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🌱 Man Wins $10M Lottery Twice + Mineola Dome Honors Gillies

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Happy Saturday, Mineola! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. Here's everything going on in Mineola today.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and cold. High: 35, low: 28.

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Here are the top stories today in Mineola:

  1. A Uniondale man won $10 million this week with a lottery scratch-off ticket — and it isn't the first time. Juan Hernandez claimed the top prize on Tuesday in the New York Lottery's $10 million deluxe scratch-off game with a ticket he bought at Stop & Shop at 150 Fulton Ave. in Hempstead. Hernandez opted to receive a lump sum payment of $6,510,000, but he said he is still trying to spend the $10 million he won from a New York scratch-off lottery ticket in 2019. (abc7NY)
  2. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman announced that the county will be honoring former New York Islanders Captain Clark Gillies, who passed away in January, by illuminating the dome of the Executive and Legislative Building at 1550 Franklin Ave. in Mineola in blue and orange (the Islander colors) this weekend. Gillies not only led the Islanders to win four straight Stanley Cups in the 1980s, but he was a devoted philanthropist who started the Clark Gillies Foundation to help children who are physically, mentally or financially challenged. (LongIsland.com)
  3. The Town of North Hempstead, in partnership with St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn, are offering health screenings to seniors as part of its Project Independence aging-in-place initiative. At seven locations this spring, the St. Francis Outreach Bus will provide screenings including blood pressure exams, as well as blood tests for cholesterol and diabetes, according to Town officials. Upcoming screening dates in our area are Tuesday, March 8, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fuschillo Park, Carle Road at Broadmoor Lane, Carle Place; and Thursday, April 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the North Hempstead "Yes We Can" Community Center, 141 Garden St., Westbury. (Port Washington Patch)

Today in Mineola:

  • David Broza & Trio Havana — Jean Rimsky Theater, Port Washington. (8 p.m.)
  • The Fast Track band — Memories Bar & Grill, Williston Park. (9 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • Mineola Patch: "Newly renovated Mineola home wants $729K. Check out this beautiful Tudor-style home in Mineola. It was newly renovated to include bamboo floors and an open concept kitchen." (Mineola Patch)
  • Nextdoor New York: "#Snowcrew — How to offer and get help shoveling for the Winter Storm. Neighbors, it's going to snow, yet again! This time around, based on your feedback, we are simplifying the process, here's how the #Snowcrew Angels volunteering initiative works." (Nextdoor)
  • Innovate Long Island: "Lynbrook High School earned top honors at Adelphi Press Day, the university's annual fête of regional high school newspapers. There were plenty of Quill Awards to go around at the Feb. 18 virtual event, with nine different schools earning titles in various categories, ranging from Most Outstanding Reporter (Chaminade High School's Conor Burns) to Best Photograph/Artwork (Valley Stream North High School's Kimberly Shrestha) to Best Layout (The Mount Academy's Ibrahim Rasheed). The Lynbrook High School Horizon took the top trophy, named Best Newspaper (print or online)." (Innovate Long Island)

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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 was an on-staff editor for consumer publications, including Features Editor for Soap Opera Weekly, Senior Editor for Energy Times and Executive Editor for The Johns Hopkins White Papers. 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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