🌱 Gabby Petito's Mother Files Lawsuit + Woman Dies In Fatal Crash

Welcome back, Miller Place-Rocky Point! It's Monday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on in Miller Place-Rocky Point today.

First, today's weather:

Breezy with clouds and sun. High: 59 Low: 49.

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

1. Gabby Petito's mother has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Brian Laundrie's estate.
   The new lawsuit is seeking at least $30,000. (Patch)
2. Police are investigating a head-on crash in Hauppauge that left a Ronkonkoma woman dead on Saturday, May 7 in Hauppauge. Carol Anne Faulhaber, age 71, was transported to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore where she was pronounced dead. (Daily Voice)
3. Two women and a man are wanted by police for stealing $800 worth of items from Target in Medford on Horseblock Road. It happened on April 10. (Daily Voice)

Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:

• AP Computer Science Principles, noon, Rocky Point High School
• AP Calculus AB, 8 a.m., Rocky Point High School

From my notebook:

• Nextdoor Neighbor, Rocky Point: "Anyone lock into a fix price oil contract and if so, with who? Are they worth it?" (Nextdoor)
• The Veterans Place, a 23-bed shelter on Mill Road in Yaphank for homeless veterans has closed and the building and property are on the market. The nonprofit said the need to house homeless veterans has lessened. (Subscription: Newsday)
• After two years off from the pandemic, the Shinnecock Indian Nation Powwow is scheduled to return to a fully public event this Labor Day weekend. (Subscription: Newsday)

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You're all caught up for today. I'll see you around!

— Jackie

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