Born and raised in Mineola, a graduate of Mineola High School's Class of 1939, John DaVanzo never left Mineola because, to him, the village is home. Perhaps that's why DaVanzo is maybe the community's best known citizen and his legacy has come to symbolize the village's rich history. FULL STORY

Mineola's first and only woman mayor Ann M. Galante has kept the front cover of the Mineola American from when she won the village election that made her mayor very well preserved in a frame. For Galante, it represents a victory, albeit an unlikely one, which made her serve as the head of the community she has called home since 1969. FULL STORY

The former Mineola Minors travel baseball team has now moved up to the majors and faced a tough opponent in Massapequa. The largely 10- and 11-year-old squad has been "playing up" and having a rough time of it against 11 and 12-year-olds, but they may have turned a corner when they beat Massapequa soundly on their own field. FULL STORY

The Mustangs are back. A training camp that opened with so much optimism has generated quite a start to the 2002 season for the Mineola High School Varsity Football Team. Mineola served notice that it will be a factor in the Conference IV race by winning its first two games. FULL STORY