🌱 Shirley-Mastic Daily: Students Conduct Food Drive

Hey, Shirley-Mastic! Let's get you started this Sunday with everything you need to know going on around town today.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 32, low: 30.

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

1. The Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School Community Cares Club donated to a local pantry. The fourth- and fifth-grade students led by third-grade teacher and advisor Kayla Schweers, recently held a “Birthday-in-a-Tin” drive to benefit local residents through the William Jackson Mastics and Shirley Community Emergency Food Pantry. (WFSD)
2. A golf simulator bar is set to open in Patchogue on Feb. 20. The Birdies is an old-school cocktail bar ready for its grand opening in Patchogue's downtown. (Greater Long Island)
3. The family of Detective Dennis Wustenhoff still looking for answers. On Feb. 15, 1990, Wustenhoff was killed by a car bomb in front of his North Patchogue home. After 32 years, the police still have no leads of who is responsible for the detective's death and the case remains unsolved. (News12)
4. Nearby News: A person was hit and killed by a Long Island Rail Road train near the Sayville station. The victim's identification was not released to the public. (Newsday/Subscription Required)

Today in Shirley-Mastic:

• President's Day "Grab & Go Kit" - MMS Community Library. (10 a.m.)
• Baby Book Bundle (birth - 23 months) - Grab & Go Kit Community Library. (10 a.m.)

From my notebook:

• Girl Scouts of Suffolk County: "Girl Scout Cookie weekend is here! Does your cookie booth have a theme? Are you blinging out your booth? Tag us and share photos of how you're showing off your booth via DM and/or through the link in our bio." (Instagram)
• Make-A-Wish Suffolk County, NY: "Rey “The DRiF" Rosa is often a quiet person, but his words and his actions in his community speak volumes. Born with HIV, Rey lost his mother and father at an early age and spent much of his young life in and out of the foster care system." (Instagram)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, North Shirley: "Anyone missing them? - I don’t own cats and not sure if it’s normal for the furry friends to be out and about. I’ve seen them in my back yard." (Nextdoor)

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— Debora Whitehead