🌱 Shirley-Mastic Daily: Get Crafty At The MMSCL + Farmers Market

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

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny; breezy, cooler. High: 51, Low: 36.

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

1. MMS Community Library invites all teenagers in the area to get crafty and make a cross stitching on Tuesday, April 19 at 4 p.m. It's a drop-in program while supplies last. (MMSPL)
2. Islanders Legend Mike Bossy, Islanders legend Mike Bossy dies of cancer at 65 from lung cancer. Bossy played with the Isles from 1977 to 1987. (News12)
3. Nearby News: Brenda Alvarenga, 27, was arrested for hit and run on Route 347, resulting in pedestrian Gina Paduano's death. On March 7 in Stony Brook, Alvarenga fled the scene after the crash and was dead at the location. (Smithtown Matters)
4. Stony Brook University Hospital named Dr. Jonathan Buscaglia as its chief medical officer. The nomination will be into effect on April 28. (Long Island Business News)

Today in Shirley-Mastic:

• The Garden Farmers Market at Fantastic Gardens. (7 a.m.)

From my notebook:

• Make-A-Wish Suffolk County, NY: “My wish helped me forget about what I was going through." (Instagram)
• Girl Scouts of Suffolk County: "Happy National Volunteer Month! Girl Scout Volunteers bring the power of Girl Scouting to girls everywhere. Because of them, Girl Scouts go on to make the world a better place." (Instagram)

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— Debora Whitehead

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