Hello again, everybody! I’m back with your fresh edition of the Miller Place-Rocky Point Daily. Here are all the most important things to know about what’s happening in town.
First, today’s weather:
Thunderstorms. High: 75 Low: 60.
Here are the top three stories today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:
- A 16-year-old boy was arrested after he made threats on social media about committing a mass shooting at Bellport High School, police said. The teen’s identity was withheld because he is a minor. Polie said the teen made the threat on his Instagram story on Thursday, which was reported by multiple people. (Patch)
- A lawsuit between an East Quogue Elementary School teacher and Southampton Town and the school after she said police threw her to the floor and handcuffed her during a 2016 lockdown drill was settled this week. The town board voted 5-0 at its meeting Tuesday to approve the settlement. Christine Capozzola, 51, of Westhampton, was participating in a drill and claimed she was violently thrown during the exercise. (Subscription: Newsday)
- Police are asking for the public’s help to find a man who stole from a Patchogue Lowe’s on Nov. 28, 2021. He stole power tools from the Montauk Highway store, at approximately 9:15 a.m. (News 12)
Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:
From my notebook:
- Brookhaven Highway Department installed a new traffic signal at Wireless and Strathmore Village in South Setauket, after a traffic study showed it was needed. (TBR News Media)
- The new owners of Boardy Barn in Hampton Bays are not yet revealing its plans for the closed famous bar. (27east.com)
- The Meadow Club, 1147 Route 112, Port Jefferson Station will host the 7th Annual United Nations Day of Yoga on June 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will have a variety of yoga classes for all ages and levels, meditation sessions, vendors and more. (TBR News Media)
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Travis Burnett
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