Village of Mineola Trustee Maryanne Warnecke has been on the board since 1991, serving more consecutive terms than any of her fellow trustees or the mayor. As a member of the Village Party, she is running with fellow Trustee Warren Brinker for re-election. They are a team and when speaking of her campaign, Warnecke uses the pronoun "we." FULL STORY

Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy was hosted by Mineola chapter 4202 of the AARP last Wednesday and talked with seniors about the need for health care reform and the progress being made in Washington on such matters as lowering prescription drug costs. FULL STORY

Several local children were among the students at Master Charles Water's Hwang Karate Studio who received belt promotions after successfully completing a series of extensive exams. FULL STORY