🌱 Shirley-Mastic Daily: Driver Dead After Crash In Wooded Area

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

First, today's weather:

Rain, then snow, 1-2 inches. High: 37, low: 15.

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

1. A man fatally lost control of his vehicle in Shirley. According to the police, 29-year-old Akeem Brothers was driving southbound on William Floyd Parkway in a Chevy Trailblazer when he lost control of the car on Dawn Drive. He crashed into a wooded area. Brothers was pronounced dead at the scene. (Shirley-Mastic Patch)
2. An underage drinking sting operation in Shirley resulted in arrests. Police visited locations after community complaints about local stores selling alcohol to minors. Among the arrests are Vural Guleryuz of Shirley, an employee of Ocean gas station, located at 980 Montauk Highway, and James Cherette of Holtsville, an employee of Shirley Liquors, located at 427 William Floyd Parkway. (NewsBreak)
3. Registration for the Patchogue St. Patrick's Day run is now open. The 2-mile run/walk is one of the village's traditions. This year the run will happen on March 20 at noon, rain or shine. For details, click on the link. (Patchogue Patch)
4. Nearby News: Nonprofit organization in Huntington has its dining hall flooded due to a pipe burst. Helping Hands Rescue Mission was planning to reopen the dining hall on Jan. 25 to serve meals to families in need. (abc7)
5. "Looking for a house in the Shirley-Mastic area? Patch real estate roundup has the latest properties listed in the Shirley-Mastic area." (Shirley-Mastic Patch)

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Today in Shirley-Mastic:

• Community Outreach Health Bus — MMS Community Library. (10 a.m.)
• Winter Playdough Fun — MMS Community Library. (5 p.m.)
• Waters Edge Condominium — MMS Community Library. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• "NY Restaurant Week comes but twice a year, and the winter edition is back for 2022 from Jan. 18-Feb. 13. More than 400 restaurants from all five boroughs are offering two-course lunch and three-course dinner deals for $29, $39 or $59. Restaurants can participate in week-long increments or for the whole event, over half have indoor and outdoor dining options, and about the same amount have already posted their menus." (Time Out New York)
• "The Riverhead-based Maureen’s Haven is pushing through another pandemic winter to provide shelter, food, and more to the East End’s homeless population. According to Maureen’s Haven Executive Director Daniel O’Shea, the number of people the organization’s winter shelter program is serving has been 'through the roof' since before Christmas."(RiverheadLOCAL)
• "Riverhead Police are asking the public’s help to locate a resident of Timothy Hill Children’s Ranch who left the facility without permission Sunday. Police said Jordain Baskerville, 16, is a white Native American male, approximately 5 feet, 6 inches tall, 150 lbs., with brown eyes and black hair." (RiverheadLOCAL)

Events:

• Silent Library — MMS Community Library. (Jan. 21)
• Decorate the Department — MMS Community Library. (Jan. 22)

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— Debora Whitehead