🌱 Shirley-Mastic Daily: Pizza Queen Retires + Sensory Play

Hey, neighbors! It's me again, Debora Whitehead, your host of the Shirley-Mastic Daily.

First, today's weather:

Intervals of clouds and sun. High: 56, low: 39.

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

1. Mastic pizza shop owner Angela Nuccio announced her retirement from John's Pizza after nearly five decades. The local business will reopen under new management in the coming weeks. The Mastic Beach community was very well served by the Nuccio family and wishes Angela a happy retirement! (Greater Long Island)
2. A Mastic man was seriously injured on a hit-and-run early Sunday morning, Suffolk police said. Jacob Rodriguez was walking on Mastic Road when he was struck by a car that sped away. Rodriguez, 28, was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to call the 7th Squad at 631-852-8752. (Shirley-Mastic Patch)
3. The Plaza Cinema & Media Arts Center in Patchogue will screen the Oscar-nominated film "Belfast" on Wednesday in celebration of St. Patrick's Day. The screening will begin at 7 p.m. For tickets, click here. (Patch)
4. Chops Steakhouse opens on Patchogue’s Main Street. General manager John Paul Gunderson said the week lunch menu will be available within a month. Chops Steakhouse is at 38 W. Main St. in Patchogue. Contact 844-382-4677 for more information. (Newsday/Subscription Required)
5. Nearby News: A student was arrested on Long Island after being caught damaging school property. According to authorities, the 16-year-old student was breaking windows and damaging parked cars at Little Flower Children and Family Services in Wading River on Friday, March 11. (Daily Voice)

Today in Shirley-Mastic:

• Virtual Literacy — MMS Community Library. (9:30 a.m.)
• Sensory Play — MMS Community Library. (11 a.m.)
• Case Manager — MMS Community Library. (All Day)
• Get Crafty: Clay Sculpting — MMS Community Library. (4 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Suffolk County publishes coronavirus case update for March 12. (Press Release Desk)
• "Police have asked the public for help locating a man accused of stealing a package from a porch on Long Island. A man stole a package from the porch of a home near Main Avenue in Centereach at about 1:50 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 24, according to the Suffolk County Police Department." (Daily Voice)
• "The Smithtown High School East Varsity Whisperettes Kickline team are the Small High Kick National Champions for the 23rd year in a row. The Whisperettes returned from Orlando after attending the Contest of Champions Nationals from March 2 to 7, according to the team. The contest was hosted at the ESPN Wide World of Sports." (Patch)

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— Debora Whitehead

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