🌱 Center Moriches-Eastport Daily: Mastic Hit-And-Run + Birding!

Hey, Center Moriches-Eastport! Diane Witek here with everything you need to know to get this Monday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Sunny and milder. High: 50, ow: 38.

Here are the top stories today in Center Moriches-Eastport:

1. Suffolk police said a hit-and-run crash seriously injured a male pedestrian in Mastic early Sunday morning. The incident took place on Mastic Road, just north of Cumberland Street, when he was struck at about 1:30 a.m. by a vehicle that sped away, according to police. Detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to call the 7th Squad at 631-852-8752 or Crime Stoppers, a confidential police hotline, at 1-800-220-TIPS. (Patch)
2. Fire Island National Seashore invites all to join the Spring Birding at the William Floyd Estate located at 245 Park Drive, Mastic Beach. Participants will observe the native and migratory birds in the meadows, woods, and marshlands of the William Floyd Estate. The event will be held on March 19 at 8 a.m. Click here for details. (Patchogue CofC)
3. A man from Shirley was arrested for robbery. On March 5, Joseph Mann, 50, of Shirley, was arrested in Wyandanch and charged with first-degree robbery after displaying a firearm to commit the crime. (Patch)

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