Closer LIRR Station + $5M Lottery Ticket + Fire Dept. Fraud

Happy Thursday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening locally today.

There may be a new Long Island Railroad station near Brookhaven National Lab if local business advocates get a plan to move the Yaphank station approved. A retired Riverhead woman played lottery regularly, a store owner said, and is now a $5 million dollar winner. Police need the public's help to identify a 2019 shooter in Coram. And a nearby fire department was defrauded by a Long Island firm.

First, today's weather will be rain in the morning with a high of 74 and a low of 59 degrees.

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

1. Some business leaders are asking the MTA to relocate the Yaphank train station closer to Brookhaven National Laboratory, encouraging business development and more ridership.(Subscription: Newsday)
2. Newsday talks to the owner of the convenience store that sold a $5 million lottery ticket to a Riverhead retired woman. Deborah Kowalski cried from happiness. (Subscription: Newsday)
3. Michael DeSantis reports that Suffolk police are looking for information from the public about a Medford man who was shot in Coram in 2019. Jaifield Gordon, 18, was found shot inside a 2013 BMW that had crashed into a parked vehicle and fence on Beach Drive at 12:37 a.m. Sept. 1, 2019 after being shot on Judith Drive earlier. (Patch)
4. ABC News talks to a a Long Island physical therapist who plans to run 85 miles from Montauk to her office in Islandia. On Friday night, Christine Astarita, 31, who owns Breakthrough Intensive Physical Therapy, will begin her run and finish it Saturday pushing clients in adaptive strollers to inspire and raise money for children with medical issues. (WABC-TV)
5. Brightwaters firm Environmental Compliance Associates Corp. fraudulently billed Wading River Fire District and then didn't pay subcontractors, Suffolk DA Sini said. Owner Nicholas Guercio pleaded guilty and will pay $82,605 in restitution. (Riverhead News Review)

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Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point

• Freshman & New Student Orientation, Shoreham-Wading River High School
• First day for all students, Shoreham-Wading River schools

Miller Place-Rocky Point Patch Notebook

• Rocky Point Fire Department's 63rd Annual Fire District Inspection and Installation Dinner honored longtime members: Fred Hess, James McCabe, Pericles Kontis, Walter Birney, John Buchner, Ray Strong, Daniel O'Connel, Terrance McCarrick, Dave Brewer, John Driscoll and Howard Sedell. (Patch)
• Suffolk County Health Department is launching an effort to get information about lifesaving overdose treatment availability. In honor of Overdose Awareness Day, visitors who drive through the toll booths at Smith Point County Park over the next few weeks will receive information about where and how to access naloxone, emergency phone numbers, and details about New York State Good Samaritan Law, which allows drug users to report a suspected overdose without fear of legal consequences. (Patch)

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