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🌱 Food Drive In Mineola + Opioid Overdose Training + Take 5 Winner

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Hey, everybody! It's Friday in Mineola and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening in town. I'll get right to it.

First, today's weather:

A t-storm around in the p.m. High: 84, low: 72.

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Here are the top stories in Mineola today:

  1. A three-week food drive for Long Islanders organized by Nassau County Legislator Arnold W. Drucker and Long Island Cares is starting on July 16 in honor of musician Harry Chapin's birthday. Residents can donate non-perishable unopened food items in Mineola at the lobby of the Theodore Roosevelt Executive & Legislative Building, 1550 Franklin Ave., from 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., through Aug. 6. (Patch)
  2. The Town of North Hempstead is offering to residents a free opioid overdose response training in partnership with North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center on Tuesday, July 12, at the "Yes We Can" Community Center in Westbury. Attendees will learn how to recognize and treat life-threatening bleeding occurrences and how to administer Narcan for opioid overdoses, as well as receive a complimentary life-saving kit. (Patch)
  3. The Mobil gas station at the corner of Willis Avenue and the L.I.E. Service Road in Roslyn Heights sold a winning Take 5 lottery ticket worth more than $21,000 in the June 17 drawing to a lucky customer, according to New York lottery officials. (Patch)

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Today in Mineola:

  • Free Outdoor Workout With On The Marc Training — 560 Park Ave., Manhasset. (10 a.m.)
  • Argentina Independence Day Celebration — Theodore Roosevelt Executive & Legislative Building. (6 p.m.)
  • Friday at the Beer Garden with music by Wondrous Stories — Plattduetsche Park, Franklin Square. (7 p.m.)
  • Harpers Ferry Twilight Concert — Kelleher Field, Williston Park. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • Island Harvest: "Come work with us as a Workforce Skills Development Institute talent coordinator. In this role, you will work directly with applicants and trainees to coordinate wrap-around services, offer hands-on support of structural job training and assist in providing postgraduate and on the job coaching. For more information and how to apply, visit https://bit.ly/3bsfNGk" (Island Harvest via Facebook)
  • Nextdoor Neighbor, Garden City: "Junk removal. Garbage… any debris removal. Please call. Fair prices." (Nextdoor)
  • Nassau County Museum of Art - Roslyn Harbor: "Contemporary of Monet and also regarded as a founding figure of #Impressionism, Johan Barthold Jongkind (Dutch, 1819-1891) was both a painter and a printmaker. ⁠Born in the #Netherlands, #Jongkind traveled to #Paris in 1844 where he worked in numerous studios and painted throughout the summer. Throughout Jongkind's work, his focus was on light and its shifting effects on the landscape and harbor scenes.⁠ - Jen, associate curator⁠" (NCMA via Facebook)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— 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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