As cellular phones move from toys of the elite to everyday tools for the masses, municipalities like Mineola have to keep up with telecommunications providers in order to avoid being overrun by protruding cast-iron towers. Taking the lead from other Nassau communities, the village introduced last Wednesday a proposal which board members say will allow them the most stringent regulations possible on the placement and number of cell towers. FULL STORY

Scott Fairgrieve was a trustee on the village board when he and Trustee Elizabeth Conlon hatched their modest plan to help spruce up some of the more commercial sections of Mineola. FULL STORY

The Corpus Christi boys seventh grade basketball team lost a close game to St. Joseph of Garden City at Corpus Christi gym. FULL STORY