Friday, 06 November 2009 00:00

Irving Long Alludes to Mineola in His New Book

You can take the journalist out of Mineola, but you can’t take Mineola out of the journalist.

Former Newsday political reporter is retired and now runs his family’s farm in North Carolina, but he recently spent some time in Mineola, where he used to live, to work on a book about Long Island sports history.

Friday, 06 November 2009 00:00

Survives Budget Cuts, Expects to Operate at Full Capacity

Mineola Youth and Family Services, a Mineola-based youth agency, is expecting to operate at full capacity as the 2010 Nassau County budget calls for the restoration of funding to the county’s youth board to the level it was in 2008.

In this tough economy, it takes a lot of resiliency for some businesses and non-profit groups to survive but that is exactly what Mineola Youth and Family Services has done.

Friday, 06 November 2009 00:00

Mineola High School seniors Michael Escobar and Michelle Martins were recently chosen as New York State Physical Education Students of the Year. Each year, the Mineola School District selects one male and one female student for the award. Selection is based not upon who is the best athlete, but upon student participation and demonstration of responsibility in their physical education classes. Michelle and Michael will be honored by the President of the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Mara Manson, at an awards ceremony for Nassau County students on December 14 at the Crest Hollow Country Club.

Friday, 06 November 2009 00:00

Under the leadership of coach Kristin Frazer, the Mineola High School girls cross-country team has won its first championship by defeating all six schools in their division. This is the first championship for the Cross Country program since the fall of 1974.