🌱 Shirley-Mastic Daily: Crash On Sunrise Leaves One Dead

Good day, people of Shirley-Mastic! It's me again, Debora Whitehead, your host of the Shirley-Mastic Daily.

First, today's weather:

Sunshine; breezy in the p.m. High: 46, low: 44.

Here are the top 5 stories in Shirley-Mastic today:

1. Crash on Sunrise Highway leaves one dead and another injured. The accident, near exit 59, happened on Thursday morning. Police said the car left the road and crashed into a tree. Both vehicle occupants were adults, but police did not release their identification. (Newsday/Subscription Required)
2. The William Floyd High School boys varsity track team competed in the League I Championship at SCCC Brentwood Campus. Under Coach Ed Noll, students achieved high scores and victories. Click on the link to check the athletes and their achievements during the championship. (LI Advance)
3. MMS Public Library offers museum passes year-round. Make plans to visit a museum this year and enjoy the library pass! Click on the link and check the list of museums waiting for your visit. (MMSPL)
4. Nearby News: A prison guard trainee from Coram was arrested after pretending to be a cop and pulling women over in Nesconset and Ronkonkoma. David Olivari was charged with criminal impersonation, larceny, unlawful imprisonment, and unauthorized use of a computer. The women he stopped said he took their phones and demanded they show him nude photos of themselves. (Newsday/Subscription Required)
5. “Alive After Five” Festival for the summer of 2022. Time and dates are not set yet but, officials confirmed the return of the popular festival to Main Street in Patchogue this year with live music, food and craft beer. (News 12)

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Today in Shirley-Mastic:

• Family Literacy — MMS Community Library. (9 a.m.)
• Everyone Loves a Story — Adult Storytime: "The Interlopers" at MMSPL. (10 a.m.)
• Illustrators Workshop — MMS Community Library. (4 p.m.)
• Heart Art — IN-PERSON — MMS Community Library. (4:30 p.m.)
• Anti-Valentine's Day Party — MMS Community Library. (5:45 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• "Suffolk County police have arrested a Brentwood man on drug and weapons charges after police said he sold the highly addictive opioid fentanyl in Islandia earlier this week. Leury Rodriguez, 27, of Wilcox Lane, 'conducted a drug deal' in the hamlet on Monday and was found in possession of more than a quarter kilogram of fentanyl, Suffolk County police said in a news release Wednesday." (Newsday/Subscription Required)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Mastic: "For Sale Collectable Ringling Brothers Cups. Both used a couple of times. Tiger has yellowed a bit from being in the kitchen cabinet. Both have hinged attached lids. Asking $25." (Nextdoor)
• Joseph Januszkiewicz, Neighbor: "Is there a Starbucks coming to Shirley?" (Patch)

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— Debora Whitehead