🌱 Shirley-Mastic Daily: Teen Arrested For Brutal Home Invasion + Jobs

Get on up, Shirley-Mastic! It's Thursday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know today.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and milder. High: 68, low: 48.

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

1. A teen was arrested for a home invasion and rape that occurred in Mastic Beach in broad daylight last month. The 14 year old, whose name has not been released by police, viciously attacked the resident, stabbing and sexually assaulting her in front of her 4-year-old daughter. (Patch)
2. Mastic Beach resident Liz Ledeoux is the bigger winner of the compost tumbler giveaway. Councilman Dan Panico presented Ledeoux and the other six winners on April 23. Access more information about how to recycle in Brookhaven Town at www.BrookhavenNY.gov. (Press Release Desk)
3. Student Jack Meyer is an eighth-grader at the William Floyd Middle School whose talents in playing the trumpet guaranteed him $500 in scholarship. The Suffolk County Music Educators Association (SCMEA) awarded the grants, benefiting 20 other students from different school districts. (Press Release Desk)
4. Patchogue's Darling Brewing Co. said farewell to its location on 76 West Main St. in Patchogue to move to a new spot in the East End. The team asserted that the new site would offer customers a larger space and excellent parking availability. (Greater Long Island)
5. Nearby News: The Long Island Museum in Stony Brook invites children and teens for summer fun programs! There's something for everyone in this collaborative and innovative series of workshops and exhibits. (LIM)

Today in Shirley-Mastic:

• Virtual Literacy — MMS Community Library. (9:30 a.m.)
• Job Fair Workshop — MMS Community Library. (10 a.m.)
• The Only Requirement — MMS Community Library. (12:15 p.m.)
• Makerspace Workshop — MMS Community Library. (3:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Patch has a guide on who's hiring in the Shirley-Mastic area. Take a look at this week's newest job openings. (Shirley-Mastic Patch)
• Are you looking forward to welcoming the outdoors Farmers Market season? Take a look at this guide with all spots in Suffolk and Nassau County to support local farmers in exchange for fresh goodies! (LINews12)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with a new update.

— Debora Whitehead

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