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Vol. 99, No.17
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Robot revolution at GC Hotel
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GCAA playoffs PAGE 59
Hearings planned for landscaping hour restrictions
HIGH HOOPS
BY GARY SIMEONE A white and gray automated robot has been roaming the halls of the Garden City Hotel for over five months now. The ‘Whiz’ as it is called, is a commercial robot vacuum, that has helped clean over 400,000 square feet inside the facility. J Colin Grady, managing director of the Hotel, said that since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, finding cleaning staff has been an arduous process. “Finding people over the past year and a half has become more challenging,” said Grady. “When you’re in a circumstance where your staffing is stretched because you’re down 15-20% of your staff, the Whiz is a big help.” The cleaning robot was brought to the hotel by Canon Solutions America, a company based in Melville. It was manufactured by SoftBank robotics America in 2018 as a commercial collaborative robot vacuum. Mark Sinanian, VP of Marketing & Workplace Technologies at Canon, said the hotel is the first hospitality property on Long Island to utilize the robot as part of its cleaning crew. “To date SoftBank Robotics has deployed over 20,000 of these units globally and 2,000 in the United States, across all types of workspaces,” said Sinasian. “The Garden City is the first to utilize one here on Long Island, with many other businesses sure to follow.” Grady said that programming the robot is easy and requires just few butSee page 42
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BY RIKKI MASSAND In mid February the Village of Garden City set forth new rules for landscapers, including a seasonal ban on the use of gasoline-powered leaf blowers from late May to early September, as well as a new requirement for landscapers to obtain village license in order to work in Garden City. But the Board of Trustees’ previous discussions on the topic left some key details “up in the air.” The March 2022 Board meetings – on Thursdays, March 3 and 17 – will attempt to clarify permitted operations for landscapers working in Garden City, starting with regulations on the hours they may operate. Another issue to be governed by a Board action is the noise emitted from landscaping equipment. A proposed local law would See page 58
GCHS names top students for Class of ‘22
The Garden City High School Boys Varsity Basketball team is headed to the Nassau County Finals after beating Valley Stream North 67-55. The Trojans will face the Manhasset Indians at Hofstra on Saturday at 5 p.m.
Photo by Ed Rotondo
Garden City High School has announced that Emma Nagler is the Class of 2022 valedictorian and Aidan Wu is the salutatorian. Nagler earned a number of academic accolades and honors during her time at Garden City High School. She was named a National Merit Finalist with a perfect PSAT score, an AP Scholar with Distinction and received many recognitions and awards of excellence in various subjects including American history, chemistry, English, environmental science, Italian and world history. In addition, Nagler received the American Chemical Society Award and the Rensselaer Medal Award for her outstanding achievement in the sciences. Nagler has taken 13 Advanced Placement courses at Garden City High School and self-studied for three additional exams. She notes that AP chemistry was her favorite high school experience, which has inspired her to pursue See page 42
Race for a Cure slated for April 9th PAGE 23 Final countdown for Hoops for Hope PAGE 62