After more than a month of deliberation, the Garden City village board of trustees voted 5 to 3 in favor of granting Adelphi University a special use permit to construct a three-story residence hall on the northwest portion of its campus. FULL STORY

Diagnosed with esophageal cancer three years ago and while traveling back and forth to New York City's Memorial Sloan Kettering for aggressive chemotherapy and radiation treatments, Garden City resident Michael Tenaglia made a pact with God that if he survived his surgery, he'd help people with cancer. Roughly two years ago, Tenaglia fulfilled his end of the deal when he co-founded, along with his wife, Patti, the Garden City-based MIRACLE (Making In Roads Against Cancer's Lasting Effects) Foundation. FULL STORY

There is re-scheduling for the regular season to end on Saturday, March 2. Games that were scheduled for Saturday, March 9 are being moved to Saturday, Feb. 16. There will be no second grade clinic on Feb. 16. There will be additional third/fourth grade boys games played on Saturday, March 16 where the east teams will play the west teams. Each team will be assigned a game from either noon to 1 p.m. or 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. The coach will notify you of the team's game time. FULL STORY

During the February recess, the recreation department will conduct a gym program in St. Paul's field house for children who are residents of the Incorporated Village of Garden City. The program will be held Tuesday, Feb. 19 through Friday, Feb. 22 according to the following schedule: FULL STORY