🌱 Veteran Paddles Across Sound + Invasive Pest

Happy Wednesday, neighbors! These are the most important things happening in town today.

A veteran from Shirley paddled from Port Jeff to Connecticut for an important cause. An invasive species was seen nearby. Community activists talked to public radio about the future of Mastic.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 63 Low: 36.

Here are the top stories in Shirley-Mastic today:

1. Peggy Spellman Hoey checks out a Shirley veteran who paddled across the Long Island Sound for PTSD awareness. George Ritter and six others paddled from Bridgeport to Port Jefferson. (Patch)
2. Suffolk used to be covered in duck and poultry farms. One of the last — Miloski's Poultry Farm in Calverton — is celebrating its 75th anniversary. It's owned by the grandson of the original founder. (Northforker)
3. Patch explains what to do you if you spot the dreaded spotted lanternfly. The invasive pest was seen in Ronkonkoma in September and could affect vineyards, agriculture and yards. (Patch)
4. Brookhaven highway workers union ratified a 12-year contract, which means next year's town budget has to be amended to account for $265,000 in raises. (Subscription: Newsday)
5. WSHU talks to Mastic Beach residents about the incorporation of the village, how flooding and coastal management issues are handled and how locals are getting involved in environmental and social justice causes. (WSHU)

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Today in Shirley-Mastic:

• Minecraft drop-in, Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library, 4 p.m.
• Learn the Art of Quilting, Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library, 6:45 p.m.
• Let's Sell On Etsy, Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library, 7 p.m.
• Accounting Basics for Small Businesses, Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library, 7 p.m.
• Improve Your Improv, Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library, 7 p.m.

Shirley-Mastic Patch Notebook

• Habitat for Humanity of Suffolk built a home for a couple and their twin baby daughters on Arrowhead Drive last month. (Patch)
• Suffolk Performing Arts: Pasion latina hosts an open workshop with bachata basics today at 5 p.m. (Instagram)

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