Major Drug Operation Busted + Most Expensive Miller Place Houses

Happy Tuesday, people of Miller Place-Rocky Point! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in town today.

Check out the three priciest houses sold in August in Miller Place. Suffolk County is moving closer to a zero-emissions fleet. And a Ronkonkoma couple are facing major charges for running what police say is a major cocaine operation.

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First, today's weather:

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

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

1. Smithtown Matters reports that a Ronkonkoma couple was arrested for operating a major cocaine trafficking operation. Kobaski Claros, 31, and Maria Rivera, 24, are charged with trafficking felonies. (smithtownmatters.com)
2. Michael DeSantis writes about a deal Suffolk County struck with Westchester to share services and create a clean, zero-emission fleet by 2030. (Patch)
3. Carl MacGowan has details on a $1.36 million project to restore historic Setauket Pond and bring native plants back to the pond and fix drainage issues. (Subscription: Newsday)
4. Long Island Business News has the three priciest home sales in Miller Place, from $880,000 to $935,000. The most expensive Miller Place home sold in August was a 5-bedroom, 3.55-bath post-modern on .86 acres at 28 Sycamore St. (Long Island Business News)

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Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:

• Frank J Carasiti Grade 1 Open School Night - Frank J Carasiti Elementary School, 6 p.m.
• High School Underclass School Photos - Rocky Point High School.

Miller Place-Rocky Point Patch Notebook

• The Suffolk Health Commissioner reports the first human case of West Nile Virus this season, a Huntington resident over age 50, who has since recovered. (Patch)
• The North Shore Youth Council is offering a new social skills group for young adults ages 18-25 beginning the week of Oct. 18. (Facebook)
• Register now at North Shore Public Library for a children’s in-person program scarecrow Festival Family Saturday, Sept. 18 at 12:30 – 1:30 or 2 – 3 p.m. (Facebook)

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