Putting up a 950-space parking garage in Mineola on the south side of the tracks near the Long Island Rail Road station sounds conceptually like a great idea. However, there is a catch. The Village of Mineola stands to lose $285,000 annually in tax revenue from the project. FULL STORY

Residents of the Mineola School District will vote on Tuesday, June 24 for a proposed budget for the 2003-2004 school year. The proposed budget calls for $62,376,459 in expenditures, $3,198,969 more than the current school year's budget or a 5.41 percent increase. FULL STORY

The Middle School Mustangs lost a heartbreaker to Finley 8-7. After a poor first half in which Finley took a commanding 6-0 lead, the Mustangs came out firing on all cylinders in the third quarter. Kurt Hetzer and Chris Granath combined for 2 goals each in a 4 goal burst that brought the Mustangs within 2. The teams then traded goals early in the fourth quarter with Michael Marques scoring off a pretty feed from Granath. Padraic Phelan pulled the Mustangs within 1 with an unassisted goal, his fifth of the season, midway through the fourth quarter in transition. The break started when Kyle Mercurio pounced on a ground ball in the midfield area and sped down the side line with it. With Mineola trailing 8-6 with 1:44 remaining, Finley was called for unnecessary roughness, resulting in an unreleasable man-up for the Mustangs. They converted once, Marques unassisted, but were unable to net the equalizer. Izzy Castro stood tall in the cage making 12 saves, a few of which were from point blank range. Tim Corrigan, Bryan Hettrich, Dave Lopez and Ralph DelliGatti led a strong defensive effort in the second half basically shutting down Finley's top guns. Ryan Pratt and Marques combined to win 12 of 16 faceoffs (75 percent). The Mustangs hosted Weber MS (Port Washington) June 2. It was their final home game of the year. FULL STORY

After six seasons of competing at the varsity level and having established himself as one of the finest tennis players to represent the school, Scott Fink will be graduating from The Wheatley School at the end of the month. Scott, a recruited tennis player, will be playing collegiate tennis next year at the University of Maryland. During his six years of varsity competition, Scott has played first singles, earning the distinction of being the team's best player. FULL STORY