🌱 Last Weekend For Light Show In Shirley + Support Local Shelters

Hello, neighbors! It's me, Debora Whitehead, your host of the Shirley-Mastic Daily. Here's all the community news you need to know right now. Today's briefing includes news about:

• Suffolk Girl Scout Christmas Light Show.
• Our community library wants to support your local furry friends.
• Police sought a porch pirate and more!

But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 48, low: 33.

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

1. There is still some time left for those who want to visit the Girls Scouts of Suffolk Holiday Light Show! The displays will on view until Dec. 30 at the Smith Point State Park in Shirley! If you need details, visit the link. (GSSC)
2. Our community library wants to support your local furry friends. If you want to help our community institution in this cause, bring your donations to the Mastic Center from Jan. 2-13. All donations are going to the Brookhaven Animal Shelter. There are also volunteer opportunities for all! Visit the link for details. (MMSC Library)
   
3. Police are offering a cash reward for tips that helps to identify the suspect who stole a package from a house's porch in Mount Sinai. The incident happened on Chelsea Drive at 12:15 p.m. in October. Inside the box was an iPhone evaluated at $1,100. Click on the link to see pictures of the suspect. (TBR News Media)
   
4. FDNY firefighter William Moon II funeral will be held today at St. Patrick's church. That will be the opportunity for Long Islanders to say farewell to a local hero who sadly passed away after a brain injury caused by a fall during a training session in Brooklyn. (News12)

Today in Shirley-Mastic:

• Book Discussion: The Stranger in the Lifeboat. (2:15 p.m.)
• Puzzle Night!- virtual - MMS Community Library. (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• "More than $45,000 has been raised by several Long Island communities to financially support the families of three teenagers who died in a car crash last week."(Patch)
• Looking forward to party in the Shirley-Mastic area on New Year's Eve but don't know to where to go? There are several businesses in the neighborhood celebrating the new year. Visit the Shirley-Mastic Patch and look at what's happening in the area on Dec. 31! (Patch)
• Our community library wants to support your local furry friends. If you want to help our community institution in this cause, bring your donations to the Mastic Center from Jan. 2-13. All donations are going to the Brookhaven Animal Shelter. There are also volunteer opportunities for all! Visit the link for details. (MMSC Library)

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You're all caught up for today! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with your next update.

— Debora Whitehead

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