Mineola affirms sister city commitment to Estarreja, marks first anniversary

Mineola affirms sister city commitment to Estarreja, marks first anniversary

Mineola’s international ties are holding strong. The village marked its one-year anniversary as a sister city to Portugal’s Estarreja, the hometown of current Mineola Mayor Paul Pereira, by raising the city’s flag at village hall while Estarreja flew Mineola’s halfway across the world earlier this month. “We've committed to doing this flag raising every year on our anniversary,” Pereria said. “Many Sister City agreements just go dormant. We hope…