🌱 Dog Left Outside In Cold + Gas Station Robbery

Rise and shine, Miller Place-Rocky Point! Let's get you all caught up to start this Tuesday, February 15 off on an informed note. Here's what's going on today in Miller Place-Rocky Point.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sun. High: 30 Low: 22.

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

1. A Commack Speedway was robbed on Saturday when a man entered the gas station, at 2104 Jericho Turnpike and displayed a knife and demanded cash. The man fled with money and cigarettes, according to police. (Patch)
2. An East Patchogue man left a dog outside of a Shirley home in freezing weather according to police. George Beere, 54, left a female Akita in the backyard of a Shirley home on Feb. 5, when the temperature was below 20 degrees. (Patch)
3. The $40 million sale of more than 1,600 acres of property at the Enterprise Park at Calverton may happen after a delay. Riverhead officials are transferring the property to another town agency to try to close on the deal. (Subscription: Newsday)

Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:

• High School Shared Dec Meeting, 2:15 p.m., Rocky Point High School

From my notebook:

• The owner of an East Setauket "vertical" farm where crops are grown inside shipping containers is looking for new locations to expand. Ryan McGann of HydrOrganic Farms is looking at sites outside of Brookhaven. (Subscription: Newsday)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Rocky Point: "Having a backyard wedding in August in Rocky Point and I was hoping for some feedback from the community on possible good and bad caterers that they have had experience with." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Rocky Point: "I’m looking for someone who can create meals (like a private chef) to create 10 meals a week, that are healthy, vegetarian and some pescatarian meals. Ideally I’d like to pick them up on Sundays for the week so I can reheat them." (Nextdoor)

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— Jackie