🌱Dangerous Nor'Easter Approaching + Mold in Glen Cove School

Get on up, Mineola! It's Tuesday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on around Mineola today.

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First, today's weather:

Heavy rain; windy, cooler. High: 62, low: 53.

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Here are the top stories today in Mineola:

1. A powerful Nor'Easter is moving across Nassau County today, producing heavy rains, with totals of 3 to 5 inches expected. Winds from the Northeast will be increasing throughout the afternoon, with gusts of up to 50 mph into Wednesday morning. The County's Office of Emergency Management is preparing for the storm by clearing drainage systems. (Mineola Patch)
2. Mold has been found in the walls of Deasy Elementary School in Glen Cove, and some parents say their children have been coming home from the school sick. Pre-K students have been temporarily moved to another facility while Deasy does some intensive cleaning and mold remediation. (News12 Long Island)
3. Robert A. Schlichting, a graduate of Mineola High School, has passed away at the age of 90, just shy of his 91st birthday. Schlicting, also a graduate of Hofstra University in Hempstead, had retired from a career as a civil engineer for the State of New York Department of Transportation and moved to a farm in Callicoon, N.Y. and then Whitesville, N.Y. (Legacy.com)

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Today in Mineola:

• Freshman Yearbook Pictures. - Chaminade High School (8:20 a.m.)
• Junior Yearbook Pictures. - Chaminade High School (8:20 a.m.)
• Parent Information Night. Internet Safety and Bullying - Chaminade High School (7:30 p.m.)

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Mineola Patch Notebook

• St. Aidan School in Williston Park had a festive PACE family Halloween party on Sunday, kicking off a great start to Halloween week. (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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