MINEOLA Vol. 68, No. 18
June 3 - 9, 2020
The Mineola Chamber of Commerce placed flags on the lawns of residents this year. (Photo by Joel Harris)
YOUR LOCAL NEWS
Mineola Remembers Memorial Day From A Distance BY ANTHONY MURRAY
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ue to the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot of villages around Nassau County remembered our fallen heroes in a new and different way—from a distance. Usually, the streets of Mineola would be filled with the sounds of marching bands, sirens and cheers on any given Memorial Day, but this year the streets fell silent as a small ceremony in Memorial Park was held to honor those who sacrificed everything for us. “Normally our Memorial Day ceremony is hugely attended by our friends, our neighbors, our veterans and families of those who have given up their lives in service to our country,” Mayor Scott Strauss said at the ceremony. “We normally would have had the park crowded with our firefighters, auxiliary police, ambulance corps, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and scores of people and organizations. Instead we have representatives for them with us here.” See rest of story on page 10 Mineola American (USPS 350-680)
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Hope begins to show as Long Island starts reopening (See page 3)
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