There will be a Board of Trustees Meeting on Jan. 2 at 7:30 p.m., at the Village Hall, 155 Washington Avenue. The public is invited to attend. Per the 2000 Census our village has a population of 19,234 and 7,650 housing units.

The Board of Zoning and Appeals will hold a public hearing on Thursday, Jan. 17, at 8 p.m., at the Village Hall 155 Washington Avenue regarding the application for a variance at 214 Brown Street to construct a second floor dormer with insufficient front yard set back.

Plans and specifications are on file in the Office of the Village Clerk.

All those wishing to be heard regarding this application will be given the opportunity to do so.

The permit to commence construction was recently issued.

Our village is blessed by the number of people who donate their time and talents.

Two such volunteers are Mary Mahoney and Melissa Devlin.

Mary Mahoney, an advanced emergency medical technician, served as the vice president and president in the year 2000/2001 of the Mineola Volunteer Ambulance Corps.

Melissa Devlin, an emergency medical technician, served as a trustee of the Mineola Volunteer Ambulance Corps.

Both of these women are to be congratulated and thanked for their dedication to serve the needs of our residents.

I would like to thank all those who donated toys for the "Toys for Tots" Marine Corps Reserve Program.

New York City Transit's Cooperative Education Program began in 1999. This program is currently only recruiting engineering, computer technology and business administration students.

Co-op students are required to be matriculated in a bachelor's or graduate degree program in one of the above mentioned areas and have an overall grade point average of 2.6.

If you would like more information regarding this program, please contact: Joyce Lea, Manager, Sourcing, 370 Jay Street-Room 620C, Brooklyn, New York 11201, E-Mail: coopedu@nyct.com.

The Mineola Auxilary Police have been serving our village for 60 years.

I would like to thank Chief Spae and the members of the Auxilary Police for their efforts on behalf of our residents.

Discount Theater Tickets are available at Times Square, 47th Street and Broadway.

Discount Tickets offers same day tickets to Broadway, Off Broadway and other art events.

Recent examples of "Discount Tickets" are:

42nd St. - 50 percent off

Beauty and The Beast - 50 percent off

Les Miserables - 50 percent off

Rent - 50 percent off

The hours of operation are Monday through Saturday-3 to 8 p.m. and on Wednesday and Saturday-9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for matinees.

Sunday hours are 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Payment for those tickets must be in cash or Traveler's checks.