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Business area appearance topic at Board meeting BY RIKKI MASSAND
The Cathedral Choir will sing Choral Evensong for the season of Lent this Sunday, March 3rd at 4 pm. Evensong will be preceded by a reception with refreshments at 3 pm in the Cathedral’s undercroft. Both events are free and open to all. See page 50 for more information.
GC Schools hire new Assistant Superintendent for curriculum BY KASSARA MCELROY Dr Kusum Sinha, Garden City Superintendent of Schools, kicked off the February 27th Board of Education meeting with a big thank you to the Garden City community. “Passing the bond referendum was a crucial step
that will enable our district to flourish and maintain our facilities at the forefront of innovation and excellence. A section of our website dedicated to the bond and all progress will be regularly updated,” she said. During the meeting the Board of Education announced the hiring of a new
Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, Dr. Alice Bowman. Dr. Bowman will start her duties officially on July 1. The selection of Dr. Bowman ends a months long process to replace Dr. Edward Canone, after his eight year run in Garden City schools. Bowman See page 25
During the Board of Trustees’ meeting on Tuesday, February 20, Garden City Mayor Mary Carter Flanagan wrapped up a discussion about efforts to help keep up the appearance of the business district saying, “we are all united in making a priority of improving the visual appearance of Seventh Street.” Two members of the Village Board, Trustees Michele Harrington and Ed Finneran, have spent numerous Saturday mornings helping to pick up trash around the backs of businesses and in municipal parking lots including Lots 7S and 7N. The village continues its outreach to many tenants and landlords, assisted by John Wilton, president of the Garden City Chamber of Commerce. Finneran reported that while the initiative is showing promise, much more to be done through consistent communicaSee page 23
Attorney retained for apartment compliance BY RIKKI MASSAND Following a resolution approved February 20, attorney A. Tom Levin has again been retained by the Village to advise about zoning and fair housing compliance at the new apartment complex at 555 Stewart Avenue. Levin is a shareholder of Garden City-based law firm Meyer, Suozzi, English, & Klein, P.C. The Board of Trustees approved the law firm’s engagement, “representation in regard to remaining issues related to compliance with conditions of approval of the ongoing project at 555 Stewart Avenue.” The services Levin and staff will provide relate to oversight of the developer (Southern Land Company) complying with the provision of affordable housing units in the apartment complex, See page 24
Celebrate the famous women of GC PAGE 36 GC fencer competes in Junior Olympics PAGE 65