🌱 Miller Place Parents Protest Mask Rules + Illegal Dumping

Good morning, people of Miller Place-Rocky Point! It's me again, your host of the Miller Place-Rocky Point Daily.

First, today's weather:

Variably cloudy; breezy, mild. High: 58 Low: 53.

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

1. Parents protested in front of Miller Place High School Tuesday after the district sent out a letter saying it was removing mask breaks for students, following updated state guidelines. The school then sent out another letter explaining mask breaks would return in the elementary school. (News 12)
2. Suffolk police are looking for information about seven 55-gallon drums of toxic substances that were dumped in an open area owned by the Town of Brookhaven, off Miller Place-Yaphank Road, near Cypress Court. The illegal dumping happened on Dec. 15 and 16 in 2020. (Patch)
3. A Blue Point Brewing Co. Brewpub has opened in MacArthur Airport, replacing Maggie O'Shea's. The pub serves six Blue Point beer on tap and snacks and burgers. (Subscription: Newsday)

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Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:

• Rocky Point Middle School Winter Concert II, 7 and 8 p.m., Rocky Point High School auditorium.

From my notebook:

• North Shore Youth Council will hold a new Social Skills and Stress Less group winter session next month. (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Rocky Point: "Anyone recognize this dog? Dark gray/orange collar found wandering on Fairway Drive." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Rocky Point: "Hallock House Pop Up Christmas Sale — Saturday, Dec. 18 and Sunday, Dec. 19, Noah Hallock Homestead, 172 Hallock Landing Road, noon to 4 p.m." (Nextdoor)

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— Jackie