🌱 Shirley-Mastic Daily: Truck Catches Fire + Recycle Drive

Happy Friday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today in town.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and not as cool. High: 60, low: 43.

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

1. A pickup truck was in flames in the driveway of a Shirley home on Tuesday night. The blaze started at a home on Wellwood Drive at 9:30 p.m. and was controlled just in time before spreading to propane tanks that were attached to a nearby camper, according to Mastic Fire Department officials. No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire is being investigated. (Patch)
2. Brookhaven Town and Dime Bank are hosting a recycling drive to help the community to dispose of documents and prescription drugs. The drives are funded by a $4,000 donation from Dime Bank this year and are designed to help residents properly dispose of sensitive documents which can fall into the hands of identity thieves, and drugs that can be collected to be used by others. (Patch)
3. William Floyd High School senior Ian Hua has been nominated as a finalist in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program. The program is an honor reserved for just 15,000 students nationwide, representing less than 1 percent of the graduating class of 2022. (Press Release Desk)
4. MMS Community Library will host a webinar on March 26 at 10 a.m. about how to manage debt. Registration is open via Zoom and will be presented by Flushing Bank. Open to all. Click here to register. (MMSCL)

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Today in Shirley-Mastic:

• Family Literacy — MMS Community Library. (9 a.m.)
• The Only Requirement — MMS Community Library. (12:15 p.m.)
• Illustrators Workshop — MMS Community Library. (4 p.m.)
• LEGO Builders — IN-PERSON — MMS Community Library. (4:30 p.m.)
• Paint Night — MMS Community Library. (5:45 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Long Island restaurants hosted 'A Taste of Patchogue' to help Ukraine. On Wednesday, March 23, local businesses joined forces to help refugees with a 100 percent donation of profits to the World Central Kitchen, which is a nonprofit that helps feed refugees. (News 12 Brooklyn)
• Come to the Patchogue 89 North Music venue for an evening of Asian Percussion. The event will be held on March 30 at 7 p.m. at 89 North Music, located at 89 North Ocean Ave. Featured artists are April Centrone, Roshni Samlal, Fumi Tanakadate, and Gamelan Yowana Sari. There is a $10 suggested donation for the performance. (CofC)
• Pamela, Neighbor: "Does anyone know about the arrest and/or house that was raided on the 19th? Someone asked me if had seen or heard any of it. I am not able to find it anywhere. Like it did not happen." (Patch)

Events

• Job and Career Counseling at MMSCL. (April 2)
• Plant Swap at MMSCL. (March 31)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. I'll see you around!

— Debora Whitehead

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