🌱 Patch AM: Coldstone Creamery Opens In Shirley

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In today's newsletter:

• New Cold Stone Creamery brings custom ice cream creations to Shirley
• Graffiti at future Mastic-Shirley mosque sparks hate-crime probe, community rally

Also on today's calendar: 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Humid with some sun, with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 85, low: 69.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, a shower or two, with a high of 83 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Coldstone Creamery Opens In Shirley (patch.com) — Ice cream lovers in Shirley now have a new spot to visit, as Cold Stone Creamery has opened in the South Port Shopping Center with indoor seating and takeout options. The shop offers customizable ice cream creations, shakes, sundaes, sandwiches, sorbets, and cakes, adding a sweet new choice alongside other Suffolk County locations.
   

• Suffolk Police Investigating Graffiti At Islamic Center In Mastic As Hate Crime (patch.com) — Residents in Shirley are reacting after hateful graffiti was discovered on a banner at the future Islamic Center of Mastic-Shirley construction site along William Floyd Parkway. Suffolk's Hate Crimes Unit is investigating, while local leaders and neighbors plan a rally against hate, with mosque leadership vowing to continue building their new community space.
   

📸 Around Shirley

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Shirley

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday August 20
• ADITL in-person training →
  Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge, 340 Smith Rd, Shirley
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 20
• Start Your Evening the Right Way Walking Club →
  Smith Point County Park, 1 William Floyd Pkwy, Shirley
  5:30 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Board of Education Meeting
  William Floyd Learning Center WFHS Library
  6:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Start Your Evening the Right Way Walking Club →
  Smith Point County Park, 1 William Floyd Pkwy, Shirley
  5:30 pm
Saturday August 29
• 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize →
  Long Island Sound
  12:01 am
Friday September 4
• Gold Dust Woman →
  Tiki Joe's Smith Point, 1 William Floyd Pkwy, Shirley
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• NY State Health Insurance Navigator →
  Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library – Mastic Beach Satellite Branch, 369 Neighborhood Rd, Mastic Beach
  9:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 18
• Senior Advocate →
  South Country Library, 22 Station Rd, Bellport
  10:00 am
• Beginner D&D →
  Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library – Mastic Beach Satellite Branch, 369 Neighborhood Rd, Mastic Beach
  6:00 pm
Wednesday August 19
• Defensive Driving Class →
  Brookhaven, NY Calendar, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville
  9:00 am
• Community Residence Fire Safety Training →
  Suffolk County Fire Academy, 103 East Ave, Yaphank
  10:00 am
• Come From Away →
  Gateway Playhouse, 215 S Country Rd, Bellport
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• American Regent posted a job opening for Senior Manager of Manufacturing in Shirley. Apply here.
• Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits of America posted a job opening for Delivery Driver Extra Help-Union in Shirley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Shirley here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mastic Beach

• Mastic Beach man drove through yards, rammed cop car and flipped minivan in 15-mile chase, DA says (greaterlongisland.com)

Yaphank

• Police investigate graffiti at construction site of new mosque in Shirley (newsday.com)
• The Pizzeria of Babylon Village reopening month-long closure (greaterlongisland.com)

Brookhaven

• Brookhaven Town seeks organization participation for annual Veterans Resource Fair (tbrnewsmedia.com)
• Brookhaven Hits the Ground Running (southshorepress.com)
• Suffolk Police, Sheriff Get $2M Fleet Boost (southshorepress.com)

Ok Shirley! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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