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• William Floyd Colonial Girls' Varsity Tennis Team Wins Division (patch.com) — Local readers in Shirley can cheer on the William Floyd girls' varsity tennis team, which just captured the division championship and its 24th straight playoff berth. Led by acclaimed coach Dave Pia and several standout seniors, the Colonials earned the No. 2 seed in the Section XI playoffs and look ahead to both team postseason play and the Suffolk County individual tournaments.
• DeStefano, Slaughter Square Off in Third District (southshorepress.com) — Voters in Shirley and neighboring Brookhaven communities will soon choose between Republican Assemblyman Joe DeStefano and Democratic challenger Josh Slaughter to represent the Third Assembly District in Albany. Both emphasize affordability and public safety but differ on taxes, energy mandates, and how much control local communities like Shirley should have over schools and law enforcement. The district includes Shirley, Mastic, Medford, Bellport, and more.
• Center Moriches student bit by unleashed dog during track practice; Suffolk police still working to identify the owner (newsbreak.com) — A Shirley resident is among those urging the owner of an unleashed yellow dog to come forward after it bit a Center Moriches High School track athlete during practice, sending the student to Stony Brook University Hospital for rabies treatment. Suffolk County police are investigating, and the school district is reviewing fencing, signage, and security to prevent future incidents while asking anyone with information to contact authorities.
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