🌱 Shirley-Mastic Daily: Literacy Project Awarded + Pizza And Movie

Happy Friday, Shirley-Mastic! Here's everything you need to know going on in town today.

First, today's weather:

Breezy in the afternoon. High: 59, low: 36.

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

1. Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library received an award for its community Family Literacy Program. One of the main goals of the program is to provide educational opportunities for community members that have English as a second language through ENL classes, family literacy, and citizenship community programs, according to a recent press release. (Press Release Desk)
2. Register to attend the virtual event with MMS Community Library when a park ranger will explore Fire Island's Sunken Forest and the challenges it faces today. Click on the link to register. (Patch)
3. Attorney Steven Bertolino, who represents Brian Laundrie's family, presented a motion to a judge in Florida to drop Gabby Petito's family lawsuit. According to Bertolino, the lawsuit is "frivolous" and there's no evidence that the Laundrie family knew that Brian Laundrie was going to commit the crime. (Patch)
4. After Connecticut’s lobster industry closure 20 years ago, federal funding was approved to begin removing lobster traps left on the floor of the Long Island Sound. The traps are still killing marine life and the approval of $569,000 in federal grants will finance the plan to hire local fishermen to remove an initial 3,000 traps over two years. (Greater Port Jefferson)
5. Nearby News: Bellport motorcyclist died after a collision. The accident happened last Saturday and claimed the life of Daniel Cardona, 51, who was traveling east on Horseblock Road on a 2002 Suzuki shortly before 10:30 p.m. when he collided with a 2007 Chrysler. Cardona was transported to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center in East Patchogue, where he was pronounced dead. (Newsday/Subscription Required)

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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.)
• Pizza and a Movie — MMS Community Library. (5:45 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Make-A-Wish Suffolk County, NY: "This National Doctors Day, we give thanks to the many doctors and medical professionals who help children battling critical illnesses." (Instagram)
• Girl Scouts of Suffolk County: "Do you know of a Girl Scout volunteer that deserves to be recognized? Nominate a Girl Scout volunteer for April's Volunteer Appreciation Month and we'll highlight them during the month!" (Instagram)
• Girl Scouts of Suffolk County: "Girl Scouts of Suffolk County launched a new way for girls to reach their goals and build their entrepreneurial spirit!" (Instagram)

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— Debora Whitehead

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