Omar Syed Afzal, 18, of Mineola, pled guilty to two counts of second-degree vehicular manslaughter, a Class D felony, and one count of driving while impaired by drugs, a Class A misdemeanor. Afzal was arrested July 29 for causing the deaths of Christina Caroleo and Alison Reilly, both of Garden City, in a tragic car accident days before Christmas last year. FULL STORY

Garden City trustees should have brought boxing gloves to the Dec. 16 village board meeting where heated words sparked even more heated words in a battle of resolutions. FULL STORY

The Centennial Soccer Club will be holding its annual general meeting Wednesday, Jan. 19 at 8 p.m. in Cluett Hall at St. Paul's. Following is the slate of candidates as presented by the nominating committee for election to the Centennial board of directors: (two-year terms) Peter Andromidas, Ray Boudart, Charlie Frumberg, Andy Garger, Paul Glorioso, Greg Kramer, Paul LeSueur, Tom Pratty and Larry Zarou. FULL STORY

The recreation department will hold recreation activities in St. Paul's Field House for children in grades K-12 who reside in Garden City during several of the holiday break days. The program will be run on Monday, Dec. 27 through Thursday, Dec. 30 according to the following times: FULL STORY