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🌱 Super Bowl Sunday Snow + Boiler Room Scheme + In Memoriam

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Hey, people of Mineola! Joanne Gallo here with a fresh edition of the Mineola Daily.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny, breezy and mild. High: 57, low: 32.

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Here are the top stories today in Mineola:

  1. Wildly changing weekend weather is expected for Long Island, with springlike temperatures in the 50s for Saturday, followed by a drop in temperatures and snow for Sunday. Less than 2 to 3 inches of snow by midday is predicted here for Super Bowl Sunday. (News12 Long Island)
  2. Federal prosecutors have charged four Glen Cove residents in an international mass-marketing investment scheme to swindle investors out of $8.4 million. Prosecutors allege that Michael D'Urso, 54; Alyssa D'Urso, 28; Jay Garnock, 75; and Antonella Chiatamonte, 36; hid behind fake investment firms and a network of shell companies to defraud investors from around the world and then launder the money for personal profit. (Glen Cove Patch)
  3. Pamela Anne MacCormack, a longtime teacher at Massapequa's Berner High School, passed away at age 83. MacCormack was born in Mineola, graduated from Mineola High School, and spent nearly her whole life in the Tudor house on Violet Avenue that her parents originally owned. Her father also purchased an empty lot next door where MacCormack grew chrysanthemums. Contributions in her memory can be made to the Lutheran Church of Our Savior, 132 Jefferson Ave., Mineola. (Massapequa Post)

Today in Mineola:

  • Lincoln's Birthday Weekend: Mineola Memorial Library is closed. (All Day)
  • Chuck D and The Near Def Experience: Most Of My Heroes Don't Appear On No Stamps — Adelphi University. (11 a.m.)

From my notebook:

  • Port Washington Patch: "Adoptable Pet of the Week: Emma loves cuddling up, belly rubs.
    Plenty of adorable dogs are up for adoption in North Hempstead. This week, we're featuring Emma." (Port Washington Patch)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today! I'll see you around.

— 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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