🌱 COVID Positive Rate Hits 10 Percent + Mineola BOE Members Sworn In

Hey, neighbors. It's Saturday in Mineola and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening locally. Let's dive right in...

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First, today's weather:

Showers, mainly early. High: 77, low: 67.

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Here are the top stories today in Mineola:

1. Most people may be walking around stores in Mineola and the surrounding area mask-less, but COVID-19 is on the rise in Nassau County, as the positivity rate on Long Island surpassed 10 percent this week. Six nearby counties in New York also joined Nassau in the high-risk transmission category this week, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Queens, New York (Manhattan), Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), Richmond (Staten Island) and Westchester. (Patch)
2. Margaret Ballantyne-Mannion was re-elected president of the Mineola Board of Education and Patrick Talty, who has served on the board since 2017, was re-elected vice president. Board members were sworn in this week at a reorganization meeting, including Cheryl Lampasona who is starting a three-year term as a trustee. (The Island 360)
3. There's still no shortage of Mineola properties for sale, and open houses this weekend include 169 Jackson Ave., a 4-bedroom, 2-bathroom colonial built in 1920 that can be reclassified as a two-family home, asking $779,500, open Saturday from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.; and 4 Birchwood Court, Unit 1L, a 2-bedroom- 2-bathroom stunningly renovated co-op, asking $399,999, open Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Redfin)

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Today in Mineola:

• Free Family Mini Photo Sessions — 2 Papermill Road, Roslyn. (9 a.m.)
• Lean How to Build a Business in the Financial Industry — Holiday Inn Westbury. (Noon)
• A Celebration of the Life of Paddy Noonan — Irish American Society of Nassau, Suffolk & Queens. (2 p.m.)
• Misty Mountain Rocking the Songs of Led Zeppelin — Mineola Memorial Park Amphitheater. (7:30 p.m.)
• Acoustic Disruption Performing Classic Rock — The St. James. (7:30 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Nassau County Police Department: "July is National #AutoTheftPreventionMonth. #FACT: The most common approach criminals use to enter a vehicle in Nassau County is by pulling on car door handles in parking lots and neighborhoods. Remember to lock your vehicle every time you exit it." (Nassau County Police Department via Facebook)
• Family & Children's Association: "Want to join the FCA Family? Apply at fcali.org/careers today. We are hiring for multiple positions including development manager. Join our energetic Development team to help identify and secure new funding streams and manage donor relations." (Family & Children's Association via Facebook)
• Island Harvest: "Post on social media about your company's support for Island Harvest Food Bank, and your commitment to helping get meals to kids and families facing hunger across Long Island. #IslandHarvest #SummerFeeding https://bit.ly/3yw6YV3" (Island Harvest via Facebook)
• Local 338 RWDSU/UFCW: "It's Broadway Night at the ballpark! Local 338 members can get $12 tickets to the July 15 Brooklyn Cyclones game at the link in their Local 338 Member Portal!" (Local 338 RWDSU/UFCW via Facebook)

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You're all caught up for today! I'll see you around.

— 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 was an on-staff editor for several consumer publications, including Features Editor for Soap Opera Weekly, Senior Editor for health magazine Energy Times and Executive Editor for The Johns Hopkins White Papers, a book series on medical conditions. Raised in the nearby town of Roslyn, Joanne is happy to call Mineola her home for the past 7+ years. She loves arts & entertainment, dining, gardening and all the natural beauty that Long Island has to offer.

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