🌱 Republican Candidate For 1st District + Deer Culls Across LI

Happy Thursday, Miller Place-Rocky Point! Here's everything you need to know going on in Miller Place-Rocky Point today.

First, today's weather:

Breezy and much colder. High: 35 Low: 33.

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

1. A man was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital after he was assaulted in Port Jefferson Station. He was shoved on South Columbia Street and fell into an open car door at about 2 p.m. (Patch)
2. Suffolk County Republican Party leadership will back Nick LaLota of Amityville, Presiding Officer Kevin McCaffrey’s chief of staff, for the First Congressional District seat incumbent Rep. Lee Zeldin is leaving. Zeldin is running for governor. (RiverheadLOCAL)
3. Federal marksmen will cull 180 deer at New York State parks and other Long Island locations this year. Up to 40 deer will be taken at Sunken Meadow and Nissequogue River state parks and Caleb Smith preserve in Smithtown and around 50 at Connetquot preserve in Oakdale. (Subscription: Newsday)

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Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:

• February Wedding Showcase at LI Aquarium at Atlantis Banquets and Events, 431 East Main St., 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., $20.

From my notebook:

• Nextdoor Neighbor, Miller Place: "We hired Kevin Cahill of Fenian Enterprises to repair a fence that was damaged by the storm two weeks ago, as well as repair an entry gate. We would like to say that he gave us a very reasonable quote and did great job." (Nextdoor)
• Miller Place boys fencers in the Newfield/Miller Place HS combined team were crowned County Champions at the Section XI Team Tournament. Miller Place fencers were Ryan Southworth, Nick Southworth, Anders Dalberg, Christian Renna, Marc Lindmann and Meadow Dalberg. (Facebook)
• Mt. Sinai High School's varsity cheerleaders are Section XI Small D2 champions and are heading to states. (Facebook)

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— Jackie