Indoor Water Park + Heat Safety Tips

Good morning, Miller Place-Rocky Point! It's Saturday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on locally today.

A woman was hit by a car but survived in Port Jefferson this week. Doctors have some tips about how to keep your heart healthy in the extreme heat. The giant indoor water park that has been in the works for years will finally open later this year in Calverton. And outdoor concerts are on tap tonight.

First, today's weather: Rain in the evening and overnight with a high of 85 and a low of 72 degrees.

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

1. Peggy Spellman Hoey reports that a woman riding a bicycle was hit by a car at the intersection of Routes 112 and 347 in Port Jefferson Station Thursday. She received non-life threatening injuries. (Patch)
2. It's hot out there and Stony Brook University has some tips for heart health when the temperatures are up. (Stony Brook News)
3. News 12 has the story on the indoor water park with the surf pool that's coming to Calverton. The 42-acre project is ready to open this fall after 20 years of planning. (News 12)
4. The Long Island Advance looks at the environmental impact on groundwater quality from sand mining on Long Island. Some residents say the water levels of Pine Lake in Middle Island are receding from the mining. (Long Island Advance)

Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point

• North Shore Community Band Summer Concert Series, 7 p.m., Wading River Congregational Church
• Middle Island Civic, the Longwood Alliance and the Middle Island Fire Department are jointly hosting a concert at the Middle Island Fire Department. BonJourneyNY plays at 6 p.m. (Patch)

Miller Place-Rocky Point Patch Notebook

• North Shore Youth Council kids got dressed up as their favorite superheroes. (Facebook)
• K Early Start Program starts Monday in Shoreham-Wading River Central School District.
• Chris Gray, from Wading River, was the Atlantic Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Year and the ACC Men's Lacrosse Scholar-Athlete of the Year at UNC and has now earned 2020-21 Academic All-District honors. (GoHeels.com)

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• North Shore Community Band Summer Concert Series (July 17)
• Psychic Dinner Night at Desmond's (July 19)
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— Jackie

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