2019-09-06

Friday Promenade canceled

The Friday Night Promenade scheduled for September 6th has been canceled due to uncertainty over the weather due to Hurricane Dorian. The final Promenade of the season will be held on Friday, September 13th on Seventh Street between 6 and 10 p.m. The theme will be “The Big Pineapple Circus”

GC PTA Sportswear Sale


With the summer days dwindling down, the GC PTA Sportswear Committee held an end is summer sale at the Pool this past Sunday. In anticipation for their new fall merchandise which will be available soon, residents who stopped by the table got some great deals. Be on the lookout for their Sportswear Table this fall At the Homecoming game and […]

Jumping for a good cause in Garden City


There will be a lot of jumping going on Saturday, September 21st and Sunday, September 22nd at the Carve It Fitness Studio in Garden City. The trampoline-based fitness studio plans to hold all day classes to benefit the Camp Anchor Program fund. The program is dedicated to adults and children with special needs who reside in the Town of Hempstead. […]

THE OFFICE CAT

Vehicles vandalized: On August 27th a Weyford Terrace resident reports he found numerous scratches on the trunks of two vehicles parked in his driveway. Sexual abuse arrest: Upon investigation of a July 22nd incident that occurred at a Franklin Avenue spa, Garden City Detectives arrested a 58 year old New Hyde Park man for alleged forcible touching and sexual abuse. […]

THE MAYOR’S UPDATE – NEWS AND INFORMATION


The Board of Trustees and staff continue to work on numerous projects, including Nassau Boulevard railroad station rehabilitation work, rehabilitation of the St. Paul’s comfort station, Village water well treatments, the stabilization plan for the former St. Paul’s School building and other matters. I encourage you to attend Village Board of Trustees meetings; the schedule can be found on the […]

Preparations begun for Andy Foundation playground build

Work at the site of The Andy Foundation playground has begun, as we prepare for the community build on September 28. The grounds are being readied to welcome all our volunteers at Pal-O-Mine equine assisted therapy center in Islandia, where the inclusive playground will bring joy to children of all ages and abilities. Don’t miss the sponsorship opportunities! Diamond ($25,000) […]

GCPD: Back to School Bus Safety

This is part two of the four-part series of articles by the Garden City Police Department addressing Back to School safety issues. In last week’s paper, we addressed Safe Driving Practices. If you missed last week’s article, you can stop by the Garden City Police Department and pick up a copy. This week’s article will cover School Bus Safety. Parents, […]

Garden City PTA News: Welcome Back!

Membership Help us reach our goal of 100% membership! Since 1945, the Garden City Parent Teacher Association has been dedicated to serving children and families in our community. Today’s Garden City PTA is a network of 3,000 parents, teachers, administrators and community members devoted to the educational, social and emotional success of children. Our commitment to creating a collaborative environment […]

THE VIEW FROM HERE

In Thirty Years

This is written on Labor Day, 2019. Since I have more free time than usual, I was doing a little thinking about what life will be like 30 years hence, in September 2049, as the world approaches the midpoint of th 21st century. Absent truly dramatic improvements in medical technology (beyond anything I would predict), I doubt I will be […]

Nancy Hazlett Barnes

Former longtime resident Nancy Hazlett Barnes, late of St. Simons Island, GA, passed away on August 4, 2019, in Brunswick, GA. Nancy was born on March 23, 1930, in Trenton, NJ, and graduated from New Jersey College for Women, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. She received a degree in economics. While in school she met and married a 1943 Garden […]