🌱 Center Moriches-Eastport Daily: NASCAR Whelen​ Modified Tour

Welcome back, Center Moriches-Eastport! Diane Witek here to get you started this Thursday with everything you need to know going on in Center Moriches-Eastport today.

First, today's weather:

Clouds giving way to some sun. High: 68, low: 55.

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

1. Starting June 6, main library services will be shifted to the Mastic Recreation Center at 15 Herkimer St. in Mastic, library and Brookhaven Town officials announced this week. (Greater Long Island)
2. A full entry list featuring a mix of NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour regulars and local Riverhead speedsters are set to race onto the historic quarter-mile track this Saturday evening at Riverhead Raceway's Miller Lite 200! This will be the first of three visits the Modified Tour will make to Riverhead during the 2022 season. (RaceDayCT)
3. On Thursday, May 19, 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the Regional Tick-Borne Disease Resource Center at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, is offering a free symposium providing "a comprehensive overview and understanding of the areas that are critical for appropriate diagnosis and treatment of tick-borne disease." Breakfast and lunch are free! (Stony Brook News)
4. Newsday suggests that you take the ultimate Long Island summer activities test to see how many you have done. I've lived here all my life and have not done half! See what new Long Island summer activity may be in your future. (Subscription: Newsday)

Today in Center Moriches-Eastport:

• Buzz of the Beekeeper — Grades K-6th with parent — CMJ507 (Center Moriches). (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Eastport Fire Department: "On April 17, Easter Sunday evening, Eastport Fire fighters were called to the scene of a apparent structure fire on Drew Drive. Upon arrival of the Eastport Chiefs they were met with heavy fire to the second floor and attic area." (Facebook) (Website)
• Center Moriches Free Public Library: "Get gardening tips from your library. Download the Hoopla app to access #ebooks and #audiobooks on gardening, or stop by the library and check out our extensive collection of gardening books of all types!" (Facebook) (Website)

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That's it for today. I'll see you soon!

— Diane Witek

About me: Impassioned Writer, Website Designer, Social Media Marketer and newly proclaimed Baker. Lover of nature and animals of all kinds.

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