🌱 NYPD Suicide In Mastic Beach + Fifth Tornado + Christmas Trees

Happy Wednesday, Shirley-Mastic! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

A NYPD officer committed suicide in Mastic Beach. A fifth tornado hit Long Island on Saturday. And a new Mexican drive-thru restaurant opened nearby.

First, today's weather:

Sunshine and patchy clouds. High: 58 Low: 51.

Here are the top stories today in Shirley-Mastic:

1. Do you recognize this man? He's wanted for breaking into a pizzeria in Ronkonkoma. He threw a brick through the front glass door of Royal Pizza on Hawkins Avenue in August, then stole a cash register and an iPad. (News 12)
2. Looking to buy a real Christmas tree not too far from home? Mike’s Christmas Tree Farm
   in Manorville will open the day after Thanksgiving. (News 12)
3. The Daily News reports that a nine-year veteran of the NYPD was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head at a marina in Mastic Beach. He worked for Transit District 20, headquartered in Queens. (New York Daily News)
4. Burrito Mariachi has opened in Patchogue. The family-owned restaurant has locations in Massapequa and Farmingdale and now the new drive-thru in the former Checkers space. (LongIsland.com)
5. A fifth tornado was recorded on Saturday on Long Island — it was in North Bellport and was EF-0. (ABC News)

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Today in Shirley-Mastic:

• Crystal Beach Property Owner's Association, Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library, 7 p.m.
• Mastic Peninsula Historical Society, Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library, 7 p.m.

Shirley-Mastic Patch Notebook

• Suffolk Performing Arts is offering a workshop on Nov. 18 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Samia 217. (Instagram)
• Make-A-Wish Suffolk County explains that if you round up your purchase at any Macy's store location through Nov. 19, the rest will go to the foundation. (Instagram)

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