🌱 Shirley-Mastic Daily: Home Fire On Seaford Avenue + Literacy

Up and at 'em, Shirley-Mastic! Let's get this Friday started right. Here's everything worth knowing in Shirley-Mastic today.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 46 Low: 37.

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

1. A fire broke at a home in Mastic on Wednesday morning. The fire happened on Seaford Avenue at about 8:17 a.m. Police confirmed that residents escaped to safety. First reports said the fire started in the basement, but police did not confirm that information. The cause of the fire is being investigated. (Patch)
2. The William Floyd School District 2022 calendar has been updated. One of the updates is that the school will remain open on Monday, April 25, because the district just used one snow day on Jan. 7. Click here to check all the changes. (Press Release Desk)
3. Nearby News: Police investigators are asking the public's help to locate a man who stole merchandise from a gas station in Ronkonkoma. The security camera shows the suspect stealing $325 worth of cigarettes before fleeing in a red sedan. Anyone with information is asked to contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-220-TIPS. (Daily Voice)
4. Breeze airlines is flying passengers from MacArthur to Louisville, Kentucky. The flights are direct from Long Island to Louisville for the Kentucky Derby. The airline is trying to connect underserved airports to Long Island to expand destinations and boost tourism in the area. (Patch)

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Today in Shirley-Mastic:

• Family Literacy — MMS Community Library. (9 a.m.)
• The Only Requirement — MMS Community Library. (12:15 p.m.)
• Illustrators Workshop — MMS Community Library. (4 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• "Suffolk police are seeking the public's help in identifying the man they say swiped a package from a porch in Centereach last month. Detectives say the man stole a package from the porch of a home near Main Avenue on Feb. 24 just before 2 p.m. In an image pulled from a surveillance camera, the suspect can be seen wearing a red, white, and blue puffy winter coat and a light-colored ski hat, as well as a facial covering." (Patch)
• "A woman was critically injured after her car was struck by another vehicle while she was attempting to make a left turn on Wednesday in Bohemia, Suffolk County Police said. Lianna Marie Todaro, 26, of Holtsville, was driving a 2017 Nissan Rogue at about 6:50 a.m., police said. Todaro made a left turn to exit a parking lot on Lakeland Avenue north of Church Street when her vehicle was struck by a northbound 2017 Dodge Ram, police said." (Patch)
• Suffolk County: Coronavirus case update for March 7. (Press Release Desk)

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Events:

• Girl Scout Cookie Sale at Jayne Avenue (March 12)
• Patchogue St Patrick's Day Weekend Bar Crawl at The Meatball Place. (March 13)
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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! See you tomorrow morning for another update.

— Debora Whitehead

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