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What's up Mineola! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which Mineola singers just made the elite All-State music festival?
  • How a Mineola apartment fire led to a chemical lab discovery
  • See why Mineola High earned a coveted School of Excellence honor

Also on today's calendar: Beading Class: Sunflower Earrings and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: A little morning rain; cloudy, with a high of 65 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Breezy in the a.m.; clearing, temps: high: 66, low: 54.
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy and cool, with a high of 65 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mineola High School vocalists selected for All-State Music Festival (longislandpress.com) — Two Mineola High School seniors have earned coveted spots in the 2026 NYSSMA All-State Music Festival, showcasing the village's vocal talent on a statewide stage. After achieving perfect audition scores, they'll travel to Rochester in December to rehearse and perform with top student musicians and nationally recognized conductors from across New York.
   

• Mineola man charged after fire exposes chemical lab in his apartment (abc7ny.com) — Residents on Lincoln Avenue in Mineola were evacuated for hours after a fire in an apartment revealed a chemical lab and allegedly unstable, potentially explosive mixtures. A 34-year-old Mineola man has been charged with arson, pleaded not guilty, and was released with an ankle monitor while police continue investigating.
   

• 78 Long Island high schools named Schools of Distinction, Excellence (newsday.com) — Mineola High School has been honored as a School of Excellence, recognizing that most of its varsity teams achieved high academic averages. The article also highlights several new principals across Long Island districts, underscoring a broader regional focus on academic achievement and strong school leadership that includes Mineola among the standouts.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Garden City

  • 9 Left Without A Home After Early Morning Hempstead Fire: FD (patch.com)
  • Man Critically Injured After South Hempstead Robbery: PD (patch.com)

Westbury

  • Homegrown Heroes' Reception In Westbury Celebrates L.I. Leaders, Legacy and The Power of Presentation (patch.com)
  • Capstone Building Corp., EYC and Kalikow Break Ground on $45.1M Project in Northwest Arkansas (multifamilyaffordablehousing.com)

Uniondale

  • Photos: Firebird Invitational boys soccer tournament (newsday.com)
  • Machete Attacks Mysteriously Keep Happening in Sanctuary State (sgtreport.com)
  • 7 adults, 2 children displaced after fire damages Hempstead house (newsday.com)

Ok Mineola! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I'll meet you at the corner! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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