🌱 How will Mastic Beach’s troubled library branch be transformed by March?
Mastic, New York Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Mastic! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How will Mastic Beach’s troubled library branch be transformed by March?
Also on today's calendar: MBPOA General Meeting and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What word begins with and E and ends with an E and has one letter in the middle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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📰 News we're reading
• Mastic Beach library branch to close as traditional library amid safety concerns (news12.com) — Mastic and Mastic Beach residents face a major change as the Mastic Beach branch of the Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library will close as a traditional library on Christmas Eve due to ongoing safety issues. After months of vandalism, drug activity, and violence, trustees will repurpose the building for classes and specialized programs, with a planned reopening in its new role on March 1. 
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Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library – Mastic Beach Satellite Branch, 369 Neighborhood Rd, Mastic Beach
9:30 am
Wednesday November 18
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Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School Trunk or Treat
Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School
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UPK Applications Available for the 2027-28 school year
William Floyd Learning Center Shirley, NY 11967 -
MBPOA General Meeting →
31 Neighborhood Road, Mastic Beach NY 11951
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Veterans Memorial Parade →
East Moriches School, Adelaide Ave, East Moriches
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999 S Oyster Bay Rd, Building 110A, Bethpage, NY, 11714
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Thursday October 29
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Saturday November 14
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Monti’s Barbershop →
Monti’s Barbershop, 505 Boulevard East, Yaphank
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Canasta Group →
Moriches Branch- Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library, 201 Montauk Hwy, Moriches
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Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School Trunk or Treat
Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School
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Coram PTA Evening Book Fair
Longwood Central School District Yaphank, NY 11980
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Nightmare on the Diamond →
Lasorda Legacy Park, Yaphank -
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Main Street, Lake Ave & Main St, Center Moriches
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Wednesday October 28
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Friday October 30
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🗞 Nearby News
Shirley
- House Speaker to Headline Suffolk GOP Rally (southshorepress.com)
- Miraculous Icon Draws Faithful To Shirley (southshorepress.com)
- Supervisor Panico Announces BarkFest at the Brookhaven Animal Shelter on November 1 (longisland.com)
Center Moriches
- Community Turns Out for Rifleman Run (southshorepress.com)
Mastic Beach
- Mastic Beach Library Branch Sees Hours Curtailed Due To Security Concerns, New Plans Ahead (patch.com)
- Volunteers Shortchanged by Hochul Tax Credit (southshorepress.com)
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