It was at the end of Thursday's meeting of the Mineola Board of Education, when school board trustee Lawrence Carroll said he had an announcement to make. Carroll proceeded to tell what was left of the audience that he was resigning from the school board for personal reasons. FULL STORY

Mineola Mayor Jack M. Martins spoke to the Mineola Chamber of Commerce last week about trying to ease the property tax burden on property owners during the annual state-of-the-village address. FULL STORY

The Mineola Chiefs 8-year-old team defeated Hempstead 13-6 in a hard-fought game last week. Hempstead jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead on a long touchdown run on their first possession, but Mineola answered by methodically driving the ball down the field to tie the score 6-6 on an 8-yard bootleg by quarterback Andrew Sluka. FULL STORY

As one of three Mineola Mustang football alumni currently playing college ball, James Holubowich seeks to finish his collegiate experience on a high note. Holubowich, a member of the Class of 2004 playoff qualifiers, enters his second season as the starting middle linebacker for the Division III Gettysburg College Bullets of the Centennial Conference. FULL STORY