"You put your right foot in, you put your right foot out. You put your right foot in and you shake it all about. You do the hokey pokey and turn yourself about. That's what it's all about." Children sang the familiar song as they anxiously awaited a grand tour of the Long Island Children's Museum's (LICM) newly opened site in Garden City. Local politicians, including former Nassau County Executive Thomas Gulotta, later applauded for his work with the museum during his tenured position, mingled with enthusiastic LICM administration during the 40,000-square foot facility's grand opening Feb. 27. FULL STORY

More than 100 local residents currently living in village apartment buildings, condominiums and co-ops demanded last week that the Garden City Board of Education make a motion to consolidate property classes 2, 3 and 4. Fed up with what they call exorbitant taxes year after year, some warned the board of a forming coalition and even threatened they'd sue if necessary. FULL STORY

GCAA 2001-2002 Boys and Girls Basketball at St. Paul's Field House ended the regular season on Saturday, March 2. 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 to 2 p.m. Your coach will notify you of your teams game time. FULL STORY

On Sunday, March 10, at 2 p.m., the recreation department will sponsor the Petri School of Irish Dancing. This program will feature some of the best young Irish dancers in the area performing to traditional and contemporary Irish music. The performance will take place in Cluett Hall at St. Paul's. Admission is free. Snacks will be available at a nominal charge. For more information, call 465-4075. FULL STORY