🌱 Why are so many gulls turning up injured around Mastic?

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• Why are so many gulls turning up injured around Mastic?

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Windy; a p.m. snow shower, with a high of 36 and low of 22 degrees.
• Friday: Cold; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 35, low: 22.
• Saturday: Clouds yielding to sun, with a high of 40 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center notes gulls' plight (trihamletnews.com) — Recent wildlife rescue calls show just how often injured gulls are being found on local roads and parking lots from Mastic and Mastic Beach to Center Moriches and beyond. Staff at the Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center say many birds are struck by cars or weakened after storms, and they’re urging drivers—especially on busy routes like William Floyd Parkway—to slow down and watch for wildlife.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mastic

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Friday December 12

• John S. Hobart Elementary School Winter Concert & Art Show
  William Floyd High School WFHS
  6:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Hanukkah begins
  William Floyd Learning Center Shirley, NY 11967

Monday December 15

• Moriches Elementary School Winter Concert & Art Show
  William Floyd High School WFHS
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• William Floyd was born 291 years ago today, December 17, 1734.
  William Floyd Learning Center Shirley, NY 11967

Friday December 19

• Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School Winter Concert & Art Show
  Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School Shirley, NY 11967
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Babies Boogie - Birth-17 months - CMJ260(Center Moriches)
  Center Moriches Free Public Library 235 Main Street, 11934
  9:45 am
• Toddlers Tango - Ages 18 Months-Not yet in Kindergarten - CMJ261(Center Moriches)
  Center Moriches Free Public Library 235 Main Street, 11934
  10:45 am
• Free Health Insurance Enrollment Assistance (Center Moriches)
  Center Moriches Free Public Library 235 Main Street, 11934
  2:00 pm
• Create! With Miss Ceci – Whimsical Winter Village - K-6th Grade - CMJ080 (Center Moriches)
  Center Moriches Free Public Library 235 Main Street, 11934
  5:30 pm
• Improv For Fun (Center Moriches)
  Center Moriches Free Public Library 235 Main Street, 11934
  6:00 pm
• Teen Movie, Cookies, & Hot Cocoa (Center Moriches)
  Center Moriches Free Public Library 235 Main Street, 11934
  6:00 pm
• William Floyd Middle School Winter Concert & Art Show II
  William Floyd Middle School WFHS
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Allied Universal Security Services posted a job opening for Security Officer - Healthcare Campus Patrol in Shirley. Apply here.
• Old Navy, Inc. posted a job opening for Asset Protection Coordinator - Long Island, NY in Shirley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mastic here.

🗞 Nearby News

Center Moriches

• Mister Softee to open storefront in Miller Place (newsday.com)

Yaphank

• Accelerant-sniffing dog Jimmy helping Suffolk County fire marshals with arson investigations (newsday.com)
• Einstein on the North Fork: Steve Israel's Brisk Historical Thriller Turns Real Nazi Plots Into a Smart, Suspenseful Yarn (27east.com)

Manorville

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