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🌱 Patch AM: 4 Hospitalized After Chain Reaction Crash Involving 4 Vehicles, Including U.S.P.S. Vehicle In Shirley: PD
Make time for Jay Medal Soirée on the Shirley Patch calendar
Morning Shirley! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Four drivers hospitalized after chain-reaction crash on Montauk Highway in Shirley
Also on today's calendar: Jay Medal Soirée and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Variable clouds; not as warm, with a high of 75 and low of 66 degrees.
- Saturday: A few a.m. showers, then rain, temps: high: 76, low: 68.
- Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 4 Hospitalized After Chain Reaction Crash Involving 4 Vehicles, Including U.S.P.S. Vehicle In Shirley: PD (patch.com) — Drivers from Shirley and nearby communities were hospitalized after a four-vehicle chain-reaction crash on Montauk Highway at Camp Upton Road, including a U.S. Postal Service truck driven by a Shirley man. The collision backed up traffic across Shirley Thursday afternoon, but all injuries were reported as non-life-threatening after the vehicles were towed and the scene cleared. 
📸 Around Shirley
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Shirley
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★ Featured events ★
- Jay Medal Soirée →
Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
5:30 pm
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- Board of Education Meeting
William Floyd Learning Center WFHS Library
6:00 pm - Start Your Evening the Right Way Walking Club →
Smith Point County Park, 1 William Floyd Pkwy, Shirley
5:30 pm - Gold Dust Woman →
Tiki Joe's Smith Point, 1 William Floyd Pkwy, Shirley
6:00 pm - NY State Health Insurance Navigator →
Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library – Mastic Beach Satellite Branch, 369 Neighborhood Rd, Mastic Beach
9:30 am
Tuesday August 25
Thursday August 27
Friday September 4
Wednesday September 16
📣 Shirley Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Lighthouse: Seining and Kids Lighthouse Crafts
Fire Island National Park Fire Island Lighthouse. Parking is available at Robert Moses State Park Field 5. Walk east 0.6 miles on boardwalk to the Lighthouse.
10:00 am - Toddler Play Date →
Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library – Mastic Beach Satellite Branch, 369 Neighborhood Rd, Mastic Beach
10:00 am - Lighthouse: Kids Lighthouse Crafts
Fire Island National Park Fire Island Lighthouse. Parking is available at Robert Moses State Park Field 5. Walk east 0.6 miles on boardwalk to the Lighthouse.
11:00 am - Wilderness: Shipmates: Songs of the Sea Sing Along / Play Along
Fire Island National Park Southern terminus of the William Floyd Parkway.
6:30 pm - Come From Away →
Gateway Playhouse, 215 S Country Rd, Bellport
8:00 pm - FEST AT THE FARM 2026 →
Suffolk County Farm and Education Center, 350 Yaphank Ave, Yaphank
10:00 am - Birding by the Beach →
Brookhaven, NY Calendar
10:00 am - Teen Art Break Drop-In →
Center Moriches Free Public Library, 235 Montauk Hwy, Center Moriches
2:00 pm
Friday August 21
Saturday August 22
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Shirley PatchAM possible:
- ABC Medicare Plans Broker — (631) 337-3625
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- American Regent posted a job opening for QA Inspector (3pm-11:30pm) in Shirley. Apply here.
- ESCO Maritime posted a job opening for Assembly Operator in Yaphank. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Shirley here.
🗞 Nearby News
Mastic
- Civic To Get Dialogue Started On Traffic Congestion On Mastic-Shirley Peninsula, Ahead Of Coming Developments (patch.com)
- An evening of 'Music on Main' (trihamletnews.com)
- 'Enduring Heart' opens at The Long Island Museum (tbrnewsmedia.com)
Yaphank
- Riverhead Historian Among 8 Honored For 'Extraordinary Contributions' On Long Island (patch.com)
Patchogue
- Suffolk Man Caught With More Than 50 AI-Generated Child Porn Images: Police (patch.com)
- Public Hearing For NYU Langone Hospital-Suffolk's Expansion Set For On Aug. 27. (patch.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: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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