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New advisory committee for St. Paul’s announced
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BY RIKKI MASSAND At the October 17 Village Board meeting, Trustee Vinny Muldoon announced the formation of the Garden City St. Paul’s Board of Trustees’ Advisory Committee. He emphasized the committee’s mission to explore all potential uses for the historic St. Paul’s property and secure every possible grant and funding source for the project. Trustee Muldoon expressed confidence in the committee’s leadership and commitment. He said they will meet regularly throughout the fall and early winter to develop a plan for St. Paul’s, which will ultimately be decided by the Board of Trustees. “The plan is to look at basically every different angle when it comes to St. Paul’s for what we can use the building See page 39
The Garden City Trojans beat Lynbrook 49-0 and now lead the conference with seven wins and no losses. See page 60 for details.
Schools take steps to control class sizes BY KASSARA MCELROY Discussions around scheduling at Garden City Middle School are intensifying as administrators seek solutions to overcrowded classrooms. Currently, the 7th grade has over 400 students enrolled, approximately a third larger than the 6th and 8th grades. This disparity has resulted in 26 sec-
tions with 30 or more students, particularly in accelerated math and science classes, which have seen an opt-in rate rise 11% yearover-year. During the Garden City Board of Education’s October 22nd meeting Middle School Principal Matthew Samuelson emphasized his team’s commitment to providing quality instruction in a
Board approves funding for building renovations BY RIKKI MASSAND
safe and engaging environment for all students. In meetings with the entire 7th-grade teaching team and several students, they developed short- and long-term plans. Short-term, the district hired three teaching assistants to support classroom learning by creating small group sessions and
At its October 17 meeting, the Garden City Board of Trustees approved $37,600 for an environmental survey of the Old Water Works building at 103 Eleventh Street. Woodbury-based firm D & B Engineers and Architects, D.P.C. will conduct the survey. The funding comes from the capital project account for “Water Works Building Renovations.” Superintendent of Public Works John Borroni outlined the project’s next steps, saying “Engagement of the firm is the first step that is required to create plans and specifications to rehabilitate the building. Funding for this work has been approved in the village’s fiscal year 2024-2025 budget,”
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Fashion through the ages at Historical PAGE 22 Pawtoberfest a hit at the Cathedral PAGE 26