on Friday, June 12th. Unfortunately, due to current restrictions by the New York State PTA which severely limit the type of activities allowable at the Seventh Street Spring Fair, SEPTA will no longer be able to sponsor the fair. More...
This past Saturday the Garden City U12 Patriettes completed their season with a match against the Stony Brook Elite. The two teams had played each other in the fall where the Elite beat the Patriettes 3-0 game. The game started out with the Elite in a very offensive mindset. More...
Before it descended into political chaos this week, the New York State Senate, along with the Assembly, passed an ill-considered measure which supposedly streamlines the process to eliminate extra layers of government. The bill was pushed through the legislature with breathtaking speed, with only seven business days from introduction to passage by both houses. More...
It is always risky to comment on a story that is developing at this writing. Nevertheless, the apparently successful takeover of the New York State Senate by Republicans and a few allied Democrats certainly has shaken up the political environment. More...