🌱 Explosive Thrown At Mosque + Texas Shooting Victim Was SBU Alumna

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

1. Police say an explosive canister was thrown at a Ronkonkoma mosque around midnight on July 4. Police are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime. (News 12)
2. Smithtown Performing Arts Council purchased the historic Smithtown Theatre building for $1.45 million last month. The board now wants to raise $500,000 for renovations, including new seats, brickwork and 200 light bulbs to light up the theater's marquee. (Subscription: Newsday)
3. A 32-year-old woman originally from Queens was murdered on Saturday by a gunman who entered her Texas home. Amber Tsai, a graduate of Stony Brook University, was killed by 28-year-old Edward Freyman, along with a male friend. (Patch)

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Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:

• "Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr." at Smithtown Performing Arts Center, 2 East Main St.,
  Smithtown.

From my notebook:

• A 23-year-old Lindenhurst woman died in a crash on Sunrise Highway at about 11 p.m. Sunday. Emely Tejada, 21, of Amityville was a front seat passenger in the two-car crash. (Patch)
• Free outdoor concerts will take place nearby this summer. On July 7, Endless Summer will play the music of the Beach Boys at Harborfront Park in Port Jefferson at 8 p.m., 101 E. Broadway. (Subscription: Newsday)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Rocky Point: "I live in Rocky Point and a storm drain line in my backyard is clogged. Anybody know an affordable handyman or service person who could help us clean it? The drain line is not connected to sewage or cesspool." (Nextdoor)

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