🌱Shirley-Mastic Daily: Senior Meal Program Returns + MMCL Water Play

Hello again, everybody! It's me, Debora Whitehead, your host of the Shirley-Mastic Daily. Keep reading for the most important things happening these days in town.

First, today's weather:

Humid with plenty of sunshine. High: 88, low: 75.

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

1. The Mastic Recreation Center had Supervisor Ed Romaine and Councilman Dan Panico visit on Aug. 1 to welcome the return of the Town of Brookhaven’s Congregate Meal program. Seniors in our community can enjoy a nutritious meal for $2. (Tri Hamlet)
   
2. Another heat wave is here, and for those who want to keep the little ones cool, the MMS Community Library will host a water play program on Friday, Aug. 5, at Shirley Beach. The fun starts at 11 a.m. Kids must be accompanied by their grown-ups. (MMSC Library)
3. Suffolk County police announced that 75 license plate readers are now available to track crimes in the area. About $1 million in state grants was invested into the new equipment. (News12)
4. Nonprofit Long Island Cares released a statement showing that food insecurity is higher than last year. According to the food bank records, the number of visitors looking for food between January and June is 43 percent, higher than the previous year. (Patch)

Today in Shirley-Mastic:

• Enrichment at Mastic Rec Center — MMS Community Library. (1 p.m.)
• Critter Corner at CREEC Nature Center. (4 p.m.)
• Virtual- Puzzle Night! — MMS Community Library. (5:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Suffolk Times: "The Long Island Farm Bureau honored two long-term members during its 101st annual awards gala Friday night at Polish Hall in Riverhead. Farmer Jeff Rottkamp of Calverton (left) received the Amherst Davis Memorial Farmer Citizen Award." (Suffolk Times via Instagram)
• Suffolk Community College: "A nearly $1.5 million grant awarded to Suffolk County Community College will help the college increase the number of low-income, academically talented Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) students." (Suffolk Community College via Instagram)
• Girl Scouts of Suffolk County: "Girl Scout Media Girl, Olivia, recently covered an honor flight attended by multiple Girl Scout troops! Honor Flight Long Island provides one-day trips to all World War II, Korean, and Vietnam War veterans." (Girl Scouts of Suffolk County via Instagram)

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— Debora Whitehead

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