A PERFECT RECORD



Episcopia dominates EPOA runoff to win Mayoral bid



It was a week to celebrate for Garden City’s Deputy Mayor and EPOA Trustee Nicholas P. Episcopia. First, on Saturday, January 31, Off-Track Betting dropped its proposal for a gambling facility to come to the old Fortunoff property at The Source mall in Westbury, as Episcopia was its most vocal opponent in Garden City. Then came Tuesday, February 3, with […]

Garden City’s New School: Parent University Feb 26



For one winter night, parents can head to school to learn life lessons and strategies to help in their evolving family lives. A first-of-its-kind Parent University will be held on Thursday, February 26 at Garden City High, from 6 to 9 pm. The event is free and open to all members of the community, and registration is online only through […]

New GC budget team: All eyes on enterprise funds



The Village is set to raise the curtains on its 2015-2016 budget and the formulation and fine-tuning process, starting with its annual presentation on Saturday, February 7 at 8:30 a.m. in the meeting room at Village Hall. The presentation, expected to end at close to 10:30 a.m., will be followed by a special public meeting regarding the new Golf Club […]

A WORD FROM THE PUBLISHER

Congratulations

Congratulations to Deputy Mayor Nick Episcopia on his win in the EPOA runoff election. Even more congratulations go to Episcopia and all of the other residents who fought the proposed OTB casino at The Source Mall in Westbury. If a casino had been located in that spot we can only imagine how much more gridlocked Old Country Road would become. […]

“Heaven Is For Real”



St. Joseph’s Parish Adult Faith Formation Board will present “Heaven Is For Real” on Sunday, February 15, at 2 p.m. in the St. Agnes Room. Based on the New York Times bestseller by the same name, this 2014 movie tells the story (advertised as true, but that is, predictably, not without its doubters) of Colton Burpo, a boy from a […]

Who decided?



To the Editor: My husband and I have been residents of Franklin Court since 1984. We originally rented one of the mews where we lived for over 2 years. During that time we came to love the neighborhood, we knew all the neighbors in the mews as well as Franklin Court East, West and 1st-6th Places. Our son was born […]

“Tear down this wall.”



The following letter to Garden City Mayor John Watras was shared with the Garden City News: Dear Mr. Mayor: It is with a heavy heart that I write to you today. I have been a resident of Franklin Court for 43 years. I have been proud of where I live and always of my neighbors. If you look at the […]

EPOA responds



To the Editor: There was a letter in last week’s GC News from Bridget Coyne demanding that the Eastern Property Owners’ Association “detail” our position in a statement “before the Feb 3 primary” regarding the sale in December, 2013, of Village land to a group of residents from the Mews, plus the erection of a fence on that property “vis […]

Westbury won, casino nothing



To The Editor: Gov. Cuomo laid out his plan for siting new casinos in New York in May of last year. He promised an influx of jobs and economic recovery in economically depressed communities. Following the approval of casino gambling by state lawmakers and voters in November, the state siting board is now in the process of accepting casino bids. […]