🌱 Shirley-Mastic Daily: Student Impresses With Talent + Game On

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

First, today's weather:

Rain. High: 40, low: 21.

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

1. William Floyd High School is leaving a mark in the field of music. Kellie Tang is a senior at a Mastic Beach school and is legally blind and was one of 12 students selected among 100 applicants to perform in a piano showcase in the New York State School Music Association's All-State Festival in upstate Rochester. (Newsday/Subscription Required)
2. Landscape equipment was stolen from a residential garage in Mastic. The house is located on Hounslow Drive and according to the police, the garage door was pried open on Thursday, Feb. 17 around 5 a.m. No arrests were made. (Patch)
3. MMS Community Library features March Madness book tournament. A display will be placed in the lobby and participants will be able to vote on each week for a favorite book! The big winner will be announced on March 31. (MMSCL)
4. For all in the search for a house or just would like to see what's available in the market, click on the link to access the Shirley-Mastic area new open houses. (Shirley-Mastic Patch)
5. Nearby News: Suffolk County Police rescued a suicidal man in Coram. The man was threatening to jump out of a building roof located at 356 Middle Country Road. The man's identity is not released but police pulled him to safety and transported him to a local hospital for evaluation. (smithtownmatters.com)

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Today in Shirley-Mastic:

• The Only Requirement — MMS Community Library. (12:15 p.m.)
• Game On — MMS Community Library. (3:30 p.m.)
• Illustrators Workshop — MMS Community Library. (4 p.m.)
• President's Day "Grab & Go Kit" — MMS Community Library. (10 a.m.)

From my notebook:

• Suffolk County Government: Coronavirus case update for Feb. 21. (Press Release Desk)
• Patchogue Chamber of Commerce reminds the community of the St. Patchogue Fundraiser on Sunday, Feb. 27, noon-3 p.m. The event will be held at James Joyce Irish Pub as we kick off our St. Patrick’s Irish Heritage Celebrations in Patchogue. (CofC)
• A woman who was delivering food to a North Bellport neighborhood was carjacked. The incident happened last Thursday, Feb. 17, the identity of the woman has not been released but according to the police, she was working in the area when three men approached her and drove off with her in the vehicle. No further details were released by police and no arrests were made. (Patchogue Patch)

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— Debora Whitehead