Friday, June 9, 2023
Vol. 100, No. 23
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Community Benefit Fund requests approved by LIRR BY RIKKI MASSAND
The Garden City High School Boys Lacrosse team secured a commanding 10-6 victory over the West Islip Lions, clinching its third consecutive Long Island Championship. The team will be playing in the NYS semifinals on June 9th in Albany
Schools debut new learning spaces, website update, app BY KASSARA MCELROY At its meeting on June 6th, the Garden City Board of Education heard updates regarding the District’s new flexible learning spaces direct from educators and elementary, middle and high school students. Other priorities included an overview of the newly resigned District website. It was also
Liz Gaffney’s first meeting since her election as a trustee in May. The design process of these new spaces has been in motion for some time now and included input from a wide range of stakeholders. “We had consultants and teachers study these spaces, and even asked kids for their thoughts,” an administrator
At the June 1st Board of Trustees’ meeting, Village Superintendent of Building Giuseppe Giovanniello reported that the village submitted three applications to the Long Island Rail Road for Community Benefit Fund support, and all three requests have been approved. Garden City’s first Community Benefit Fund request approved recently was for $875,000 to cover the cost of road drainage improvements on Merillon Avenue. The actual cost reimbursed was $856,903. Village Treasurer Irene Woo is in the process of obtaining reimbursement packages for submission to the LIRR for this amount. Superintendent Giovanniello explained the second Community Benefit Fund application approved by LIRR was the $200,000 for landscaping in the northern Estates’ section; the third was an additional $75,000 amount for landscaping – totaling $275,000 requested for landscaping. Reimbursement to the village will be for the actual expense of See page 42
Kentucky Derby winning jockey to be honored
Belmont Festival Friday, June 9th from 5-11 pm
said. “Once the room physically changes, teachers were able to adjust their teaching towards smaller, more collaborative groups, while the option for traditional seating remains.” There are some noticeable benefits already, according to the teachers. One educator said that these changes
Garden City Mayor Mary Carter Flanagan shared exciting news for the eve of the 2023 Belmont Stakes, the final leg of professional horse racing’s “Triple Crown” championship. As the Village of Garden City’s downtown Seventh Street district hosts the popular Belmont Festival this Friday night, June 9 from 5 to 11 p.m., there will be a very special honor for one longtime and headline-making local resident. Javier Castellano, a 20-year resident of Garden City and the jockey
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