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🌱 Patch AM: William Floyd Colonial Girls' Varsity Tennis Team Wins Division

And check out Family Information Open House Fun Night on the Shirley Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • William Floyd girls' tennis powers into playoffs after dominant division run
  • How the Third District race could shape daily life in Shirley
  • Do you recognize the unleashed yellow dog that bit a student?

Also on today's calendar: Family Information Open House Fun Night and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 74 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Friday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 70, low: 48.
  • Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 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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    Monday October 12
  • Columbus Day (Observed) School Closed
    William Floyd Learning Center Shirley, NY 11967
    • Thursday October 15
  • Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School Hispanic Heritage Night
    Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School
    4:00 pm
    • Thursday October 22
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    Raynor Country Day School
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🗞 Nearby News

Mastic

  • 'Our Lives Changed Forever': Mother Of LI Man Killed In PA Hit-And-Run Seeks Justice (patch.com)
  • William Floyd Girls Soccer Scores a Win for Tunnel to Towers (southshorepress.com)

Mastic Beach

  • William Floyd Colonial Girls' Varsity Tennis Team Wins Division (patch.com)
  • Nearly $4M in 2026 Road, Drainage Projects Across Brookhaven (southshorepress.com)

Yaphank

  • Suffolk Police To Take Part In National Coffee With A Cop Day On Wednesday (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: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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