🌱 Mastic Beach NYPD Suicide + Victor Remembered + Holiday Beer

Good morning, Center Moriches-Eastport! Diane Witek here providing you with what you need to know to get your day started off right! Here's what's going on in Center Moriches-Eastport today.

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First, today's weather:

Sun mixing with clouds; nice. High: 54, low: 51.

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

1. A NYPD Officer was found dead of apparent suicide in Mastic Beach. Sources said the officer was found with apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds to the head. Suffolk County police have not released the officer's name. NYPD suicides rose in 2019 and 2020, leading the NYPD to require its officers to complete a one-hour online suicide prevention training course. (The Patch)
2. A Flanders man, 30, who overcame many obstacles, is remembered for his positive, uplifting spirit. Victor Irizarry faced no shortage of challenges in his life. Each time, he emerged stronger. While working on his job for Suffolk Excavating, Irizarry was removing silt from the bottom of a drainage pipe when he collapsed as a result of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning and later died. He will be remembered as always being positive and someone who sought a good time. (Riverhead News Review)
3. Five North Fork craft beers to get excited about this holiday season. One great thing about being a craft beer maker is that you get to play in a sandbox of flavor limited only by your imagination. Your favorite candy from childhood? Why not drink it? Pine needles? Yes, please. Coffee grounds? Of course! See the list of some concoctions, all on tap now, that local brewers have created for your holiday celebrations. (Northforker)

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Today in Center Moriches-Eastport:

• In-Person Gentle Toning and Muscle Strengthening (Center Moriches). (8:30 a.m.)
• Gentle Chair Yoga with Susan (Center Moriches). (11 a.m.)

Center Moriches-Eastport Patch Notebook

• Suffolk County Sheriff: "Last week, 10 new Deputy Sheriffs graduated from the Police Academy and began their careers with the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office. We wish them the best of luck. Here's to a long and safe career! #SCSO, #SuffolkSheriff." (Instagram)
• Suffolk County Parks: "Southaven will be closed until further notice due to storm damage." (Instagram)
• Moriches Bay Project: "The Moriches Bay Project would love to come to your school or youth organization. We offer hands on demonstration on oysters and their importance to our bay. Email us to find out more information 💙." (Instagram)
• Center Moriches Free Public Library: "Exciting book adaptations to watch out for: https://on.nypl.org/3mZ4MzJ from NYPL The New York Public Library." (Facebook)
• Center Moriches Free Public Library: "Use your library card to sign up for a free Creativebug account! Enjoy unlimited access to thousands of online art and craft classes. Watch anytime, anywhere! Classes never expire, so you can start and stop projects at your own pace." (Facebook)

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— 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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