🌱 Shooting At Store + New Mexican Restaurant + Helping Neighbor

Up and at 'em, Shirley-Mastic! Let's get this Thursday started off right. Here's everything you need to know today in town.

The community is rallying around a Center Moriches man diagnosed with brain cancer. A new Mexican restaurant opened in Medford. And more retailers are choosing to not open today on the holiday.

First, today's weather:

Milder. High: 53 Low: 40.

Here are the top stories today in Shirley-Mastic:

1. Greater Long Island looks at how Center Moriches neighbors are rallying around a family struggling with a recent brain cancer diagnosis, raising nearly $13,000 and organizing a “Meal Train” for Scott Leslie, 50, who has two sons with his wife Erica. He was recently diagnosed with glioblastoma. (Greater Long Island)
2. Patch reports that more retailers are planning to stay closed on Thanksgiving Day for the foreseeable future. Target announced they will not return to opening on the holiday. (Patch)
3. A man was shot Tuesday morning by a woman he knew outside of a Coram deli, around 8 a.m. in the parking lot of a shopping center at 16 Middle Country Road. (Subscription: Newsday)
4. Little Mexico restaurant has opened a second location in Medford at 3253 Horseblock Road. (Subscription: Newsday)

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Shirley-Mastic Patch Notebook

• Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts presents Eileen Ivers "Joyful Christmas" on Friday, Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. (Broadway World)
• William Floyd Middle School is recognizing students who fight bullying in school. Seventh grader Matthew Danielsen and sixth grader Kraig Benson were invited to a Jets game for their efforts and Anjel Suarez, Kevin Aragon, Rylie Wiegand and Evan Shoefer were also named. (Patch)

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