Just as word was getting around last week that a Mineola resident was the first Long Island death from the West Nile-like encephalitis, Nassau County Department of Health officials finally approved aerial spraying of insecticides designed to kill the mosquitoes carrying the disease. FULL STORY

Workers began tearing out the insides of the Mineola Memorial Library Monday, the first step in a $4 million renovation project which was approved by residents in an October 1998 referendum. FULL STORY

Bellmore's 9-year-old Police Athletic League football team struck first, but the Mineola Chiefs got the last laugh, snapping a two-game losing streak in defeating the Braves 20-6 on Sunday. FULL STORY

The Mineola High School varsity soccer team clinched first place in their own invitational tournament, "The Mustang Cup," by defeating a tough opponent, Oyster Bay. FULL STORY