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Help with Everyday Problems

Tuesdays, March 7, 14, 21, 28, 12:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Held at Mastic Beach Branch.

A Case Manager from Colonial Youth and Family Services can assist patrons with issues relating to housing, insurance, food stamps, emergency services and other advocacy resources and referrals. Appointments required.

Social Worker Assistance

Wednesdays, March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Held at Mastic Beach Branch. Social Worker Alex can help with locating resources for housing, financial assistance, familial/custodial issues, substance abuse programs and much more. Appointments required.

Job and Career Counseling

Saturday, March 11, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Held at Mastic Beach Branch.

Get help with resumes, job searches, interviewing techniques and explore career options with our Career Counselor. For MMSCL cardholders only. Appointments required.

Planning for College

Saturday, March 11, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Held at Mastic Recreation Center. Registration begins Thursday, February 23.

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College education is a huge investment. Students, parents, and adults returning to college are welcome to join us at this finance class sponsored by Flushing Bank to learn how to determine which student loans are best for their needs.

HIICAP Medicare/Medicaid Assistance

Wednesday, March 15, 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Held at Mastic Beach Branch. A HIICAP counselor from RSVP can assist you with Medicare and health insurance questions, reviewing Medicare Part D plans and more. Appointments required. Open to all.

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Investors Throw Millions at Suffolk

The sale of $350 million in Tax Anticipation Notes at 2.94% and $46.4 million in Refunding Serial Bonds at 2.66% was reported by Comptroller John Kennedy. He attributes the impressive number of bidders to the county’s improved credit ratings which resulted in healthy competition, and significant cost savings for the residents of Suffolk County.


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History Comes Alive at Military Museum

The museum is the dream of the nearby Rocky Point VFW Post 6249 membership, whose stories are befitting of the many heroes depicted in the gallery’s hallowed halls. There’s museum advisor Joe Cognitore, the post’s commander, whose Army service in Vietnam earned him a Bronze Star with a “V” for Valor.


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Fort Sumter Pilgrimage Explores Family’s Civil War Legacy

Following the War of 1812 with Britain, President Andrew Jackson realized the need to strengthen the new nation’s coastal defenses, especially to protect the Atlantic entrance to Charleston, the south’s busiest port. Millions of tons of Massachusetts granite created an island at the confluence of the Ashley and the Cooper rivers where none had been before