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Shirley, NY News & Events

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Passion in full bloom: Meet 5 Long Islanders who take gardening to the next level

These hobbyists pour blood, sweat, tears, money and most of their spare time into creating the gardens of their dreams.

12:06 pm13m read

Guide: LI party boat rentals, fishing trips, sailing tours and more13m read

LI man arrested after flushing cocaine down a toilet, police say1m read

Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin to host in-person town hall in Patchogue 2m read

Brookhaven, seeking safer roads, turns to residents for help2m read

Upcoming Events

Thursday, May 1

Online: Author Talk - Dr. David H. Rosmarin

May7

Author and professor David H. Rosmarin, PhD will discuss his book "Thriving with Anxiety: 9 Tools to Make Your Anxiety Work for You," register for a link

Where

Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library

407 William Floyd Pkwy.

Shirley, NY

Phone

631-399-1511

Price

free

Website

communitylibrary.org

Shirley Chisholm: Unbossed and Unbowed - A One-Woman Show

May9

One-woman show written and performed by Ingrid Griffith. This award-winning play tells the story of Chisholm, a Brooklyn-born politician of immigrant parents who, in the 20th century, was the first African-American woman to win a seat in Congress and run for President.

Where

Long Island Museum

1200 Rte. 25 A

Stony Brook, NY

Price

$30

Website

longislandmuseum.org

Online: Author Talk - Liann Zhang

May14

Author Liann Zhang will discuss her thriller novel "Julie Chan is Dead," register for a link

Where

Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library

407 William Floyd Pkwy.

Shirley, NY

Phone

631-399-1511

Price

free

Website

communitylibrary.org

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Thursday, May 1

Black History Month5 standout spots for jerk chicken on LI4m read

Black History Month22 Black-owned restaurants on LI15m read

Sweet corn latte and more fun flavors at LI's coffee shops

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Photos: BBP-Center Moriches baseball

Funeral services set for Shoreham-Wading River coach 1m read

LI school district proposes cutting 51 positions2m read

LI man gets 53 years for drug trafficking that caused 2 OD deaths, Suffolk DA says1m read

Real estate agent, landlord settle Section 8 discrimination claims3m read

Top 10 girls lacrosse goalies on Long Island3m read

11 Stony Brook international students have visas reinstated2m read

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Dozens line up for Nintendo Switch 2 preorders at LI store2m read

Photos: Pat-Med vs. Floyd baseball

Jayden Stroman strikes out 12 in Pat-Med win over Floyd2m read

All-Long Island boys basketball second team 20254m read

Vietnam War veterans honored during event in Hauppauge2m read

3 houses that sold for $450,000 or less last month3m read

Special delivery on Sunrise Highway

Rookie cops help deliver newborn on side of Sunrise Highway

$749,000 home on Moriches Bay offers 'sensory experience' for water lovers1m read

Newsday's Long Island All-Decade boys basketball players: The 1990s3m read

NYS: Work zone speed cameras should be permanent2m read

LIRR Mastic-Shirley station completes $7.5M overhaul1m read

Forge River Wastewater Treatment Plant in Mastic opens1m read

Photos: Hills East-Floyd in Suffolk Class AAA boys hoops final

Floyd track star wins appeal, can run in state championships3m read

Teen wins appeal against NYS Public H.S. Athletic Association

Floyd track star awaits ruling in her appeal to run in state championships2m read

Photos: Floyd vs. Bay Shore in the Suffolk 'AAA' semifinals

Floyd prevails in OT against Bay Shore in Suffolk 'AAA' semis1m read

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