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🌱 Patch AM: Mineola-born minister Joseph Allen Mirkovich remembered for a lifetime of service

Coming up on the Mineola Patch calendar: Exciting 2026 virtual and in-person programs with Hospital for Special Surgery!

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In today's newsletter:

  • Mineola-born minister Joseph Allen Mirkovich remembered for a lifetime of service

Also on today's calendar: Exciting 2026 virtual and in-person programs with Hospital for Special Surgery! and 1 more event.

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Today's riddle: Playing golf is bad for your brain. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Thursday: Windy with periods of sun, with a high of 34 and low of 20 degrees.
  • Friday: Cold with clouds and sun, temps: high: 30, low: 24.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 34 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Joseph Allen Mirkovich (orlando-news.com) — Mineola readers may note that Joseph Allen Mirkovich was born in their hometown in 1954 before dedicating more than five decades to Christian ministry. His life’s work included pastoral leadership, international church service, and support for military chaplains, and he is remembered as a devoted husband, father, and grandfather whose faith shaped countless lives.
   

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    Saturday January 10
  • Village of Williston Park 100th Anniversary
    Village of Williston Park , 494 Willis Ave , Williston Park
    9:00 am
  • Magnet Magic for Kids
    Williston Park Public Library , 494 Willis Avenue , Williston Park
    12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Saturday January 3
  • Aquatic Center
    Nassau County, NY Calendar
    • Monday January 5
  • Middle School Winter II Sports Registration Deadline
    Great Neck UFSD Great Neck, NY 11020
  • Boys & Girls Varsity Bowling Match vs. Baldwin High School
    Roosevelt UFSD , 2407 Grand Ave , Baldwin
    5:00 pm
    • Tuesday January 6
  • SNAP Application Help English
    Nassau County, NY Calendar
  • SNAP Application Help Spanish
    Nassau County, NY Calendar
  • Hempstead Village Justice Court's Calendar
    Village of Hempstead Community Events Calendar , 99 James A. Garner Way , Hempstead
    9:00 am
  • Hempstead Village Justice Court Parking Summonses' Calendar
    Village of Hempstead Community Events Calendar , 99 James A. Garner Way , Hempstead
    9:00 am
  • Boys & Girls Varsity Bowling Match vs. Oceanside High School
    Roosevelt UFSD , 2407 Grand Ave , Baldwin
    5:00 pm
  • Boys Varsity Wrestling Match at Glen Cove High School
    Roosevelt UFSD , 150 Dosoris Ln , Glen Cove
    5:30 pm
  • Boys & Girls Varsity Track Meet
    Roosevelt UFSD , 275 Wolf Hill Rd , HUNTINGTN STA
    6:30 pm

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    Don't Drink & Drive. Have A Happy & Healthy New Year. Bring On 2026! (Nextdoor )
  • Lucky Strike Entertainment posted a job opening for Porter in Mineola. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Hempstead

  • Social Security Payments To Increase In January: What NY Residents Should Know (patch.com)

Levittown

  • PSEG Re-Ups Long Island Contracts Through 2030 (patch.com)
  • Levittown Native Inducted Into Veterans’ Hall of Fame (patch.com)

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