🌱 Customers Shut Down Dairy Queen Dining Room Due To Masks

Good day, neighbors! It's me again, your host of the Miller Place-Rocky Point Daily.

First, today's weather:

Times of clouds and sun. High: 56 Low: 40.

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

1. The owners of Dairy Queen in Medford said they were forced to close the dining room after guests repeatedly harassed staff for asking them to wear masks, a day after the state-wide mandate went into effect. The business owner said customers were rude and abusive. (Patch)
2. Organic Krush, a LI-based chain of health food restaurants, opened a new location in Stony Brook at the Stony Brook Square shopping center, 1111 Route 25A. (Greater Long Island)
3. A new urban wear and sneaker store opened in Coram, that sources hard-to-find sneakers and merchandise. The Hype Long Island is at 1879 Route 112. (Patch)
4. Medford native and longtime WBAB radio DJ Keith Fingers retired. He was the host of the heavy metal program "Fingers Metal Shop." (Subscription: Newsday)

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Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:

• First Trimester Report Card Distribution Gr. K-4, Mount Sinai School District.
• Middle School/High School Talent Show, 7 to 9 p.m., Mount Sinai High School.

From my notebook:

• Nextdoor Neighbor, Miller Place: "Anyone in the Mt. Sinai, Miller Place, Sound Beach, Rocky Point area missing a small cat?" (Nextdoor)
• The Long Island Science Center won a $1.12 million grant from New York State to help construct a new center in Riverhead, with a rooftop planetarium, functional agritech and wind/solar exhibit, facade enhancements and a space for students to work with mentors. (RiverheadLOCAL)
• North Shore Public Library will offer a virtual Full Moon Meditation Monday, Dec. 20 at 7:30 p.m. (Facebook)

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— Jackie