🌱 Patch AM: Mineola Schools Superintendent Suspended Following Investigation: 'This Decision Was Not Made Lightly'

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In today's newsletter:

• Mineola superintendent suspended as parents challenge secretive learning software rollout.
• How Mineola-based unions are rescuing workers from a closing supermarket

Also on today's calendar: Bridal, Bridesmaids and Evening Wear Sample Sale.

Today's riddle: What did the baby computer say to the mommy computer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 48 and low of 36 degrees.
• Thursday: A bit of snow and rain, temps: high: 40, low: 19. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Windy in the morning, with a high of 33 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mineola Schools Superintendent Suspended Following Investigation: 'This Decision Was Not Made Lightly' (patch.com) — Mineola parents, students, and trustees are grappling with the suspension of Schools Superintendent Michael Nagler after an investigation found he violated the district’s ethics code and his contract over a homegrown learning management system. At a packed Mineola board meeting, community members questioned how the Quave platform and Build Your Own Grade program advanced so far without transparency, while Deputy Superintendent Catherine Fishman now oversees daily district operations until the Jan. 22 meeting.
   

• The Fresh Grocer's closing in Oakdale will shift most workers to ShopRite stores (newsday.com) — Mineola-based union locals are helping dozens of Oakdale Fresh Grocer employees transition into new positions as the underperforming supermarket prepares to close this month. Most workers are expected to move to Thompson family ShopRite stores, while union leaders in Mineola coordinate placements amid intensifying grocery competition across Long Island.
   

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Friday January 16

• Bridal, Bridesmaids and Evening Wear Sample Sale
  The Showroom at Bridal Reflections, 20 Central Ave, Massapequa
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday January 15

• Stratford Science Fair (Night 1) 7PM
  Garden City Public Schools , 56 Cathedral Avenue , Garden City
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday January 14

• Hempstead Village Justice Court's Calendar
  Village of Hempstead Community Events Calendar , 99 James A. Garner Way , Hempstead
  9:00 am
• Rock and Read
  Westbury Memorial Public Library Children's Programs at the Meeting Room , 445 Jefferson Street , Westbury
  10:30 am
• Boys Varsity Swim Meet vs. Uniondale High School
  Uniondale High School , 201 President St , Hempstead
  5:00 pm
• SSHS: IB Informational Night
  Jennie E. Hewitt Elementary School Rockville Centre, NY 11570
  6:30 pm
• Board of Education Public Action Mtg at EMB
  Elizabeth M Baker Elementary School , 69 Baker Hill Rd , Great Neck
  7:30 pm
• Environmental Advisory Board Meeting
  Garden City, NY Calendar , 351 Stewart Avenue , Garden City
  7:30 pm

Thursday January 15

• SNAP Application Help Spanish
  Nassau County, NY Calendar
• SNAP Application Help English
  Nassau County, NY Calendar
• Herbicides 101
  East Meadow Farm - Cornell Cooperative Extension Nassau County , 832 Merrick Avenue , East Meadow
  8:00 am
• ARTful Adventures
  Westbury Memorial Public Library Children's Programs at the Meeting Room , 445 Jefferson Street , Westbury
  10:30 am
• Crafty Owls: Winter Origami
  Westbury Memorial Public Library Children's Programs , 445 Jefferson Street , Westbury
  2:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

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• Lifetime posted a job opening for Women's Locker Room Attendant in Garden City. Apply here.
• Ross Stores posted a job opening for Store Safety Officer in Hempstead. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mineola here.

🗞 Nearby News

Carle Place

• Carle Place learning program highlights real-world opportunities (longislandpress.com)

Westbury

• Rust-Free Roller Ragtop: 1970 Pontiac LeMans (barnfinds.com)

Port Washington

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