🌱MMSC Library Awarded With Environmental Grants + Cheer Team Send-Off

Hey, friends! It's me, Debora Whitehead, your host of the Shirley-Mastic Patch newsletter. Here's all the community news you need to know right now. In today's issue of the newsletter, we have these stories and more:

• MMSC Library awarded environmental grants.
• William Floyd Varsity Cheer team send-off.
• Happenings and more!

But first, today's weather:

Milder; a shower in the p.m. High: 47, Low: 41.

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

1. The Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library was awarded environmental grants to be invested in the wastewater treatment system. Around $168,900 will go toward water quality preservation in the area. Read the whole story here. (Patch)
   
2. There will be a send-off for the William Floyd High School Varsity Cheer Team Thursday at 5 p.m. at the High School. The event will be held in the gym at 240 Mastic Beach Road in Mastic Beach. (Facebook Events)
3. The Great South Bay Music Festival returns to Shorefront Park in Patchogue in July! Tickets are now on sale for the four-day fest with more than 50 bands on stage and vendors! Visit Great South Bay Music Festival to check out the attractions and secure your spot! (News12)
4. American Ballet Theatre is coming to Long Island for the first time. The group will perform at the 2023 Staller Center Gala on March 4 at 7 p.m. That will be such a glamorous event in the neighborhood! Tickets are still available here. (Three Village Patch)

Today in Shirley-Mastic:

• Family Literacy - MMS Community Library. (9:30 a.m.)
• Messy Meetups 'Inside and Out' Weekly at Mastic Beach. (10 a.m.)
• Social Worker - MMS Community Library. (5 p.m.)
• Exploring Sounds at Mastic Beach. (5:15 p.m.)
• Art Club - MMS Community Library. (6 p.m.)
• Rainbow Soup - MMS Community Library. (7 p.m.)
• Citizenship Class - MMS Community Library. (7 p.m.)
• Mastic Sports Club Board - MMS Community Library. (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Today is Country Wednesday at 89 North Music Venue. The music starts playing at 7 p.m. with Rusty Spur, DJ Charlie. Instructor Leslie will lead the line dancing. Tickets are $15 per person. (Facebook Events)
• Friends of the Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge in Shirley will attend the 2023 Long Island Natural History Conference. Save the date for April 28 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Suffolk County Environmental Center. All interested in the theme are welcome to participate.(Wertheim Friends Events)
• Suffolk Times: "A who’s who of leading environmental advocates joined elected officials in Riverhead last week to discuss Long Island-wide conservation initiatives." (Suffolk Times via Instagram)

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You're officially in the loop for today. I'll see you around!

— Debora Whitehead

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