🌱 Shirley-Mastic Daily: NJROTC Program For Community Students

Happy Monday, Shirley-Mastic! These are the most important things going on in town today.

First, today's weather:

Turning cloudy. High: 32, low: 26.

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

1. The William Floyd High School Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) program has events planned for the remainder of the school year. "Students who engage in the NJROTC program have an opportunity to learn great life skills including, the value of citizenship, service, and personal responsibility." (Press Release Desk)
2. Illustrators workshop is set for Jan. 28 at 4 p.m. at MMS Public Library. Draw, paint, sketch, and explore art with fellow artists and Mr. Casper! Click the above dates to register. (MMS Public Library)
3. The Hero Joint in Patchogue launches new breakfast sandwiches. One of the new addition is the Spicy President (that’s three eggs scrambled or fried, bacon, cherry peppers, chipotle mayo, and pepper jack on a hero). The restaurant is located at 74B E Main St. (Greater Long Island)
4. Long Island’s Winter Restaurant Week has started! Lots of restaurants are participating this year, offering fixed-price menus. Local businesses were hurt hard over the pandemic so, support them by participating in ordering from an eatery near you. (LI News 12)
5. Are you up to winter hiking? Hike through the preserve; walk along the river to the hatcheryat the Lakeland County Park. Click here for more information about hiking groups and events. (LongIsland.com)

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Today in Shirley-Mastic:

• Buckets of Compliments - IN-PERSON - MMS Community Library. (10 a.m.)
• Literacy - MMS Community Library. (11:30 a.m.)
• Small Business Mentoring via Zoom. (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• "Daniel Apolinario was arrested and charged with DWI and possession of a “ghost gun” Friday as he attempted to enter the Riverhead Correctional Facility parking lot."(smithtownmatters.com)
• "A Long Island woman was found keeping a 10-month-old puppy inside of a metal crate outdoors — in such confined quarters that it prevented the animal from standing, turning around, or laying down, Suffolk police said." (Shirley-Mastic Patch)
• Girl Scouts of Suffolk County: "Sent Back Saturday to when Troops 1366, 2514, and 2808 got together and went caroling for cans in a neighborhood in the ESM school district. The food that was collected was donated to the food pantry at Rise Life services in Riverhead." (Instagram)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, North Shirley: "A hero NYPD police officer got killed last night another hero critically wounded. - Got bless those officers. But until the system changes regrettably it will happen ." (Nextdoor)

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— Debora Whitehead