9/11 Victims + Fatal Motorcycle Crash + Fentanyl OD Manslaughter

Happy Saturday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know today in Miller Place-Rocky Point.

The criminal charges against the dealer who sold cocaine with Fentanyl have been upgraded. A motorcycle crash proved fatal on Friday. Puppy mills may soon be outlawed in one nearby town. One Rocky Point high schooler has become a fashion entrepreneur.

Two local residents were among those who perished on 9/11 and are being remembered today.

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First, today's weather:

Clear throughout the day. High: 75, low: 67.

Here are the top stories today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:

1. Michael DeSantis tells us about a fatal motorcycle crash in Hauppauge on Friday. Matthew Matuza, 42, of Central Islip, was hit and killed on Motor Parkway when he was struck by a car trying to turn left onto Veterans Memorial Highway around 7 a.m. (Patch)
2. News 12 Long Island talks to a Rocky Point student and lacrosse player who started her own online clothing store. Ashley Olson survived a fire at her home and her business is thriving. (News 12)
3. Peggy Spellman Hoey remembers residents in Miller Place and Rocky Point who were among those killed 20 years ago in the Sept. 11 attacks: Joanne Ahladiotis of Rocky Point and Peter Charles Martin of Miller Place. (Patch)
4. Dan's Papers updates us on the charges the alleged dealer who sold the Fentantyl-laced cocaine that led to six deaths will face. Lavain Creighton, 51, of Greenport, who was arrested with 46-year-old Justin Smith of Smithtown, now face up to 15 years in prison for second-degree manslaughter. (Dan's Papers)
5. Riverhead held a hearing on a bill aimed at puppy mills and the treatment of animals in the commercial puppy breeding trade. Puppy Experience in Aquebogue would be affected if the town outlaws puppy mills. (RiverheadLOCAL)

Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:

• Estate Sale, 7 Delaware Ct., Coram, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• ACT Exam, Rocky Point High School.

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• St. Sylvester RC Church is hosting a Parish Golf Outing on Thurs., Sept. 16 at the Middle Island Country Club, 275 Middle Island-Yaphank Road, Middle Island.

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