🌱 Christmas Eve House Shooting + Helping During Holidays

Good morning, neighbors! I'm here with a fresh Miller Place-Rocky Point Daily.

First, today's weather:

Breezy in the afternoon. High: 46 Low: 31.

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

1. A man shot one man and injured another during a fight Friday inside a Brentwood house with children present. On Pineland Place a man shot another man in the wrist. (Subscription: Newsday)
2. A Centereach woman is helping other this Christmas with a pajama drive. Patricia Poggie was once 300 pounds but eventually lost 130 pounds and become involved in body building competitions. For the last 11 years, she's hosted the drive to lift spirits. (News 12)
3. The Star Confectionery is a Riverhead luncheonette that dates from 1911. Owner Anthony Meras is the third generation to run the historical eatery. (CBS New York)

Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:

• "A Christmas Carol," 3 to 8 p.m., Theatre Three, Port Jefferson

From my notebook:

• North Shore Youth Council was able to assist 16 families and 45 children from the ages of 5 months to 18 years old with Christmas gifts, clothes, toys and more. (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Miller Place: "Finding your cesspool— I've seen a few posts where someone had trouble finding their cesspool. Just wanted to share an easy way to find yours. Just find where the snow melts first on these early snow days. (Nextdoor)
• Gene Gonzalez from Smithtown, started collecting Christmas ornaments in the 1990s and now has a collection of over 600 different Hallmark Christmas ornaments. (Subscription: Newsday)

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— Jackie