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🌱 CityMD Mineola Reopens + Nassau Warming Centers + Budget Issue

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Rise and shine, Mineola! It's Tuesday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Frigid; breezy in the morning. High: 20, low: 12.

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Here are the top stories in Mineola today:

  1. CityMD Mineola at 292 Herricks Rd. reopened on Monday. The location closed just before the new year due to a staffing shortage. Three other Long Island CityMD locations that also temporarily closed in Merrick, Bay Shore and Patchogue are still closed for "staff welfare". (News12 Long Island)
  2. With an arctic blast predicted to chill our area for the next few days, Nassau County has opened three warming centers that are open around the clock for residents who need them. The warming centers are at the Mitchel Field Administration Building at 1 Charles Lindbergh Blvd. in Uniondale, the Cantiague Park Administration Office at 480 W John St. in Hicksville, and the Wantagh Administration Building at 1 King Rd. in Wantagh. These centers will stay open through Wednesday. (Mineola Patch)
  3. Mineola is one of seven villages in the Town of North Hempstead that do not currently have a full budget shown on their website for residents to view. Other nearby villages who have also not made this information public include Great Neck Estates, Kensington, Saddle Rock, Williston Park, North Hills and Roslyn. While some officials pointed out that no law mandates that the budget must be posted, Town of North Hempstead Councilwoman Veronica Lurvey asserted that she believes the budget should be posted to promote government transparency and show taxpayers where their money is going. Twenty-four other villages in the Town of North Hempstead have their full budgets posted on their website. (The Island Now)

Today in Mineola:

  • Professional Development Meeting @ HA (AM) - Mineola Public Schools. (All Day)
  • HS NMEA Div III All-County (Hosting) - Mineola Public Schools. (All Day)
  • HA/ME PTA Meeting - Mineola Public Schools. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • St. Aidan School - Williston Park: "You Are Invited! Saint Aidan School in Williston Park is hosting an Open House for prospective families on Sunday, January 30, 2022. Come and see how we are 'Together in Learning, Together in Christ'." (Facebook)
  • Family & Children's Association - Garden City: "Do you know any great grant writers? If so, send them this post. We are excited to expand our Development team and welcome a full-time Grants Director. The link to apply is below. Have questions? Email us at raarora@fcali.org. https://familyandchildrens.e3applicants.com/careers (Facebook)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! I'll see you soon.

— 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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