🌱 Shirley-Mastic Daily: Blind Awareness At WFHS + Job Fair + Literacy

Hello, neighbors! It's me again, Debora Whitehead, your host of the Shirley-Mastic Daily.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 64, low: 49.

Here are the top 4 stories today in Shirley-Mastic:

1. Caitlyn’s Vision invites the community on a walk to prevent childhood blindness. The event will bring awareness to the early intervention of visual issues in childhood to avoid future blindness. “A Walk In The Dark” will be held at the William Floyd High School Varsity Track on May 14 at 6:30 p.m. (Patch)
2. Representatives from Long Island companies will be at the MMS Community Library on Thursday, May 12, at 10 a.m. to host a job fair. The event will feature job opportunities and applications. Participants are asked to dress to impress and bring a resume. (Patch)
3. A Shirley woman was killed in a head-on collision on Terry Road, near Hauppauge Road. Carol Anne Faulhaber died at the scene. Detectives ask anyone with information on this accident to call the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8452. (Patch)
4. Burgerology presents Patchogue's Spring Beer Fest 2022! On May 15, from 2 to 6 p.m., a festival will be waiting for you at 11 Railroad Ave., Patchogue. (sloopbrewing)

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Today in Shirley-Mastic:

• Virtual Literacy — MMS Community Library. (9:30 a.m.)
• Peconic Bay Maternity — MMS Community Library. (11 a.m.)
• Case Manager — MMS Community Library. (Noon)
• Get Crafty: Beading Workshop — MMS Community Library. (4 p.m.)
• Gaming Café — MMS Community Library. (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Golf Simulation Birdies in Patchogue is opening a food truck with a unique menu. The four wheels food shack is expected to serve brunch, lunch, and dinner starting May 19! (Patch)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, South Shirley: "Oil Burner Maintenance — Has anyone ever used Beckett for oil burner tune-up, maintenance, or repair?" (Nextdoor)

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— Debora Whitehead

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