🌱 Shirley-Mastic Daily: Illegal Dump Site Cleanup + Line Dancing

Happy Friday, people of Shirley-Mastic! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. Here's everything you need to know in town today.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 34, low: 25.

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

1. The New York Department of Transportation will have the property in Shirley that is visible from Sunrise Highway and was recently littered with dumped boats, cleaned up. The town reached out to the owner of the site that illegally stored the items and issued a deadline for its removal. (LI Advance)
2. Mastic Community Center is featuring country line dancing classes. The center is located at 15 Herkimer St. in Mastic. A pack of eight sessions is available and will welcome beginner and intermediate dancers. For more information and to register, call 631-281-7655. (Facebook)
3. Are you searching for a summer job? The town of Brookhaven is on the search for summer camp counselors, RN, and LPN positions. Hours for camp will be 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. If you are interested, please apply online! (Town of Brookhaven)
4. Nearby News: New splash pad play area is planned for Patchogue pool in the summer of 2023. The project was approved by the Board of Trustees; they approved Patchogue Village Trustee Joseph Keyes’ request last month to authorize Rimkunas Engineering to design a splash pad at the Pool and Beach Club on Maiden Lane. (Greater Long Island)
5. The Long Island Museum (LIM) reopened on March 3 and invites all to explore two new exhibitions. Visit the museum to see "Two Centuries of Long Island Women Artists, 1800-2000," and "the 23rd annual Colors of Long Island Student Art Exhibition." Hours are Thursday through Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. For more information, call 631-751-0066 or visit www.longislandmuseum.org. (tbrnewsmedia)

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Today in Shirley-Mastic:

• Family Literacy — MMS Community Library. (9 a.m.)
• CFLP Steering Committee — MMS Community Library. (10 a.m.)
• The Only Requirement — MMS Community Library. (2:15 p.m.)
• Illustrators Workshop — MMS Community Library. (4 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Open houses to scope in and around the Shirley-Mastic area. (Shirley-Mastic Patch)
• Suffolk County publishes coronavirus case update for Feb.28. (Press Release Desk)
• Suffolk Community College: "Suffolk Radio's Johnathan G. Montgomery Medina produced a poem from the College literary magazine Perspectives. Listen to 'Methotrexate' by Dawn Bernath." (Instagram)
• Girl Scouts of Suffolk County: "Our March programs are quickly filling up! Be sure to sign up your girl today!" (Instagram)

Events

• Live Music at RHUM Featuring the Next Level Band. (March 6)
• Indoor Market at Patchogue Ocean Avenue. (March 6)

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— Debora Whitehead