🌱 Applications Sought For Board Of Education Seat + Area Happenings

Hey, everybody! I'm back in your inbox this morning with your new copy of the Shirley-Mastic Daily. Here are all the things you need to know about what's happening in town today, including...

• BOE accepting applications for a vacant seat.
• MMSCL is hosting a sea turtle walk/beach monitoring.
• Holtsville Ecologic Center holiday event and more!

But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny; breezy, cooler. High: 47, low: 30.

Here are the top five stories today in Shirley-Mastic:

1. William Floyd Board of Education is recruiting a community member to take the vacant seat left by trustee Robert Guerriero who passed away. If you are interested in learning more about the position or would like to apply, you can send a résumé to April Coppola, BOE president, at acoppola@wfsd.k12.ny.us. (Shirley-Mastic Patch)
   
2. The Town of Brookhaven is bringing Santa on a helicopter on Dec. 2 at the Holtsville Ecologic Center! Hot chocolate, music and other fun activities will be available starting at 6 p.m. You might like to know that it's a free admission event. (Patchogue Patch)
3. Congratulations to William Floyd High School student Zariel Maccha for winning the Class A Girls Cross Country Championship in Verona, NY. Macchia guaranteed first place with over fifteen seconds ahead of other racers. (WFSD)
4. Mastic-Moriches-Shirley Library is hosting a sea turtle walk/beach monitoring at Cedar Beach on Saturday, Nov 19, at 10 a.m. The event will be led by one of the scientists of the Atlantic Marine Conservation. Attendees are asked to meet at Cedar Beach at 244 Harbor Beach Rd., Mt. Sinai. Register here. (Patch Events)
5. The Town of Brookhaven is bringing Santa on a helicopter on Dec. 2 at the Holtsville Ecologic Center! Hot chocolate, music, and other fun activities will be available starting at 6 p.m. You might like to know that it's a free admission event. (Patchogue Patch)

Today in Shirley-Mastic:

• Virtual Literacy: Low Beginner - MMS Community Library. (9:30 a.m.)
• Book Discussion: Wish You Were Here - MMS Community Library. (2:15 p.m.)
• Puzzle Night!- MMS Community Library. (6 p.m.)
• Rusty Spur at 89N for Country Night. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Rashawn Brinkley, of Medford, is facing first-degree sexual abuse charges after allegedly sexually abusing two boys at Gordon Heights Children’s Park. According to the police, he was arrested on Nov. 2 after a month later, one of the victims recognized him at the park. Read the full story here. (Patch)
• "Former President Donald Trump has formally launched his third campaign for the White House. He is attempting to do what only one president has done before him - earn two non-consecutive terms." (LI News 12)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Thursday off right! I'll see you soon.

— Debora Whitehead

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