John Donovan of Osborne Road can finally take that ugly satellite dish off his Mott section landmark home. The Osborne Road resident, along with many of his Garden City neighbors, applauded the board of trustees for approving an 11-year Verizon franchise agreement, thus ending the Cablevision "monopoly." FULL STORY

At the Aug. 13 Garden City School District Board of Education meeting - the last meeting prior to the start of the new academic year - members approved all the resolutions the superintendent presented on staffing, school finances, vendor contracts, school curriculum and a new method to evaluate teachers and school personnel. FULL STORY

The Garden City Athletic Association (GCAA) is accepting applications for intramural basketball. The season will start Dec. 1 and run until March 15, 2008. Please note that the GCAA intramural basketball program is not associated with Garden City basketball. FULL STORY

For ages 5-6 on Sunday afternoons from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the roller hockey rinks at Community Park. This eight-week program will begin Sunday, Sept. 9. This program has been designed to introduce the exciting game of roller hockey. FULL STORY