🌱 Funds For Veterans With PTSD + Two Women Steal From Supermarket

Good morning, people of Miller Place-Rocky Point! I'm here with today's copy of the Miller Place-Rocky Point Daily.

First, today's weather:

Times of clouds and sun. High: 56 Low: 49.

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

1. New York State will give $7.7 million to expand the Pfc. Joseph Dwyer Veteran Peer-to-Peer Services Program statewide. The program for veterans struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury and other mental health challenges was named in honor of Dwyer, a former resident of Mount Sinai, who died from an overdose in 2008 after struggling with PTSD. (Patch)
2. Suffolk police are looking for two women who stole $238 in a cash change scheme in Islandia at Stop & Shop on Veterans Memorial Highway on Feb. 18 around 8 p.m. The women handed an employee $100 and requested change. They then accused the employee of giving incorrect change multiple times. (News 12)
3. Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney and two dozen people who lost loved ones gathered in Hauppauge on Sunday to remember and celebrate the lives of more than 600 people murdered in recent decades. The event marked the end of National Crime Victims Rights Week. (Subscription: Newsday)

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Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:

• AP Psychology, Rocky Point High School, noon.
• AP Environmental Science, Rocky Point High School, 8 a.m.

From my notebook:

• The Riverhead Town Police Department is asking the public for information to locate Deja Cowan, a 14-year-old resident at Little Flower Children’s Services in Wading River.
  Deja left the Little Flower campus on Saturday, April 30 at 11 p.m. (RiverheadLOCAL)
• Patchogue Native Christian Guardino made it into the top seven of "American Idol." (Patch)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Rocky Point: "Call SpinelliBuilt today for free estimate on kitchen remodel and bathroom remodels. We do all types of construction, 631-398-5038." (Nextdoor)

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Announcements:

• National Football Foundation Honors Suffolk County Players (Details)
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Thanks for following along and staying informed! See you all tomorrow morning for your next update.

— Jackie

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