The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will be holding a public meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 10 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Mineola Village Hall, 155 Washington Avenue, to discuss the proposed plan to clean up contaminated soil and groundwater at the Jackson Steel Superfund site, which is located at 435 First Street in Mineola near Herricks Road. FULL STORY

On Wednesday, the residents of 337 Foch Boulevard discovered that a utility box with wires had been installed on a utility pole in front of the main entrance to their home on Chestnut Place. FULL STORY

The Mineola Athletic Booster Club is still sponsoring a fundraiser in conjunction with The Book Shelf, 863 Willis Avenue, Albertson. The booster club is collecting your unwanted books to donate to The Book Shelf. The Booster Club will collect a percentage of the sales. Please collect any unwanted books from friends and family, too. You can drop the books at the Book Shelf (863 Willis Avenue in Albertson - #747-1888 ) - let them know you are working with the Mineola Athletic Booster Club or you can bring them to the first meeting in September. FULL STORY

The session I Scuba lessons are well under way at the Mineola Pool. Participants, Stanley and Gabriella Dziorny, Nishant Bagul, Mayor Jack Martins, Rich Otto, Kevin O'Donnell and Paul Rovek are learning all the components to becoming a certified scuba diver. FULL STORY