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🌱 Deadly East Garden City Crash + Mineola Says No to Marijuana

Catch up on everything going down around town today with the Mineola Daily.

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Hey, people of Mineola! Joanne Gallo here with a fresh Mineola Daily.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 64, low: 42.

Here are the top stories in Mineola today:

  1. One person died and two others were injured in a multi-car crash on Stewart Avenue in East Garden City Monday afternoon. According to the Nassau County Police Department, a flatbed tow truck hit a red SUV, injuring a 54-year-old woman driving the SUV and her 16-year-old passenger. The crash then caused the tow truck to hit a white van, killing the van's driver. (Nassau County Police Department)
  2. In a vote last Wednesday of 4-1, the Mineola Board of Trustees opted out of allowing the sale of retail marijuana in the village. The decision follows the nearby villages of Williston Park, New Hyde Park and Floral Park to block the adult use cannabis industry in their towns. Mineola Mayor Scott Strauss said at a previous hearing that he did not want to subject the village to increased traffic from being the only village in the area selling retail marijuana. (The Island Now)
  3. More than 6,200 pounds of electronic waste were collected by Mineola Middle School students from community members during the annual e-waste drive on Oct. 28. Mineola residents were asked to drop off non-working or unused items like televisions, printers, computers, tablets and smartphones for their proper disposal and keep them out of landfills. (Mineola Patch)

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Today in Mineola:

  • DAY ONE. CYCLE EIGHT — Chaminade High School. (All Day)
  • Family Storytime Session 4: Boats Storytime — Mineola Memorial Library. (10:30 a.m.)
  • Pajama Storycrafters: Turkey Tales — Mineola Memorial Library (6:30 p.m.)
  • High School Parent/Teacher Conferences — Mineola Public Schools. (7 p.m.)

Mineola Patch Notebook

  • St. Aidan School - Williston Park: "In honor of Veterans Day on Thursday, Nov. 11, we invited local veterans from the community and veterans in our school families today to Saint Aidan Church to pray together and give thanks for them. This is a tradition at Saint Aidan School." (Facebook)
  • Island Harvest - Melville: "Have you heard? Island Harvest Food Bank is looking to hire a Program Coordinator. For more information, check out :https://bit.ly/2Yw2qii #IslandHarvest" (Facebook)
  • Local 338 RWDSU/UFCW - Mineola: "#Striketober has given way to #Strikesgiving, and the continuing coverage of the labor movement is bigger than ever — unions are one of the hottest stories in the news right now, and for good reason: workers are fighting for what they deserve. #1u https://www.nytimes.com/.../labor-unions-media-coverage.html" (Facebook)
  • Family & Children's Association - Garden City: "November is National Runaway Prevention Month. Join FCA as we raise awareness for local runaway and homeless youth and the issues that these young people face. Together we can work towards runaway prevention and ending youth homelessness." (Facebook)
  • Long Island Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence - Westbury: "LICADD offers a range of clinical services: HERE Program, Anger Management Program, Chemical Dependency Evaluations and Treatment Referral, Open Arms Employee Assistance Program, Eating Disorder Support Group, Family Interventions, Family Education Support Group, Relapse Prevention Services, Veteran Services, and SBIRT. 516-747-2606 or 631-979-1700" (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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