🌱 Drunk Driver Goes Wrong Way On LIE + Vandalism At School

Happy Monday, Miller Place-Rocky Point! Here's everything you need to know to start today off on an informed note, shall we? Here's what's happening today in Miller Place-Rocky Point.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and milder. High: 49 Low: 39.

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

1. A Bellport man was charged with drunken driving after he drove the wrong way on the Long Island Expressway in Medford at 5 a.m. on Sunday morning near exit 68. Erick Marin-Pelaez, 22, was arrested. (Patch)
2. A 16-year-old was arrested on Long Island for breaking the windows at Little Flower Children and Family Services in Wading River and damaging vehicles. (Daily Voice)
3. A hit-and-run crash seriously injured a pedestrian in Mastic early Sunday. A man walking on on Mastic Road, just north of Cumberland Street was struck at about 1:30 a.m. by a vehicle that drove away, according to police. (Patch)

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Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:

• Board of Education Meeting, Rocky Point High School Auditorium, 7 p.m.

From my notebook:

• Nextdoor Neighbor, Miller Place: "Next Saturday, March 19, the Tesla Science center in Shoreham will again be having a 'Metal for Tesla' fundraiser. They will be accepting donations of all types of scrap metal, which can be recycled." (Nextdoor)
• The East End Food Market in Riverhead will stay open from May through October on Wednesdays and Fridays, beginning May 4. (RiverheadLOCAL)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Rocky Point: "We just started fostering this super spunky and sweet pug/lab mix. Mira is about nine months old and is a goofball that gets along with just about everyone. She’s crate trained and house trained." (Nextdoor)

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• Queen of Hearts Raffle fundraiser and live music (March 18)
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— Jackie