🌱 Shirley-Mastic Daily: WF Lacrosse Team Cheers Season + Art Class

Happy Sunday, people of Shirley-Mastic! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Breezy in the a.m.; clearing. High: 50 Low: 46.

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

1. Suffolk police are searching for the driver responsible for hitting a pedestrian on Mastic Beach Flower Road and driving away in Mastic Beach. The hit-and-run incident was caught on camera. The Pedestrian was transported to a local hospital to be treated. (Patch)
2. No registration is required to participate in the art class "Glass Pebble Magnets" on Tuesday, May 10 at 5 p.m. The course will be held at the MMS Community Library. (MMSCL)
3. William Floyd girls' varsity lacrosse team is having a good spring season! Access the spring athletes' season reports following our local warriors' achievements! (Press Release Desk)
4. Golf Simulation Birdies In Patchogue is opening a food truck with a unique menu! The grand opening of the four wheels food shack is expected to serve brunch, lunch, and dinner starting May 19! (Patch)
5. The Lifetime television network is producing "The Gabby Petito Story." The movie is expected to bring awareness to violence against women by exposing Petito's case in detail. Actress Thora Birch is cast to play Petito's mother, Nichole Schmidt. (Patch)

Today in Shirley-Mastic:

• International Harry Potter Day 'Party in a Bag' Grab & Go Kit at MMSCL. (10 a.m.)
• Mother's Day at the LIM - Long Island Museum. (All Day)

From my notebook:

• Come to the MMS Community Library to fill a metal planter with spring flowers! This program is for children of age K-6. The class will be held on May 9 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (MMSCL)
• Girl Scouts of Suffolk County: "Once a Girl Scout, always a Girl Scout! Lifetime membership is available to any individual who accepts the principles and beliefs of the Girl Scout Movement, pays the one-time lifetime membership fee, and is at least 18 years old." (Instagram)

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Announcements:

• National Football Foundation Honors Suffolk County Players (Details)
• Behind The Scoreboard – Hockey Defense In Good Hands (Details)
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Thanks for following along and staying informed. I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow with your next update!

— Debora Whitehead

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