🌱 Fundraiser For Slain LI Mom + Gabby Petito TV Doc Airs

Hello, neighbors! I'm here with today's copy of the Miller Place-Rocky Point Daily.

First, today's weather:

Windy with decreasing clouds. High: 42 Low: 25.

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

1. The brother of slain Long Island mom Melissa Molinari has set up a GoFundMe for her five children, four under age 18. Molinari's husband, from Centereach, has been charged with her murder. (Patch)
2. Peacock TV premiered a documentary on the Gabby Petito case on Friday. "The Murder of Gabby Petito: Truth, Lies, and Social Media" is billed as including an exclusive interview with the slain Long Islander's parents. (Patch)
3. A Stony Brook graduate got a surprise when she received her diploma Friday: Alyssa O'Hara's husband, Justin, who was stationed in Alaska with the Air Force was there. The couple hadn't seen each other since the summer. (ABC TV)
4. Island Harvest usually helps deliver food to Long Islanders but this year they are asking for donations of toys for the holiday season. Some families the group serves are unable to afford any presents for their children. (News 12)

Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:

• Santa and Rocky Point Fire Department, Company 2, will be driving around today starting at 10 a.m. (Facebook)
• Pop Up Christmas Shop! 172 Hallock Landing Rd. Rocky Point, noon to 4 p.m.

From my notebook:

• Rocky Point High School senior Gianna Amendola was named to the Girls Soccer All-East Region team by the United Soccer Coaches Association. (Patch)
• Eight Rocky Point High School student-athletes were commended by the Suffolk County Field Hockey Coaches Association: Taylor Bigbie, Avery Gennaro, Alexa Kuhn, Kylie Lamoureux, Reagan Lane, Molly Luchsinger, Tori Stewart, Sydney Woods. (Patch)
• North Shore Youth Council's Youth Advisory Committee is hosting a Winter Wonderland Party for high school youth over the winter break on on Wednesday, Dec. 29 from 7to 10 p.m. at the Heritage Center in Mt. Sinai. (Facebook)

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