🌱 Dogs Saved From Mexican Cartel + New Apartment Complex

Good morning, neighbors! I'm here with your Wednesday Miller Place-Rocky Point Daily.

First, today's weather:

Times of clouds and sun. High: 62 Low: 52.

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

1. Eight dogs who were saved threats of death from a Mexican drug cartel arrived on Long Island. The Southampton Animal Shelter took in four of the dogs, two went to the Kent Animal Shelter in Calverton and two went to Bideawee in Westhampton Beach. (Patch)
2. Construction has started on the 292-housing-unit Arboretum at Farmingville. It will take less than three years to complete, with the first units being ready in around a year, according to JLL Capital Markets. (Patch)
3. The Islip Terrace MS-13 female gang member nicknamed "Diablita" has been found guilty of conspiring to kill four men in 2017. Leniz "Diablita"Escobar, 22, member of the Leeward Locos Salvatruchas clique of La Mara Salvatrucha, was convicted for her involvement in the murders of Justin Llivicura, Michael Lopez, Jorge Tigre and Jefferson Villalobos. (Patch)

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Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:

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

From my notebook:

• Nextdoor Neighbor, Miller Place: "I just want to give a shout-out to Strong Island Landscaping. I have to honestly say this is the happiest I have felt about my yard in years." (Nextdoor)
• Scott Bisiani represented Miller Place Schools at the recent 3rd Annual Long Island Regional Virtual Student Forum focused on gaining student insights on learning and learning strategies as students readjust to in-person learning. (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Miller Place: "Small front stoop demolished concrete/ bricks need removed from property, Sound Beach." (Nextdoor)

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