🌱 Shirley-Mastic Daily: WFHS Rockettes Win Contest + Jobs

Welcome back, Shirley-Mastic! Let's get you all caught up to start this Wednesday, March 23, off on an informed note. Here's everything worth knowing in Shirley-Mastic today.

First, today's weather:

Showers late in the afternoon. High: 45, low: 40.

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

1. "The William Floyd High School varsity Rockettes, under the guidance of advisors Lisa Taiani and Tiana Necega, recently completed a successful season with an impressive win over their opponents at the Long Island Dance Team Association Competition in mid-February! The Rockettes, returning to competition for the first time in more than a decade, kicked and danced their way to the top and a first-place finish and the Innovative Choreography Award," according to a press release from the high school. (Press Release Desk)
2. MMS Community Library has a special invitation for preschoolers! Come out to play with play dough gnomes and dinos on March 24 at 6 p.m. in the CPSD Program Room. (MMSCL)
3. Police reported a man stabbed in the shoulder on Elder Drive in Mastic Beach. The incident happened on March 16 at about midnight. The man refused to provide any information to officers, said police. The injured man was taken to the Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead to be treated. No arrests have been made. (Patch)
4. Brookhaven Highway Department will host a free Bicycle Rodeo on Saturday, March 26, at Safety Town, 249 Buckley Road, Holtsville. The Rodeo is part of the educational programs that are being offered this spring. (TBR News Media)
5. Are you looking for a job in the Shirley-Mastic area? Click on the link to access Patch's list of the most recent job listings in the area. (Shirley-Mastic Patch)

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Today in Shirley-Mastic:

• Family Literacy — MMS Community Library. (9:30 a.m.)
• "On the Road" Messy Meetups at Southaven Park. (10 a.m.)
• Pamper Yourself — Floral Body Scrub — MMS Community Library. (4 p.m.)
• Social Worker at the Library — MMS Community Library. (5 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts features "Our Greatest Hits Tour" on April 14. Singer Taylor Dayne will sing her hit single, "Tell It To My Heart," which was a sensation in 1987, and other top 80s songs that continue to entertain audiences across the country. (Patch)
• Girl Scouts of Suffolk County: "The time has come! Vote now for the 2024 Girl Scout Cookie Mascot by clicking the link in our bio !" (Instagram)
• Girl Scouts of Suffolk County: "Application due in 10 days! Apply to be a National Delegate at the 56th National Council Session, July 16-23, 2023 in Orlando, Florida!" (Instagram)

Events

• Job and Career Counseling at MMS Community Library. (April 2)
• Plant Swap at MMS Community Library. (March 31)

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— Debora Whitehead

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