🌱 Shirley-Mastic Daily: Car Crash Leaves One Dead On LIE

Debora Whitehead
·3 min read

Hey, neighbors! It's me again, Debora Whitehead, your host of the Shirley-Mastic Daily.

First, today's weather:

Colder with periods of sun. High: 30, low: 15.

Here are the top stories in Shirley-Mastic today:

  1. A 39-year-old woman died after her car went off the Long Island Expressway in Medford early Sunday morning, Suffolk police said. Police did not release her Identification. After the crash, she was transported to Long Island Community Hospital where she was pronounced dead. (Patch)

  2. St. Joseph's College Cheerleader's team trip to Florida is canceled for the second time. Last October, with the spread of the virus, the trip to attend a national dance and cheerleading competition was canceled and reschedule for Jan. 3. Now with the virus spreading furiously, officials at the Patchogue school told the team of 14 young women that the trip to Florida was canceled again due to COVID-19 concerns. (Newsday/Subscription Required)

  3. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced the opening of three new COVID-19 testing sites. Tests are free of charge. It will be on a first come, first served basis. Click on the link for locations. (TBRnews)

  4. Winter Long Island Restaurant returns! From Jan. 23 – 30, Long Islanders will have eight days of food fun! Restaurants will offer special deals. Click here to see the list of restaurants participating in the event. (Greater LI)

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Today in Shirley-Mastic:

  • Small Business Mentoring via Zoom at MMS Library. (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • Suffolk County History: "Upcoming Exhibit: Beyond the Gates: Long Island's Grand Estates of Yesteryear. Opening Reception with light refreshments on Saturday, Jan. 29. From the Gilded Age to Great Gatsby's 1920s, recognizable names like." (Instagram)

  • Girl Scouts of Suffolk County: "Our girls are having a blast with the beautiful snow outside! From snow angels, making snow cones, to building snowmen and more, our girls are truly creative!" (Instagram)

  • Girl Scouts of Suffolk County: "Congratulations to our Gold Award Girl Scout, Lilah! Lilah is teaching text-based coding to middle school girls to help them see the possibilities in STEM based careers." (Instagram)

  • Nextdoor Neighbor, North Shirley: "Anyone know someone who fixes TV's and is local? - Thanks." (Nextdoor)

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  • FREE WEBINAR | “Michelangelo and the Terrible Pope” Presented by Dr. Rocky Ruggiero. (Jan. 11)

  • NCNW LONG ISLAND CROSS COUNTY SECTION General Membership Meeting. (Jan. 22)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Monday. I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow morning with another update!

— Debora Whitehead


This article originally appeared on the Shirley-Mastic Patch