🌱 Woman Shot By Ex-Boyfriend + Soul Food In Mastic

Happy Thursday, Shirley-Mastic! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

A new restaurant is serving home-cooked soul food in Mastic. A woman in Yaphank was shot by her ex-boyfriend. And Route 112's improvements are finished.

First, today's weather:

Some sun, then clouds. High: 59 Low: 52.

Here are the top stories in Shirley-Mastic today:

1. Greater Long Island reports that the project to improve a 1.7 mile-stretch of Suffolk County’s Route 112 is officially done. The $32.7 million rehabilitation effort upgraded the road between Granny Road and the Long Island Expressway with wider travel lanes, new turning lanes at key intersections, new stormwater drains for runoff, pull-over areas for buses, bike lanes in both directions, new sidewalks, curb ramps reflective pavement markings, crossing signals and a landscaped median. (Greater Long Island)
2. Patch talks to the owner of a Mastic soul food restaurant. Tiny's Famous Eats is on the Poospatuck Reservation. (Patch)
3. News 12 reports that a 23-year-old woman was shot by her ex-boyfriend in Yaphank. It happened at 9 p.m. Monday night. She was treated at the hospital and released. (News 12)
4. Suffolk police are searching for two men who assaulted a cell phone repair store employee in October. They went inside IFIXSCREENS on Montauk Highway at about 3:45 p.m. on Oct. 16, and struck an employee with a piece of wood, then ran away from the store. (Patch)
5. Patchogue native Kevin Connolly, his Entourage co-star Kevin Dillon and creator Merrick native Doug Ellin will be at the Paramount on Nov. 20 for "Stars of Entourage Present: Victory the Podcast Live!" in Patchogue Village. (News 12)

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Today in Shirley-Mastic:

• Creative Writer's Workshop, Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library, 2 p.m.
• Senior Movie: "12 Mighty Orphans," Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library, 2 p.m.
• Wimpy Kid "Big Shot" Book Release, Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library, 7 p.m.
• Suffolk Performing Arts, 6 p.m. in Smith Hall, Tip tap toe. (Instagram)

Shirley-Mastic Patch Notebook

• Girl Scouts of Suffolk County will host holiday activities at the Hall of Trees. (Instagram)
• William Floyd's Girls' Varsity Cross Country runner Zariel Macchia won second consecutive County and Division titles. (Patch)
• William Floyd School District's varsity football beat Brentwood 42-0. (Patch)

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