Drunk Bus Driver + Beaches Closed In Rocky Point, Sound Beach

Welcome back, Miller Place-Rocky Point! It's Thursday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on locally today.

Sound beaches from Sound Beach to Rocky Point are closed to swimming due to elevated bacteria levels. Find out which ones are under an advisory. A woman is charged with endangering the welfare of children after driving a bus into a car and a cement pillar at a Baiting Hollow Camp (recently named in honor of a scout who died after being hit by a drunk driver.) And Kara Hahn says she's raised over a quarter of a million dollars in the first month of her campaign against Representative Lee Zeldin.

First, today's weather: Humid and partly cloudy throughout the day with a high of 83 degrees.

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

1. News 12 looks at an alleged drinking while driving a camp bus charge. Diane Juergens, of Ridge, allegedly hit a cement pillar and a car while driving a bus at Baiting Hollow Scout Camp on Tuesday. She had a blood alcohol content level of 0.27. No one was reported hurt. Juergens appeared in court and was allowed to leave on supervised release. (News 12 Long Island)
2. Peggy Spellman Hoey looks at Kara Hahn's campaign against Representative Lee Zeldin. Her campaign reports that she has raised over $250,000 in her first month since announcing her bid for the 1st Congressional District seat. (Patch)
3. David Winzelberg shows us the most expensive homes for sale in Baiting Hollow. They range from $590,000 to $950,000. (Long Island Business News)
4. Tim Gannon has the story on Baiting Hollow horse ranch Spirit's Promise's collaboration with Stop the Violence to help people suffering from mental illness during the pandemic. (Riverhead News Review)

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Miller Place-Rocky Point Patch Notebook

• Suffolk County announced the following beaches are closed to bathing due to elevated bacteria as of Wednesday: Sound Beach Property Owners Association East and Sound Beach Property Owners Association West in Sound Beach, Beech Road Beach in Rocky Point, Broadway Beach in Rocky Point, and Terraces on the Sound in Rocky Point. (Suffolk County)

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