🌱 Deadly DWI Crash + Potholes Causing Major Vehicle Damage

Hello, neighbors! I'm here with your brand-new edition of the Miller Place-Rocky Point Daily.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and cold. High: 29 Low: 26.

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

1. A 40-year-old Bellport man was charged with drunken driving after killing his girlfriend in Brookhaven in a car crash early Saturday morning. Emmanuel Rivera struck a tree at about 2 a.m. on Montauk Highway and 41-year-old Arely Garcia, 41, was pronounced dead at the scene. (Patch)
2. Suffolk County residents say potholes are causing major damage to their vehicles. A bill in Albany is seeking to make the Department of Transportation pay for damage done to cars for all parts of the year. (News 12)
3. A proposed site plan for an expanded tasting room and other improvements at Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard wasn't approved at a recent Riverhead Planning Board meeting. Resident near the Sound Avenue vineyard were opposed to outdoor live music and other proposals. (RiverheadLOCAL)

Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:

• Port Jefferson Ice Festival, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., free, ice carving, carriage rides and more

From my notebook:

• Nextdoor Neighbor, Miller Place: "Looking into a video doorbell for my mom. Wondering what everyone recommends? I definitely don’t want a monthly cost. Can you help me?" (Nextdoor)
• Rocky Point boys winter track team members qualified for the Small School County championship: Victor Hough, 600 meter, Shane McDonald, 600 meter, Justin Pititto, shot put and Shaun Sander, shot put. (Facebook)
• Mount Sinai High School art students Alex Valentine, Benjamin Ryan, and Jaime Salmonson were selected to represent Mount Sinai in the Suffolk County Art Leaders Association All County Show. The seniors will be honored at a reception on February 12th at Babylon Town Hall, where their work has been on exhibition. (Facebook)

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