Illegal Massage Parlor + Funeral For Officer Who Died Of COVID-19

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A Miller Place Nassau police officer was laid to rest, felled in the line of duty by COVID-19. Find out how to join a Long Island-wide ceremony for Gabby Petito Friday night. A woman was busted for running an illegal massage parlor in Miller Place.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy throughout the day. High: 78, low: 70.

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

1. Peggy Spellman Hoey reports that a Queens woman was arrested for operating an unlicensed massage parlor in Miller Place. A surprise inspection at The Oasis Spa on Route 25A on Tuesday led to Guping Duan, 52, of Flushing, being charged with two counts of unauthorized practice of a profession, a felony. (Patch)
2. Patch looks at a funeral for a Nassau County Police Department Officer from Miller Place who died from COVID-19, acquired in the line of duty. Charles "Chuck" Vroom worked at the 3rd Precinct for 17 years. (Patch)
3. Gateway's Haunted Playhouse opens next month. Halloween fun at Camp Restart at Campers' Pike on the Forgotten Road at Southaven Park in Yaphank opens Oct. 1, Camp Terror at The Gateway in Bellport opens Oct. 7, and Gateway's Not So Scary Adventure for Kids will begin on Oct. 16. (Broadway World)
4. Brian Harmon explains how to join the "Shine a Light for Gabby" event this Friday. Participants are asked to light and place candles at their end of their driveways at precisely 7 p.m. in unison for Gabby Petito. (Greater Long Island)

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Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:

• Middle School Open School Night, 7 p.m., Rocky Point Middle School.
• Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson, Psychic Medium Robert E. Hansen, 7 p.m.

Miller Place-Rocky Point Patch Notebook

• Check out this guide to haunted houses across Long Island. (News 12)
• Rocky Point High School seniors performed at a 9/11 ceremony at the Rocky Point fire house. (Patch)
• Six teenagers went missing from Little Flower in Wading River on Tuesday. Have you seen them? (RiverheadLOCAL)

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