Police Look For Trail Attacker + 'Doctor Who' And 'Ghostbusters'

Good morning Miller Place-Rocky Point!

In today's Daily, get the rundown of Memorial Day Weekend events nearby. Find out the details about a sexual assault in Coram and the search for the suspect. Shoreham gets on the map thanks to "Dr. Who" and a Shoreham-Wading River alum is trying to make it to professional baseball.

First, today's weather is sadly not quite ideal for holiday pool parties or barbecues with rain throughout the day and a high of 56 degrees. Keep your fingers crossed for a change!

Today's top news from Miller Place-Rocky Point:

1. Michael DeSantis has the story on an attack in Coram Thursday. Suffolk County police are searching for a man who raped a woman in a wooded trail area. The assault was at Route 112 and Skips Rd. around 1:45 p.m. The man was reported to have a dark complexion with a medium build and was unshaven. (Patch)

2. LS Cohen shows us a fun vehicle spotted around Mount Sinai. A local resident snapped a picture of what looks just like the car from the movie Ghostbusters on Rte. 83. Have you seen the local Ectomobile? (LongIsland.com)

2. Brian Heyman profiles Nick Bottari, a Shoreham-Wading River graduate who played seven years of college baseball and is looking toward professional drafts soon. Bottari was All-American in high school and helped lead Southeastern University to a NAIA title. (Newsday)

3. Mark Harrington has an update on a dispute between LIPA and Cross-Sound Cable Co. The cable company is suing LIPA because the Shoreham to New Haven cable hasn't operated since an explosion last summer. LIPA maintains the failure was due to Cross-Sound Cable's equipment. (Newsday)

4. BBC America has a few fun facts about the Dr. Who episode, “Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror." The real Tesla Tower that's featured in the show was located in Shoreham, built in 1901. The tower is gone but the building still stands, and is on the National Register of Historic Places. It may one day be a museum about the famous inventor. (BBC America)

Event Roundup:

• Free Outdoor Event with Gallery North – Piecing it all Together, Saturday from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., Long Island Explorium, Port Jefferson
• Page Turner Easter Island Head Craft, Saturday from 12 to 12:30 p.m., Port Jefferson Free Library (Online)
• English Conversation Group, Saturday from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m., Port Jefferson Free Library (Online)
• Virtual Turtle Lecture/Happy Hour with AMSEA, Saturday from 5 to 6 p.m., Long Island Explorium (Online)

Miller Place-Rocky Point Notebook:

• Prodell Middle School students in Shoreham-Wading River went on a patriotic field trip recently. The seventh grade students, with teachers Danielle Senneca and Corrine Fallon, visited the battlefield, cemetery and sites of Gettysburg, PA. (Facebook)
• Tiki Joe's at Cedar Beach in Mount Sinai has a musical act for every night of the long weekend, 6 to 9 p.m. (Tiki Joe's Beach Club)
• And some things to do a little further afield this holiday weekend: It's opening weekend for the Long Island Ducks, The Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach is back this year, and Harbes Family Farms is having a family Memorial Day Weekend celebration.

That's it for the top happenings and headlines today from Miller Place and Rocky Point. Check back tomorrow to keep updated and informed. If you know of something that should be included in the daily, drop us a note!

-Jackie

About me: I am a lifelong Long Islander who has covered local news for over a decade. I'm a busy working mom who loves to share nearby news to inform, educate, inspire or just make your daily life a bit easier. I used to live next door in Shoreham and I love the beautiful North Shore beaches. Drop a note at millerplace-rockypoint@patch.com!