Members of the Assembly Republican Task Force on Sex Crimes Against Children and Women (SAVE-New York) met in Hempstead Town Hall earlier this month to listen to testimony from experts in child abuse treatment and prevention. They also heard from advocates for a stronger Megan's Law and other measures to protect children across the state from sexual predators. This was the second forum held across New York but the first held in Albany. FULL STORY

Mayor Barbara Miller noted that the Senate and Assembly on June 19 did pass the home-rule legislation the board of trustees had been seeking in order to move forward with the Kanner house project. The legislation will, in effect, remove the "parkland" designation from 113 Tenth Street, the property in which the Kanner house will eventually be moved to in order to make way for additional parking in Field 10W. FULL STORY

Residents from Garden City, including Brooks Johnson, Massapequa and Farmingdale will join the fight against cancer by riding in the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge (PMC), the nation's most successful charity cycling event, on Aug. 2-3. FULL STORY

The recreation department is pleased to announce its summer concerts at the gazebo, located on village hall property. These concerts will take place every Thursday at 7:15 p.m. starting June 26. The list of concerts is as follows: FULL STORY