Marine Reservists based in Garden City with the 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment (2/25) returned home Aug. 3 after duty in Iraq. Family and friends welcomed them as they arrived at the base at 605 Stewart Avenue by bus with police escort from Camp Lejeune, NC. FULL STORY

At Hofstra University July 25, members of the United States Conference of Mayors, under the leadership of its new president, Hempstead Mayor James Garner, met with Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Tom Ridge to discuss home security and homeland security funding for the municipalities. They then held a press conference. FULL STORY

Aerobics will continue during the summer months at Cluett Hall. The recreation department's summer aerobics classes will run according to the following schedule, which began June 30: FULL STORY

The Garden City Athletic Club, in cooperation with the New York Rugby Club, will continue their rugby program, which meets twice a week at the Garden City Community Park rugby pitch (also known as the soccer field) on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. through Aug. 6. FULL STORY