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🌱 Blakeman's Picks + LIRR Elmont Opening + Floor & Décor Coming

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Happy Friday, Mineola! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today.

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First, today's weather:

Breezy in the afternoon. Colder. High: 49, low: 33.

Here are the top stories today in Mineola:

  1. Nassau County Executive-elect Bruce Blakeman has chosen two people to fill key roles on his team. Arthur Walsh will be be his chief deputy county executive; the Floral Park native is the current general counsel for Nassau Off-Track Betting. Christopher McGrath, a law professor at Hofstra University in Hempstead, will be head of Blakeman's transition team. McGrath is a partner at the Garden City law firm Sullivan Papain Block McGrath Coffinas & Cannavo. (Mineola Patch)
  2. Opening along with the new USB arena in Elmont on Saturday is the first new LIRR station in 50 years. The Elmont station will facilitate easier travel to New York Islander games at USB Arena, as well as Belmont Park. Riders east of Elmont on the Hempstead, Oyster Bay, Port Jefferson and Ronkonkoma branches can now take a direct route to the LIRR Elmont station. (abc7NY)
  3. The Stewart Plaza shopping center at 650 Stewart Ave. in Garden City will be welcoming a new retailer, warehouse home supply store Floor & Décor, while the long-standing Burlington Coat Factory Store will be downsized from 83,000 to 64,000 square feet. Built in 1990, Stewart Plaza will also be renovated, with parking lot upgrades and sign enhancements. (Mineola Patch)

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Today in Mineola:

  • Movie Series: "Queen Bees" — Mineola Memorial Library. (11 a.m.)
  • Anime Bingo — Mineola Memorial Library. (3:30 p.m.)
  • HS Drama Production — Mineola Public Schools. (7:30 p.m.)
  • "The Simon & Garfunkel Story" — NYCB Theatre at Westbury. (8 p.m.)

Mineola Patch Notebook

  • Chaminade High School - Mineola: "Nearly 30 seniors have committed to athletic teams in college. Their families visited campus last week for a signing ceremony. Take a look at our website: https://bit.ly/30wTqdx"
  • Island Harvest: "Help make a difference to families in need this holiday season. #IslandHarvest & Bethpage Federal Credit Union will be collecting food donations and contributions from 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. this Friday, Nov. 19." (Facebook)
  • Local 338 RWDSU/UFCW - Mineola: "There are many myths about what a regulated retail cannabis marketplace could mean for towns across New York. This article explains why having dispensaries in your neighborhood doesn't pose a risk to residents or kids — instead, they make purchasing regulated cannabis safer: https://www.nydailynews.com/.../ny-oped-embrace-retail..." (Facebook)
  • Family & Children's Association - Garden City: "Get ready for the biggest event of the year! Tonight is FCA's Fall Harvest Celebration at the Cradle of Aviation Museum. We have already raised nearly $245,000 and need your support to help us reach our goal of $300,000. Every donation counts, whether you are able to attend the event or not." (Facebook)
  • Long Island Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence - Westbury: "Drug overdose deaths top 100,000 annually for the first time, driven by fentanyl, CDC data show. https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/17/health/drug-overdose-deaths-record-high/index.html" (Facebook)

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— Joanne Gallo

About me: Joanne Gallo is a lifelong resident of Long Island and a writer/editor for 30+ years. After earning a B.A. in Journalism and an M.A. in Writing from NYU, Joanne edited and produced engaging, quality content for a diverse array of consumer publications, from the Johns Hopkins White Papers to Soap Opera Weekly. Raised in the nearby town of Roslyn, Joanne is happy to call Mineola her home for the past 7 years. She loves the arts, dining, gardening and all the natural beauty that Long Island has to offer.

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