🌱 Bringing Home Military Dog + Holiday Pub Crawl

Happy Wednesday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know going on in town today.

A LI nonprofit is trying to help bring home a retired military dog. A pub crawl will take place this Friday. And LI's airport gets high marks.

First, today's weather:

Some sun, then clouds. High: 47 Low: 38.

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

1. Downtown Riverhead’s “Holiday Hop” pub crawl will take place at several Riverhead restaurants and craft beverage spots this Friday. It starts at 6 p.m. at the Riverwalk Bar and Grille, then continues to North Fork Brewing Company, Montauk Distilling, Tradewinds Brewing Company and Peconic County Brewing Company. (RiverheadLOCAL)
2. USA Today shared the top 10 Best Readers’ Choice picks for best small airports. Long Island MacArthur was in the top 10 based on excelling in their commercial flight offerings, easy access, and air traveler amenities. (Metropolitan Airport News)
3. Greater Port Jeff shares that five talented young musicians will compete for $5,000 in grand prize money in the third annual Lillian and Maurice Barbash J.S. Bach Competition at Stony Brook University’s Staller Center Recital Hall and will be streamed live at The Violin Channel. (Greater Long Island)
4. Patch shares that Paws of War, a Nesconset-based organization, is seeking money to help relocate a military working dog back home to the U.S. Duke has been given a medical retirement clearance in his old age and the organization wants to bring him home for the holidays. (Patch)
5. Shoreham-Wading River boys basketball defeated Southold High School, 47-36. (The Suffolk Times)

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Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:

• Holiday Boutique, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mount Sinai Elementary School and Middle School.
• Tri-M Music Honor Society Induction, 7 to 8 p.m., Mount Sinai High School.

From my notebook:

• North Shore Youth Council is on AmazonSmile, where a portion of sales will be donated. (Facebook)
• North Shore Public Library announces a Winter Holidays on Long Island Video Submission Contest. (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Rocky Point: "Stolen bike in Rocky Point. Yellow Huffy, slightly rusty rims, shocks on front and rear." (Nextdoor)

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— Jackie

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