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Cheers Mineola! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Mineola retirees are using guitar lessons to keep their brains sharp

Also on today's calendar: Jay Medal Soirée and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 64.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Learning music in later years believed to be a pathway to brain health (newsday.com) — Mineola residents Meryl Fordin and guitar teacher Thomas Marcial are featured as examples of how picking up music lessons later in life can boost brain health and keep retirement feeling purposeful. The story follows Long Islanders in their 50s, 60s and 70s who are turning to piano, guitar and drums as mentally challenging hobbies, with experts explaining how music engages multiple brain regions and may help preserve memory and cognition.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mineola

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Other local events
    Wednesday August 26
  • HS Mineola EAST
    Mineola Public Schools 121 Jackson Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501
    8:30 am
  • ME Popsicles on the Playground
    Mineola Public Schools 121 Jackson Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501
    4:00 pm
    • Thursday August 27
  • HA Popsicles on the Playground
    Mineola Public Schools 121 Jackson Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501
    4:00 pm
  • Men's Group
    Ethical Humanist Society Board Room (BR)
    7:00 pm
  • Board of Education Business Meeting @ Synergy Building
    Mineola Public Schools 121 Jackson Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501
    7:00 pm
    • Tuesday September 1
  • HS Christian Melendez Soccer Game @ Hampton
    Mineola Public Schools 121 Jackson Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501
    7:00 pm
    • Thursday September 3
  • Board of Education Business Mtg 8PM
    Carle Place School District 168 Cherry Lane, Carle Place, NY 11514
    • Saturday September 5
  • End of Summer Festival →
    369 Green Ave, East Meadow
    10:00 am
    • Thursday September 10
  • 45th Annual Italian Festival →
    North Hempstead Beach Park, 175 W Shore Rd, Port Washington
    6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Monday August 24
  • SSHS / SSMS: Physicals and Concussion Testing (SSHS Room 1309/2311)
    Rockville Centre UFSD Rockville Centre, NY 11570
    7:00 am
  • Drop off Body of Work
    The Art Guild 200 Port Washington Blvd., Manhasset, NY 11030
    1:00 pm
  • School Supply Giveaway w MPact
    Westbury Memorial Public Library Children's Programs 445 Jefferson Street, Westbury, NY 11590
    4:30 pm
  • CANCELED - Board of Trustees Meeting
    Village of Bellerose Town Calendar 50 Superior Rd, Floral Park, NY 11001
    7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • OTO Hospitality Development Company posted a job opening for Housekeeping Team Associate in Garden City. Apply here.
  • Foot Locker Retail, Inc. posted a job opening for Stock Associate in Garden City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mineola here.

🗞 Nearby News

Carle Place

  • Independence vs. democracy (washingtonexaminer.com)
  • Keyholder-Jo Malone London- PT-Roosevelt Field Mall- Garden city, NY (elcompanies.com)
  • Penn State has garnered national attention after an alleged fraternity-led cocaine-trafficking ring bust. Here's how it maps out. (psucollegian.com)

Westbury

  • Long Island weather: Flash flood warning issued for Nassau; airport delays reported (newsday.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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