Garden City News

Sunday's graduation ceremony at Hofstra University was a bittersweet affair marked by a moment of silence for a 21-year-old student killed by a police officer two days ago.

He is one of 141 American high school seniors who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement, artistic excellence, leadership, citizenship, service, and contribution to school and community.

The mourning period after the death of a loved one can be a difficult period for any family.

That's why this former Garden City Rotary Club president and former Garden City Public Schools administrator wanted to make the second Rotary carnival the first carnival in the area this year.

The Garden City High School Choral Spring Concert will be 7 p.m. Thursday, May 16, in O'Leary Auditorium.

Keaton Cooke, 6, of Merrick, talks with Apollo Astronaut Buzz Aldrin at his Mission to Mars book signing at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City.

A quick decision to pick up something that didn't belong to her, has gotten a graduate student expelled from school.

We all want to keep the environment clean and green. However, I would like to remind village residents that although we want to have beautiful lawns and flowers, we must keep in mind the village's law with regard to water conservation is now in effect.

In Concert Love, Nol: The Letters and Songs of Nol Coward Tony award-winning actress Christine Ebersole and Obie award-winning actor Edward Hibbert grace the Adelphi University stage in their ode to Noel Coward.

If you're afraid that long-past scrape with the law will keep you from landing a job, there's some... When Marines in Tripoli, Libya, woke up on April 22, they learned that a car bomb had torn into the French Embassy, about a mile away, wounding two and rattling Westerners across the region.

Seaford High School junior Danielle Trotta, known for her toughness on the softball field, has overcome the tragic death of her father in 2008 from a heart attack and the virtual wreckage of her home by superstorm Sandy.

The LASIK Vision Institute has announced the opening of its Long Island LASIK Eye Surgery Center in Garden City, N.Y. The LASIK Vision Institute operates 41 locations in 25 states across the U.S. More Articles on Transaction and Valuation Issues: Physician Medical Group M&A Activity Drops 37% in Q1: Good News for ASCs? 6 Recent ASC Acquisitions ... (more)

EAST GARDEN CITY Nassau County police report the arrest of a Rockville Centre man for the April 14 shooting death of Tyree Sheppard, 34, of Hempstead.

Hempstead Village officials are considering revoking a tax-break deal worth more than $100,000 a year -- an action they say would be a first for the 160-year-old village.

On Saturday, April 27, a few Garden City Garden Club members met for their annual spring cleanup at the Butterfly Garden.

What: "Sleeping Beauty and the Beast" When: 7 p.m. Thursday-Friday, May 9-10 Where: Garden City Middle School, 1851 Radcliff, between Ford and Marquette, Garden City Tickets: $3 each, available in the school office and at the door Emma Selix doesn't care that the role she's been cast in Garden City Middle School's presentation of Sleeping Beauty ... (more)

The following list of requirements must be met in order to file nominating petitions for the City Council and mayor: Candidate must declare the position he/she is running for, both on the Affidavit of Identity, and on the petitions .

Danielle Trotta, 17, is this year's prom girl, a junior at Seaford HS whose family lost just about everything in the super storm Sandy.

Danielle Caruthers of Garden City was recently named Educator of the Year by the Association of Italian American Educators based on her dedication and service in the field for the past 14 years.

State Sen. Kemp Hannon will host a free seminar on legal and financial protections for children with special needs, Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Garden City Middle School, 98 Cherry Valley Ave.