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🌱 Glen Cove Dr.'s PPP Scam + Garden City's Cannabis Prohibition

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

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and windy. High: 51, low: 35.

Here are the top stories today in Mineola:

  1. A Glen Cove doctor faces up to 30 years in jail for pleading guilty to swindling almost $4 million in COVID-19 economic relief loans from the U.S. federal government. Prosecutors charge that Konstantino Zarkadas, 48, obtained 11 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (EIDLP) loans and misused them for personal luxury items, including a down payment on a $1.75 million yacht. (Glen Cove Patch)
  2. On the heels of Mineola's recent decision to block the selling of marijuana, the Village of Garden City followed suit and opted out of allowing the sale of cannabis products. The Garden City Board of Trustees voted 7-0 against permitting marijuana, with a new law, "Cannabis Prohibition," being added to the Village Code. (Garden City News)
  3. Residents continue to clean up after three tornadoes touched down on Long Island during a fast-moving storm that swept through Saturday afternoon. The National Weather Service reported that an EF-0 tornado briefly landed in Woodmere before moving on to Uniondale, where it blew a roof off of a two-story colonial building, then Levittown, causing a tree to uproot and crash into the top of a house. (CBS New York)

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Today in Mineola:

  • DAY FOUR. CYCLE EIGHT. - Chaminade High School. (All Day)
  • Toys for Tots Drive - Mineola Memorial Library. (All Day)
  • Tales for Tots - Mineola Memorial Library. (10:30 a.m.)
  • Winter Track and Field. First day of tryouts. - Chaminade High School. (3:15 p.m.)
  • MS PTA Meeting - Mineola Public Schools. (7 p.m.)

Mineola Patch Notebook

  • Chaminade High School - Mineola: "Nearly 30 seniors have committed to athletic teams in college. Their families visited campus last week for a signing ceremony. Take a look at our website: https://bit.ly/30wTqdx Go Flyers!" (Facebook)
  • Our Lady of Victory School - Floral Park: "Happy Monday! Here is a fun event for OLV students this Friday, thanks to the HSA!" (Facebook)
  • Long Island Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence - Westbury: "LICADD's Board of Directors is comprised of an elite group of Long Island professionals and community members, spanning various backgrounds and representing communities throughout Long Island! These selfless community leaders provide strategic leadership, uniting Long Island in the ongoing push to addiction recovery. https://www.licadd.org/about-us/board-directors" (Facebook)
  • Local 338 RWDSU/UFCW - Mineola: "In this week's episode of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver breaks down how so many companies manage to get away with union busting—however, legislation like the #PROAct could put real penalties in place for companies who interfere with unionization efforts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk8dUXRpoy8" (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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