🌱Bald Eagle Found Injured At South Haven Park In Shirley + Happenings

Hi all. I'm here with your Monday edition of the Shirley-Mastic Daily, full of everything you need to know about what's happening locally. Including updates on...

• There was a deadly crash near William Floyd Highway.
• A bald eagle was found dead in Shirley.
• Happenings and more!

But first, today's weather:

Rain and snow showers. High: 42, low: 27.

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

1. A woman passed away Sunday morning after her 2003 Chevrolet crashed into a fence on Long Island Expressway near the Floyd exit ramp to Express Drive North. She had her 1-year-old daughter as a passenger. The baby was transported to the Peconic Bay Medical Center to be treated and, later, was released to a relative. (Patchogue Patch)
2. A bald eagle was found injured in South Haven Park in Shirley. The is a suspicion that the bird suffered from the avian flu. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is waiting for the test results. Another eagle was found dead in December under similar circumstances. (Shirley-Mastic Patch)
3. Save the date for the return of the Brookhaven is Back! The event kicks off on Feb. 2 at 6 p.m. at the Brookhaven Town Hall. Town officials will be on post to answer questions about how the town can support local businesses. (Moriches CofC)
4. Dr. Sanjey Gupta from the South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore stated in an interview with Patch that pot-related visits to the ER had increased in the last five years across emergency rooms on Long Island. Read the whole story here. (Patch)

Today in Shirley-Mastic:

• Family Literacy - MMS Community Library (9:30 a.m.)
• Weekly Trivia- Virtual - MMS Community Library. (3 p.m.)
• PASTA (Virtual) - MMS Community Library. (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• A special ceremony was held for 150 Long Island National Guard soldiers departing to serve in Kuwait. Over a hundred soldiers will be sent off for service for eleven months. The farewell ceremony was hosted at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Ronkonkoma. (LI News 12)
  
• If your little ones need extra help with their homework, our neighbor, the Patchogue Public Library, can help! The Walk-in Homework Help is set for Wednesday, Jan. 25, from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. No registration is needed. (PMLIB)
• Looking for houses for sale in the Shirley-Mastic area? Patch lists five new open houses in the neighborhood. If something catches your eye, you can plan your visit today. (Shirley-Mastic Patch)

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That's it for today! See you all tomorrow for your next update.

— Debora Whitehead

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