In Shirley, some shoveled out, but for others, fun in the snow
For 9-year-old Lucas Mazzarella, sliding down a frozen path outside his Shirley home was a perfect way to spend a snow day.
Children rejoiced on a snow day, firefighters dug out to respond to emergencies and motorists shoveled their vehicles free — a thumbnail sketch of Shirley on Monday.
Firefighters at the Ridge Fire Department Company 2 in Shirley plowed their parking lot before they could answer about eight fire and medical emergencies since the storm hit Sunday according to Lt. John DeVito Jr.
Outside their house nearby, Jake Mazzarella, 12, and his brother Lucas, 9, sped down a snow path in plastic sliding discs.
Their mother said a snowblower carved the path for that very purpose.
"Now it's time for relaxing, having some fun and enjoying the snow day," Shelly Mazzarella said.
It wasn't as much fun for Mark Perez, 29, of Mastic, and Angel Mendez, 35, of Centereach on Monday. They were attempting to free Mendez’s pickup truck mired in snow on Stratler Drive after lending a hand.
"We’re just being of service and helping out a neighbor," Mendez said. "Now we’re stuck, but it’s all good."
After 15 or so minutes of shoveling and pushing, Mendez’s two-wheel drive GMC Yukon was moving once again.
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