🌱 Shirley-Mastic Daily: LI's Omicron Case Mild + Polluted Wells

Happy Sunday, Shirley-Mastic! Let's get this day started. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening around Shirley-Mastic today.

Suffolk County is seeking grant money to bring drinking water to Manorville residents with contaminated private wells. Nonprofits are struggling with high food demand and low giving. And Suffolk's first Omicron case so far appears mild.

First, today's weather:

Sunshine giving way to clouds. High: 47 Low: 37.

Here are the top stories in Shirley-Mastic today:

1. Dan's Papers explains that the Suffolk County Water Authority wants $29,896,000 in grant funding to provide drinking water to residents of Manorville with polluted private wells. (Dan's Papers)
2. Riverhead Central School District was hit by a ransomware attack on Friday causing an outage of school Internet and email accounts. Police were advised. (Daily Voice)
3. Lighthouse Mission, a mobile food pantry based in Bellport is one of many Long Island nonprofits struggling with increased demand and reduced giving in 2021. Lighthouse relies on individual donations to supply families with groceries five days a week. (Long Island Press)
4. News 12 explains that some experts are hopeful the Suffolk County woman who has Long Island's first confirmed Omicron case shows good news. The 67-year-old who visited South Africa was fully vaccinated with a recent booster and has only mild symptoms. (News 12)

Today in Shirley-Mastic:

• Mastic & Shirley Annual Christmas Parade, South Port Shopping Center, noon

From my notebook:

• Looking for a dog to adopt? Angel has been at the Town of Smithtown shelter for three years. (Long Island Press)
• William Floyd Counseling Center will host an on-site admissions event on Dec. 15 focused on Suffolk County Community College and a general one will be on Feb. 9. (Patch)

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