There is nothing perhaps more frightening than finding out that a person entrusted with your children to nurture and educate is not necessarily who they appear. Rather, that person, a high-ranking school official, has a rather complex persona with a particularly unusual and somewhat disturbing fetish. FULL STORY

At its 75th annual meeting and dinner dance on Friday evening, April 27, at the Garden City Hotel, Bertram F. Donley, a partner in Garden City Properties, Inc., commercial and residential brokerage, will receive the chamber of commerce's "Community Achievement Award" for the year 2001. FULL STORY

The United States Gymnastics Federation Level Ten New York State Championships was held on Long Island last week at the Phoenix Gymnastics Center in Bethpage. One of Garden City's hometown competitors came back with some well-deserved hardware. Melissa Forziat medaled in third place in the floor exercise and fourth place on the balance beam, and turned in an All-Around score that easily qualified her to compete at the Northeast Region Six Championships later this month at the University of Massachusetts. FULL STORY

Tryouts for a 13-year old team will be held on Sunday, April 29 at 2 p.m. at Community Park Field 4. This team will play a 30 game schedule in June and July against other Long Island teams. For more details please contact Ed Thomas at 741-0744. FULL STORY