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Editorial: Check Out The Shopping Spree

Have an itch to shop? Look no further than the Mineola High School PTSA Mustang Fall Shopping Spree on Friday, Nov. 2 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in the high school cafeteria with an assortment of vendors and raffles. This event reminds me of the book fairs with vendors and raffles that I attended while going to Covert Avenue School in Elmont.

It sounds like it will be a fun-filled evening fit for those who have an itch to buy, while contributing to a good cause. For more information, contact Jen Morelli at 516-317-0621.

—RF

News

Emails spark debate, outrage

If Terence Hale thought he could save the Mineola School District or himself from trouble and expense, he was sorely mistaken. 

Irene Parrino isn’t going anywhere. 

 

A month ago, Parrino—an attorney who has served as a trustee alongside Vice President Hale since 2010 but was unseated in the most recent election—filed a petition with the state Department of Education demanding Hale’s removal. That entails a hearing process in Albany that would chew up district resources. 

Mega-project to redo Nassau’s Hub would see “trolly-style” car down East Second Street in Mineola

Mineola doesn’t fancy itself as a San Francisco treat, but if the $360 million Nassau Hub plan comes to fruition, residents could see a trolly-style-like tram rolling down East Second Street. Funding for the trolley would likely be funded by the federal government, according to village officials.

 

Nassau County spent a $5.1 million federal grant on the county/Federal Transit Authority-led feasibility study analyzing the practical nature of a transportation service through Mineola, as part of the Nassau Hub plan. One end of the plan would be the Mineola Train Station, with the Hempstead Bus and Rail Station being the other.


Sports

Late Goal Leads Mineola Past Syosset

Brianna O’Brien’s tie-breaking goal with a minute remaining propelled the GU14 Mineola Mustangs to a thrilling 3-2 win over a skillful Syosset team on June 1. With the score knotted at two, Mineola’s Natalia Cotto raced to a loose ball ahead of the Syosset goalkeeper and poked the ball loose to the onrushing O’Brien, who calmly drove the ball into the goal.

Gabrielle Schreib

Albertson’s Gabrielle Schreib will be wrapping up her record breaking Kellenberg Memorial High School Spring Track season this month running in the NYS High School State Championship in Middletown, NY and the New Balance High School Nationals in Greensboro, NC. She attended Mineola Schools until 2012.


Calendar

Yard Sale - June 15

Fathers Day Pancake Breakfast - June 16

Miss Irish American Society - June 29


Columns

The Worst-Case Coliseum
Written by Sheila Ferrari

Belmont Stakes 2013: A Sure Bet
Written by Mike Barry, MFBarry@optonline.net