Halloween Fest + Woman Thanks Lifesavers + Bank Robbery

Get on up, Miller Place-Rocky Point! Here's everything you need to know to get this Thursday started off right.

A woman had the chance to thank the emergency crews that saved her life. A man robbed a bank and fled and police have his description. Riverhead's Halloween Fest is coming up: find out what's planned.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 71 Low: 60.

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

1. Patch tells us that a man robbed an Islandia bank on Wednesday morning. The man ran from the Chase Bank, at 1455 Veterans Memorial Highway, around 10:55 a.m. He was described as black, approximately 6 feet tall, heavyset, and wearing a dark blue sweatshirt. (Patch)
2. Lisa Finn previews Riverhead's Halloween Fest on Saturday, Oct. 23. There will be coffin races, a grand costume parade, trick-or-treating, music, restaurant and brewery specials, dance, and more in downtown Riverhead. (Patch)
3. RiverheadLOCAL talks to a woman who reunited with the two ambulance crews that saved her life at a ceremony thanking the emergency crew. Patricia Manger suffered cardiac arrest in March but survived thanks to the local ambulances. (RiverheadLOCAL)

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Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:

• High School Open House, 7 p.m., Shoreham-Wading River High School.
• MA Fall Festival, 4:30- 6:30 p.m. at Fink's, Miller Avenue School, Shoreham.

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• North Shore Youth Council and the Rocky Point PTA will host a Halloween Trunk-Or-Treat event on Saturday, Oct. 30 from 2 to 5 p.m. Register online. (Facebook)

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— Jackie

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