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Vol. 11, No. 48
GUIDE TO THE HOLIDAYS
ISRAEL, GAZA WAR SPARKS SUITS WITH NYU LANGONE
SANTOS FACES 3RD HOUSE EXPULSION VOTE
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Mineola honors a village of champions
HEIGHTS TURKEY DRIVE
Parade celebrates marching band, boys soccer, girls volleyball historic seasons BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y
phitheater, Pereira told the crowd that even though amazing things happen What a time to be a Mineola Mus- every day in the district, the teams’ accomplishments needed to be honored. tang. “What a fall season it has been, Friends, families and neighbors lined up and down Jackson Avenue great things happen every day in our Wednesday afternoon to give Mineola schools and our community, great High School’s marching band, boys var- things happen on our courts, our stages sity soccer and girls varsity volleyball and in our classrooms,” Pereira said. team a champions welcome after one “But what happened this fall with these of the most successful fall seasons in three groups of young men and women is truly special and worschool history. thy of recognition.” Leading the walk More parade Superintendent down Jackson was MayMichael Nagler comor Paul Pereira, a curphotos mended the learners for rent teacher in the disPAGE 10 remaining committed to trict and former soccer their respective crafts coach himself, alongside village, town and district officials, don- while also maintaining an academic ning the red, black and white that each schedule. “Thank you because you are what team sports. Not too far behind them was the makes our schools special. We wouldn’t Mineola High School Homecoming be here without you,” Nagler said. The high school marching band Court waving to the crowd and traveling in a Mustang float that led both won a second consecutive championteams and the band, who were playing ship in the Small School Division 1. The band competed in the New York State patriotic melodies. The crowd grew bigger and bigger Field Band Conference in late October as the procession neared the end at the in Syracuse where all 144 students intersection of Jackson and Marcellus in the group performed “Odyssey: Avenue, which had hundreds of attend- Through Space and Time.” The band also enjoyed an undeees cheering, shaking pompoms and feated season on the way to securing waving cowbells. At the Mineola Memorial Park AmContinued on Page 43
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ROSLYN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Heights Principal Mary Wood with first-graders holding hand-colored cards that were placed in the 80 bags filled with Thanksgiving meals.
Hassan runs solo in Albertson water election BY C A M E RY N O A K ES Water Commissioner Brian Hassan is running unopposed to retain his seat on the Albertson Water District Board of Commissioners in the election Dec. 12. Hassan was appointed as water commissioner in April after one of the seats on the board became vacant. He was appointed to finish the term of former Commissioner Richard Ockovic, who moved out of the district, through Dec. 31.
After nearly seven months of serving on the board, Hassan will now be running to be elected to the position. If elected, Hassan would serve a three-year term beginning on Jan. 1. The Albertson Water District Board of Commissioners consists of three commissioners with one elected every year. The other commissioners serving on the board with Hassan are Edward Scott , who was recently elected as District 2 councilmember for the Town of North
Hempstead, and Janell Giordano. Hassan is also a trustee for the Herricks Public Schools Board of Education. He is currently serving his fifth three-year term on the board. The Albertson Water District spans 1.5 square miles and has a population of 13,500 while serving Albertson, Searingtown and parts of Roslyn Heights. There are three storage tanks with five wells. In addition, there are 447 fire hydrants and 50 miles of water mains. The district Continued on Page 43