Camp Bus DWI Charges Upped + Closing In On Barney The Bull

Happy Wednesday, Miller Place-Rocky Point! Here's everything worth knowing today in Miller Place-Rocky Point.

It's been two weeks of missing bull stories. Catch up on the missing bull's latest status. A Coram man was found with a loaded gun during a traffic stop. A Middle Island woman got a dream wedding as a thank you for being on the front lines of the pandemic. The camp bus driver arrested for driving while intoxicated is in court this week and her charges are serious.

First, today's weather will be rain overnight with a high of 77 and a low of 66 degrees.

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

1. Peggy Spellman Hoey has the news on a Coram man who was arrested for having a loaded handgun in a fanny pack during a traffic stop. 20-year-old Justin Soodhoo was pulled over for erratic driving on Grant Smith Road on Monday. (Patch)
2. News 12 has the update on the Ridge bus driver accused of driving a bus of 10 child campers while intoxicated. 61-year-old Diane Juergens' faced upgraded charges this week including the felony Leandra's Law. (News 12 Long Island)
3. Lisa Finn explains how a Middle Island woman won a dream wedding for her work as a medical professional during the pandemic. Shannon Nigg and her husband Shaka Ballantyne were married at Brecknock Hall Saturday at a wedding hosted by Peconic Landing in Greenport. (Patch)
4. Brian Harmon reflects on two weeks of searching for missing Barney the bull, including plans for his eventual capture and animal rights activists taking up the cause. (GreaterBayShore)
5. Denise Civiletti reports that Triple Five's agreement with the Brookhaven IDA at the former Dowling aviation campus in northern Shirley has been terminated for noncompliance. Triple Five Aviation Industries bought the 105-acre site next to Brookhaven Town airport for $14 million in September 2018 but has failed to deliver a development plan in time. (RiverheadLOCAL)

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Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point

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Miller Place-Rocky Point Patch Notebook

• Two new Eagle Scouts were honored at a ceremony in Rocky Point: Nicholas Accetta and Tristan Dueñas. (Patch)
• St. Anthony's CYO in Rocky Point has opened soccer registration for this fall. (Facebook)
• Daniel Paesano from Sound Beach was awarded $6,275 by Suffolk Federal Credit Union for the Michael E. Reilly Foundation Memorial Scholarship for Excellence. (Patch)

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