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🌱 Patch AM: Teen On Bicycle Struck, Injured By Pickup Truck In Shirley: Police
Happening soon: 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize on the Shirley Patch calendar
Hey hey Shirley! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Shirley teen cyclist injured in pickup crash at local intersection
- How two Sunday crashes unfolded on William Floyd and in tri-hamlets
- Why hateful graffiti at a Shirley mosque site is changing security
Also on today's calendar: 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 79 and low of 65 degrees.
- Thursday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 81, low: 70.
- Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 81 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Teen On Bicycle Struck, Injured By Pickup Truck In Shirley: Police (patch.com) — A 15-year-old Shirley boy riding his bicycle was hit by a pickup truck at Alder Lane and Arrowhead Lane, sending him to Stony Brook University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police say the driver, a 23-year-old Shirley man, was not cited and no criminality is suspected. Neighbors may notice increased concern about safety at this busy local intersection. 
2. 2 Hurt In 2-Vehicle Crash On William Floyd Parkway: Police (patch.com) — Two separate crashes in and around Shirley on Sunday sent one driver and another motorist to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and left two others shaken but unharmed, police said. Both collisions involved disputed traffic-light signals, including one at William Floyd Parkway and another at Mastic Boulevard and Mastic Road in the tri-hamlet area.
3. Concern, Though Hope And Prayers, For LI Islamic Center Congregation Where Vandal Scrawled Hateful Graffiti (patch.com) — Leaders of the Islamic Center serving the Mastic-Shirley area are boosting security after hateful graffiti was scrawled on a banner at their new mosque site on William Floyd Parkway in Shirley. While police investigate the vandalism as a hate incident, the imam says strong support from neighbors and officials is encouraging the congregation to keep building and to focus on protecting children and families.
4. Brookhaven Buys 17 Mastic Beach Properties To Preserve Wetlands (southshorepress.com) — Brookhaven Town has approved buying 17 properties in Mastic Beach to permanently preserve flood-prone wetlands that are part of the broader Mastic-Shirley Conservation Area. The move aims to block future development, strengthen natural flood protection, and maintain the character of nearby waterfront neighborhoods that Shirley residents regularly visit and share environmental concerns with.
📸 Around Shirley
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Shirley
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★ Featured events ★
- 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize →
Long Island Sound,
12:01 am - Jay Medal Soirée →
Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
5:30 pm
Saturday August 29
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- Start Your Evening the Right Way Walking Club →
Smith Point County Park, 1 William Floyd Pkwy, Shirley
5:30 pm - First Day for Teachers
William Floyd Learning Center Shirley, NY 11967 - Superintendent's Conference Day
William Floyd Learning Center Shirley, NY 11967 - Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School Chalk the Walk
Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School
5:00 pm - First Day of School for All Grades (K-12)
William Floyd Learning Center Shirley, NY 11967 - Gold Dust Woman →
Tiki Joe's Smith Point, 1 William Floyd Pkwy, Shirley
6:00 pm - 5K Run/Walk for Literacy →
Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library, 407 William Floyd Pkwy, Shirley
8:00 am - NY State Health Insurance Navigator →
Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library – Mastic Beach Satellite Branch, 369 Neighborhood Rd, Mastic Beach
9:30 am
Thursday August 27
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
Friday September 4
Saturday September 12
Wednesday September 16
📣 Shirley Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Kindergarten Supply Drop-Off
Center Moriches UFSD Center Moriches, NY 11934
10:00 am - Grade 1 Supply Drop-Off
Center Moriches UFSD Center Moriches, NY 11934
12:00 pm - Come From Away →
Gateway Playhouse, 215 S Country Rd, Bellport
2:00 pm - Board of Education Meeting
Center Moriches UFSD Center Moriches, NY 11934
7:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Harbor Freight Tools posted a job opening for Retail Stocking Associate in Shirley. Apply here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
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