🌱 Mineolans March In, Attend Memorial Day Parade + Powerball Winner

Hello all. It's me, Joanne Gallo, your host of the Daily. Here's all the community news you need to know right now.

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First, today's weather:

Some sun, a t-shower; cooler. High: 70, low: 61.

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Here are the top stories in Mineola today:

1. Residents came out on a beautiful summery day this year to pay tribute to our soldiers at the Mineola Memorial Day Parade on Monday, the first time it has been officially held since 2019. Marchers included the Mineola Fire Department and Boy Scouts Troop 45 of Mineola, who together organized this year's parade, as well as the Mineola High School Mustang Marching Band, the Mineola Chamber of Commerce, the Portuguese Heritage Society, Chaminade High School and the Long Island Portuguese Lions. (Village of Mineola)
2. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman started a county-wide moment of silence to honor the military on Memorial Day, kicking it off in Massapequa Park at the town's festivities on Monday. At noon, sirens blared, and everything stopped for 50 seconds. Nassau County officials hope this will be an ongoing tradition for years to come. (CBS New York)
3. One lucky person won $1 million in Saturday's Powerball drawing with a ticket sold at the Mobil gas station at 791 Stewart Ave. in Garden City, as announced by the New York Lottery Sunday morning. The ticket was one of two second-prize winning tickets and only one number away from winning a $150 million Powerball jackpot. (Mineola Patch)

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Today in Mineola:

• 100th Birthday Candy Guessing Jar — Mineola Memorial Library. (All Day)
• Kid in the Cave! — Port Salt Cave, Port Washington. (11 a.m.)
• HS Music Awards & Tri-M Induction — Mineola Public Schools. (7 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Nassau County Police Department: "P. O. Andrew Viscusi, Second Precinct, honoring our country and fallen soldiers who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom on Memorial Day." (Facebook)
• Chaminade High School - Mineola: "Over the Memorial Day Weekend, the Speech and Debate Team competed in the National Catholic Forensics League's Grand National Tournament. The event brought over 1,600 of the nation's best speakers and debaters to Washington, D.C." (Facebook)
• Our Lady of Victory School - Floral Park: "Twirling showcase Our Lady of Victory Parish." (Facebook)
• St. Aidan School - Williston Park: "Art/Technology/Library Collaboration: Students in 6th grade researched the Pledge of Allegiance as a short research project. Then they wrote the Pledge in their own words. They had to match text size and spacing before they printed to combine it with their artwork." (Facebook)
• New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine - Mineola: "https://nyctcm.edu/Alumni/CEUS... Seminar Series 2022-4: Introduction of Motion Acupuncture Speaker: Dr. Decheng Chen, DOM, L.Ac. Date & Time: July 10, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (6 PDA Points Available) Location: Online Via Zoom — (link will be emailed upon registration and payment)." (Facebook)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed. 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 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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