Farmer Drives Tractor Into Party Tent + Costco Meat Recalled

Happy Tuesday, people of Miller Place-Rocky Point! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

A dispute between partygoers and a farm owner ended up with a tractor being driven into a tent. If you bought Italian antipasto platters from Costco, make sure they aren't under recall for salmonella. A new outdoor movie night is being offered by Suffolk County this fall. And a high school senior has a moving rendition of the national anthem for the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11.

First, today's weather will be mostly cloudy throughout the day with a high of 81 and a low of 69 degrees.

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

1. News 12 Long Island has video of a farmer driving a tractor into a party tent late Sunday night. 60-year-old Todd Wells was in a dispute and is now facing felony charges. (News 12)
2. News 12 also has a warning about meat from Costco. The USDA has recalled 800,000 pounds of Italian antipasto from Fratelli Beretta. The 24-ounce trays of uncured Italian-style meats have been linked to salmonella cases in 17 states, including New York. (News 12)
3. Chris Boyle explains that Suffolk County is launching a community movie night series this Friday. Next Friday, Sept. 17, will be a showing of "Matilda" at Lake Ronkonkoma County Park. (LongIsland.com)
4. Newsday shares a Newfield High School senior's performance of the national anthem as she gets ready to perform at a 9/11 ceremony in Selden. Ally Short, 16, will sing at the firehouse on Sept. 11. Her father is retired from the NYPD and worked at the site. (Subscription: Newsday)

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Miller Place-Rocky Point Patch Notebook

• A bird found on Aug. 25 in Miller Place was one of two on Long Island to test positive for West Nile. (Suffolk County)
• The Mount Sinai-Miller Place Chamber Alliance held a Summer Luau event at Cedar Beach West in Mount Sinai. It was attended by local business owners and residents. (Patch)
• If you missed the Shoreham-Wading River Board of Education meeting on Aug. 24, catch up here. Students' first day of school is Thursday.

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