FUN RUN FOR A CURE

“GC for a Cure” 5K, 1 Mile Walk/Run - A Spectacular Event

The 7th annual Garden City Teachers’ Association (GCTA) “GC for a Cure” 5K and 1 Mile Event was a huge success this weekend. The event began when teachers, administrators, students, parents, community members, and local merchants packed the Garden City High School cafeteria on Friday, bringing with them over forty, donated raffle baskets, each valuing well over one hundred dollars! […]

Trustees ponder impact of reduction to LIPA payment



Tax updates on LIPA were a common thread noted on April 4 at the Village Board of Trustees’ meeting and with Garden City school board meetings April 6 and 19. Last fall, Nassau County removed $4.1 million from the Garden City Public Schools’ tax rolls that it claims as LIPA properties. The county claimed that for 2015-’16 the amount in […]

Alumni: Name auditorium for Tom Wagner



On the night when the Garden City School Board voted to adopt the district’s next budget and several accolades were presented to the community for students and teachers at various grade levels, emotion resonated inside the cafeteria at Garden City High School. Alumni from decades past spoke at the Tuesday, April 19 meeting and pronounced their fondness for the former […]

GCPL Board and Friends group air out issues



Apparently it takes talking it out and a presence at each other’s meeting as the prescription to bridge the recent gap between the Garden City Public Library (GCPL) Board of Trustees and the Friends of GCPL. A monthly meeting on April 11 helped heal some wounds created during the first quarter of the year with budgets developing. Joan Trocchia, past […]

A WORD FROM THE PUBLISHER

Listen to the alumni

We have to agree with the many Garden City Schools alumni who would like to have the Stewart School auditorium named for former teacher Tom Wagner. Mr. Wagner brought an enormous amount of energy and professionalism to an elementary school music department. Even students who weren’t directly taught by him benefited from the fine program that he helped to create. […]

Shame on Board



To the Editor: Shame on those, and in particular shame on the Board of Trustees, for trying to confuse and excuse the layoffs of two more professional firefighters here in Garden City. The opposition to the lay-offs is not about the relative value or dedication of the Volunteer firefighters. Volunteer firefighters were designed to be an extension of a paid […]

Facts not fiction



To the Editor: Once again the village trustees feel they must attack members of the FDNY that live in the village for choosing not to volunteer. The recent letter by this “Union Firefighter” (and Garden City resident) contained facts, not erroneous statements that the village trustees like to make. As I previously stated, those village residents that are also NYC […]

Basketball at the Pool



To the Editor: The Recreation Department held a meeting last month for teens/tweens to ask them what activities they might like to see at the pool – a nice gesture to include the opinions of this age group. Some of the kids said they would love a basketball court. The kids did not suggest the roller rink as a venue, […]

Sign of appreciation



To Ms. Heineman and the GC Board of Education: Thank you for the opportunity to speak last night at the board meeting regarding the naming of the Stewart School auditorium in honor of Tom Wagner. Unfortunately, speakers were not able to respond to comments made after the public speaking segment was over, so I wanted to write this response. Initially […]

Hold women accountable



To the Editor Recently, Donald Trump was in the news again. During a CNN interview with Chris Matthew’s, Mr. Trump was hypothetically asked whether individuals who commit illegal abortions should face criminal penalties. He said yes. Later on, he was asked whether a woman who has had an illegal abortion should also face criminal penalties. He said yes to this […]