Week in Review: Top Headlines

Last week we were hit with another significant snowfall and attended several important local meetings.

The Village Board of Trustees approved a new CSEA contract and Garden City teenagers were caught with wine, beer and marijuana. We all faced another snow storm, though not as big as the “Christmas Weekend” blizzard. 

In sports news, a former Garden City bombers player signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees.  The Lady Trojans basketball team was able to come out ahead of Roslyn, while the boys didn’t fair quite as well. The high school track team was also able to qualify in the Millrose Games, which are held at Madison Square Garden.

NEWS:

• Cheapest Gas Prices Around Garden City

GOVERNMENT:

• Co-op Residents Upset Over Lack of Parking
• Stop Sign Requested to be Reinstalled on Whitehall Boulevard
• County Dems Critical of Outside Law Firm Contracts
• Mangano Pushes for New Powers and Union Givebacks

SPORTS:

• Former Garden City Bombers Player Signs With NY Yankees
• Boys Basketball Shakes Up Conference With Win Over Westbury
• Garden City Track Qualifies for Millrose Games

SCHOOLS:

• Garden City School District Faces the Facts
• School Board Prepares to Complete Formation of Audit Committee
• Middle School Italian Students Become Great Chefs A-La-Carte
• Jan Gong Named 2011 Intel Semi-Finalist

POLICE/FIRE:

OPINION:

• McCarthy Responds to Arizona Shootings
• Letter to Editor: An Open Mind
• Mayor's Message
• Letter to Editor: Our Form of Government

BUSINESS:

• Garden City Business Website Up and Running

THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES:

• Garden City Digs Out...Again
• Wednesday's Winter Wonderland