Community Corner

Jan. 21-22: Weekend Edition

Here are some of the events going on around Mineola.

Ready? Set! Welcome to your weekend! We thought we’d take the opportunity to give you a heads up about a few things, not only some family-friendly events, but also let you know that your postage is about to get slightly more expensive. Read on!

Here’s what else you need to know:

1. The Mineola PTA Council is hosting the Foot and Fiddle Dance Company at for an event of live music and dance. Cowboy boots welcome!

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2. Effective Sunday, stamp prices will increase. The price of Forever Stamps will increase from 44¢ per stamp to 45¢ per stamp. In addition, you can expect the following changes at the :

  • Postcards: 3¢ increase to 32¢
  • Letters to Canada or Mexico (1 oz.): 5¢ increase to 85¢
  • Letters to other international destinations: 7¢ increase to $1.05

3. The Chaminade varsity hockey team continues their pursuit of the playoffs as they travel to . The puck drops at 4:15 p.m.

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4. Want your voice to be heard? The Mineola Patch is looking for community members to blog on their favorite topics! Contact editor Geoffrey Walter at geoffrey@patch.com for more information!

5. Have an activity, announcement or news we should know about? Tell everyone in the activity stream on our homepage or on our announcement section.


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