🌱 Shirley-Mastic Daily: Man Charged With Attempted Theft

Happy Sunday, Shirley-Mastic! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and not as cold. High: 31, low: 25.

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

1. A Mastic man is accused of attempting to rob a bank in Deep Park. The incident happened on Jan. 13. Dominic Scotto, along with Adam Postiglione, entered the Chase Bank and demanded money from the teller. The teller refused and both suspects left the bank. Scotto and Postiglione, were arrested in front of the bank, just before 5 p.m. (Shirley-Mastic Patch)
2. MMS Library invites all teens in the community to join the "Friday Nights in the Library" community service program. All events will start at 5:30 p.m. The meetings are Silence Library, Jan. 21, Cupcake Wars, Jan. 28, and Pizza and movie on Feb. 4. Registration is required. (MMS Library)
3. Owner of Cosimo's Cocktails and Fine Italian Cuisine, celebrates the grant of liquor license. The restaurant is located on East Patchogue and will be serving beer and wine along with delicious Italian specials. (Greater Long Island)
4. Nearby News: A seven-year-old girl was found unresponsive in the pool at the Marriot Melville. Katlyn Pineda was found on Thursday, Jan. 13, by a family member who called the police. She was transported to Plainview Hospital and then transferred to Cohen Children's Medical Center in Queens. (Rutherford Daily Voice)

Today in Shirley-Mastic:

• Open house: 18 Corbin Avenue, Shirley. (12:30 p.m.)
• Folkie Fest: Song Sung Blue at Moriches Community Center. (2 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Shirley-Mastic-Area Unemployment Rate Improves: New Figures. (Shirley-Mastic Patch)
• "The deadly house fire on East Second Street that killed five people Nov. 16 remains under investigation. Nearly two months after the fire that scorched the three-story, century-old home in downtown Riverhead, Suffolk County Police are still investigating its cause, a police department spokesperson said this week." (RiverheadLOCAL)
• Joseph from Nextdoor's Community Team, Nextdoor New York: "Blood donations are desperately needed - Neighbors, the American Red Cross is facing a national blood crisis – it's the worst blood shortage in over a decade, posing a concerning risk to patient care." (Nextdoor)

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