The crowd assembled for the June 16th meeting of the Garden City Board of Education began as standing-room-only at 8:15 p.m. and then slowly dwindled as the meeting moved into its third hour.
The last meeting of the school year has traditionally been the time when the school board invites successful athletic teams and participants in the Empire State Games for the Physically Challenged to the meeting to be applauded. Tuesday night was no exception, as several teams and Empire State athletes gathered with their families and guests. More...
The Eastern Property Owners' Association (EPOA) has launched a new membership drive, aimed at homeowners who share the organization's growing concern over threats to property values and way of life in the eastern section of Garden City. Non-members living in the East should receive a cover letter, membership form and return envelope, either in the mail or by hand, this week or early next. More...
Once again, Victoria Chimento, a student in Ms. Marie Nuzzi's Spanish 4H class at Garden City High School, walked away a top winner in the Victor Baptiste Spanish Essay Contest, a competition sponsored annually by the AATSP, the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. More...
As our spring season draws to a close, it's time to start thinking about GCAA Summer Baseball!The GCAA Summer Wood Bat League will have four different age divisions: 8 year-olds (7 year-olds entering 3rd grade in fall 2009 are eligible to play in this division); 9/10 year-olds; 11/12 year-olds; and 13-15 year-olds. More...
Despite the cool rainy weather, summer will officially arrive on Sunday. School will officially end this week, and Garden City High School will hold its graduation festivities starting with "Prom-a-Palooza" on Thursday, June 25. More...
The tumult in Iraq provides challenges and opportunities for American foreign policy. This is obviously a fast moving story, with numerous unknowns. No one in the West knows exactly whether President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was in fact reelected handily, or whether the election was stolen, as alleged by supporters of Mir Hossein Mousavi, the principal opposition candidate. More...
Cherry Valley 9 Hole Golf Tournament