🌱 Bicyclist Hit-And-Run Arrest + Apartment Fire + Tax Breaks

Happy Tuesday, Miller Place-Rocky Point! Here's everything you need to know going on in Miller Place-Rocky Point today.

First, today's weather:

A shower in the afternoon. High: 59 Low: 46.

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

1. A Coram man struck a bicyclist with his car, killing him earlier this month on Middle Country Road. David Hernandez, 29, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and was arraigned Monday. (Patch)
2. William Floyd schools may add $5 million property tax cut to the annual budget package that will be up for a vote next month. The proposed tax levy for the 2022-23 school year would drop nearly 5 percent from the current $102.9 million. (Subscription: Newsday)
3. A fire broke out at a Middle Island apartment complex Sunday afternoon. Firefighters responded to the fire at the Fairfield apartments on Fairview Circle just after 2 p.m. Residents all escaped. (Patch)

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Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:

• Rocky Point UFSD Wellness Committee Meeting, large conference room, 4 p.m.

From my notebook:

• Nextdoor Neighbor, Rocky Point: "I’m renovating my kitchen and I’m horrible at making decisions. Anyone have a preference when it comes to granite versus quartz?" (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Miller Place: "Is there anyone who can help with housecleaning of a small cottage in Miller Place? Must be physically able to carry laundry up and down stairs that are narrow, 631-721-8872." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Miller Place: "Can anyone recommend someone to suck up or bag a lot of leaves on property. We rent so don’t want to spend a ton of money but want the property to look nice." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Miller Place: "I have a gas grill but it is not lighting. Is there a handyman that can come look at it and see what would need to be done to get it working. I live in Miller Place." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Rocky Point: "Anybody has feedback to provide about geothermal heating cooling system replacing fossil oil?" (Nextdoor)

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— Jackie