A former administrative assistant for the Mineola School District has filed a lawsuit seeking at least $7 million in damages against Mineola School Superintendent Dr. Larry Licopoli, deputy superintendent Dr. Michael Nagler and the school district. FULL STORY

Despite protests from Village of Garden City officials that a proposed condominium complex for Mineola's downtown area was too dense, the Village of Mineola Board of Trustee unanimously granted the application to Vincent Polimeni to construct the nine-story building. FULL STORY

Second-year head coach Jim Hegmann took over the reins of the Mineola varsity basketball program in November 2006 and set one goal in his sights - return the Mustangs to the postseason for the first time since 1999. FULL STORY