🌱 Off-Duty Officer Dies In Crash + Teen Injured On Dirt Bike

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An off-duty police officer died in a one-car crash in Selden. A 13-year-old boy was seriously hurt in a dirt bike crash in Ronkonkoma.

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First, today's weather:

Sunny. High: 61 Low: 49.

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

1. Peggy Spellman Hoey reports that an off-duty Suffolk police officer died in a car accident in Selden on Nicolls Road. In 2019 Vincent Pelliccio was the recipient of an award for returning to duty after surviving cancer. His jeep crashed into a median just after midnight Monday morning. (Patch)
2. Long Islanders are learning how to make their own stained glass art at Glass Art studio in Port Jefferson Station. On Mondays, a class called Mosaic Mondays, lets students work at their own pace. (Subscription: Newsday)
3. Newsday has details on a serious dirt bike crash that happened Sunday in Ronkonkoma. A 13-year-old boy from Huntington was riding a dirt bike at 10th Street Motocross and hit another rider. He was airlifted to Stony Brook Hospital. (Subscription: Newsday)

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Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:

• Rocky Point Middle School Veterans Day Ceremony, 8:50 a.m.

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• Do you collect Christmas village houses? Jay's Hidden Treasures in Lake Ronkonkoma is a 2,000-square foot store with Christmas décor. (LongIsland.com)
• The North Fork Animal Welfare League, Inc. found three dogs running loose in Wading River near South Road. If anyone recognizes them please contact the shelter at (631) 765-1811 ext. 1. (Facebook)

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