Friday, September 22, 2023
Vol. 100, No. 37
Ready, Sell, Go With Bell a
$1
FOUNDED 1923 n LOCALLY OWNED AND EDITED
Blerina (Bella
) Dum
ani Lic. R. E. Sales person O 516.307.940 6 | M 917.767.2 777 blerina.dum ani@elliman .com Garden City Office | 130 7th Street 516.307.9406 | elliman.com
n
Walk for Life PAGE 30 n Bike rodeo PAGE 44
NATIONAL MERIT SEMIFINALISTS
© 2023 DOUGLA 110 WALT WHITMAS ELLIMAN REAL ESTATE. EQUAL HOU N ROAD, HUNTING SING TON STATION, NY OPPORTUNIT Y. 11746. 631.549.740 1.
Residents raise concerns about St. Paul’s poll BY RIKKI MASSAND During the Board of Trustees’ September 13, meeting several residents shared thoughts about the opinion poll on the fate of St. Paul’s, which has been scheduled for Saturday October 21 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Kathie Brennan Wysocki addressed the board with a public comment related to the draft ballot. She told the board that there appears to be a change from the presentations made last year and early this year exploring three options for the historic St. Paul’s building: adaptive reuse, façadism and demolition. The structural aspects of demolition appeared to be made more clear. An adaptive reuse, according to the Comparative Analysis performed by Westerman Construction Co. would follow the same geographical footprint the building has now. She told
Ten Garden City High School seniors have been named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. Photo courtesy of Garden City Public Schools On Sept. 13, officials of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the
names of more than 16,000 Semifinalists in the 69th annual National Merit Scholarship
Program. The district is pleased to announce that 10 Garden See page 36
School thwarts entry by man fleeing police BY KASSARA MCELROY After thanking local authorities for their support in a safe school year opening, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kusum Sinha honored Hemlock’s principal, Melanie Odone, and security personnel, Edward Washa, at this week’s Board of Education meeting for their fast response during a recent incident at the school.
The pair detailed what occurred to Garden City’s Board of Education at its meeting on Tuesday, September 19th. “After school hours, a suspicious man pulled on the door and couldn’t get in, walked to another door and tried entering unsuccessfully again. I stopped him to talk to him while alerting a school administrator to call the authorities. Garden City
and Nassau police arrived and arrested him. He was wanted for a crime in progress after stealing from a local Barnes & Noble retail store.” “A letter was also sent home to parents about this. If you see anything suspicious, please, always, alert us and the police,” said Board Trustee William O’Donohue. “This is just one See page 37
See page 36
Enforcement, outreach planned for cleanup BY RIKKI MASSAND Questions about the appearance and cleanliness of local shops and eateries in the downtown district, and their outdoor seating and garbage disposal practices were discussed at the September 13th meeting of the Board of Trustees, following a curtailed season of Friday Night Promenades. The Board appears to have an initiative planned for enhancing “curb appeal” for shoppers, diners and residents, but at the same time, some businesses in Garden City remain greatly conSee page 48
Trojans sink Marines for third win PAGE 60 Family Fall Festival coming your way PAGE 13