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🌱 Motorcyclist Killed On Jericho Tpke. + LI Best Places To Live

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Get on up, Mineola! Here's everything you need to know to get this Friday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 70, low: 49.

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Here are the top stories in Mineola today:

  1. A suspected drunken driver struck and killed a motorcyclist Tuesday night in Jericho, according to Nassau County police. They said the 29-year-old male victim was heading west on Jericho Turnpike around 11:45 p.m. when he was hit by driver Jordan P. Solomon, 30, of Forest Hills, Queens, who did not remain at the scene. Officers found Solomon at the entrance of the Long Island Expressway in his disabled vehicle and arrested him. (Glen Cove Patch)
  2. Nassau County has been named the 18th best county to raise a family in America, according to Niche's just released 2022 Best Places to Live rankings. To compile their rankings, Niche used data from the U.S. Census, among others, and looked at factors such as public schools, affordability and diversity. Two nearby communities, Great Neck Gardens and Syosset, were ranked in the top 10 best places to raise a family, as numbers 3 and 5 respectively. (Patch)
  3. SUNY Nassau Community College's WHPC 90.3 FM radio station has been named the best college radio station in the nation by the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System for the second year in a row. The Garden City college's station is run by 100 volunteers, most of whom are SUNY Nassau students, and features a variety of music and informational shows. It is the only college radios station on Long Island to broadcast in high definition. (Garden City Patch)

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Today in Mineola:

  • District Jazz Night — Mineola Public Schools. (All Day)
  • JA/HA PARP Ends — Mineola Public Schools. (All Day)
  • All Elementary & Middle Schools — 1/2 Day of School; Parent/Teacher Conferences - Mineola Public Schools. (All Day)
  • JA PARP Assembly — Mineola Public Schools. (All Day)
  • Baby Sign Language — Mineola Memorial Library. (11:15 a.m.)

From my notebook:

  • Chaminade High School - Mineola: "Special thanks to Michael Sheedy '96, a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, for stopping by Ott Field today! He shared his high school experiences with the JV Lacrosse Team during practice this afternoon." (Facebook)
  • Long Island Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence - Westbury: Join us on Tuesday, April 5 for our annual Angel Ball Kick-Off in Kellenberg's Millennium Room! Email Chris Kelly at ckelly@licadd.org to RSVP. (Facebook)
  • Public Information Representative Donna Harris, United States Postal Inspection Service - New York: "Free Mobile Shredding Event — Second Posting — Free Mobile Shredding event in Sayville, New York. Postal Inspectors and the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office will be participating. Event hosted by Community Ambulance Company. I'm posting this a second time to ensure anyone who wants to shred their documents with Personal Identifiable Information (PII) can do so." (Nextdoor)
  • Nextdoor Neighbor, Mineola 516: "Hello, all! If you are ever in need of a realtor, feel free to contact my husband. He will be more than happy to help. He also has tons of amazing references from sellers and buyers." (Nextdoor)

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That's it for today! I'll see you soon.

— 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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