Ida Brings Heavy Rain + Helping Through Counseling And Free Food

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

A Port Jefferson Station center wants to help addicts and those with mental health issues with free support and fresh vegetables. Immigrants on Long Island are starting over at a nearby school by studying for healthcare careers. The remnants of Ida the storm will bring heavy rains today and tomorrow. And check out a local comedy benefit and a story about local history.

First, today's weather will be heavy rain throughout the day with a high of 73 and a low of 66 degrees.

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

1. News 12 Long Island talks to the founder of the Community Growth Center in Port Jefferson Station. The center offers free mental health and addiction support and supplies fresh vegetables at no cost. (News 12)
2. Fox 5 New York looks at how immigrants on Long Island are training for new careers in healthcare at Hauppauge school, Ideal School of Allied Health Care. The school was founded by Nicole Laborde, a Haitian immigrant and nurse. (FOX 5 NY)
3. News 12 Long Island is tracking the remnants of Ida, which will bring heavy rain to the area Wednesday and Thursday. Torrential downpours are expected by early Thursday hours. (News 12)

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Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point

• First day for all students, Rocky Point schools.

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• Register now for Comedy Night at Heritage Park in Mt. Sinai. Comedy and Dinner 2021, $60, on Sept 10., headlined by Paul Bond.
• Ruggero’s Family Style Restaurant, located in the Shoppes at East Wind in Wading River, has a new chef: Brian Crawford will bring a slow food and local food approach. (tbrnewsmedia.com)
• Kenneth Brady looks at an interesting piece of local history: historic homes in Port Jefferson that used to be somewhere else. Houses used to be transported from one location to another, something not possible today. (Port Times Record)
• Watch this week's Mt. Sinai School District's Board of Education meeting here.

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