🌱 Police Officer Hurt While Directing Traffic + Netflix Movie Filming

Happy Friday, people of Miller Place-Rocky Point! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started off right. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today in town.

First, today's weather:

Warmer with clouds breaking. High: 55 Low: 43.

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

1. A Suffolk police officer was seriously injured while directing traffic early Wednesday in Yaphank. (Subscription: Newsday)
2. A new Netflix movie, "Leave the World Behind" starring Julia Roberts and set in the Hamptons, began filming on Long Island this week. Filming is slated for four locations around Riverhead on April 25. (Patch)
3. Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist in Coram Wednesday night. A bicyclist was traveling eastbound on the shoulder in front of 50 Middle Country Road, when he was struck by a light-colored SUV that was also traveling eastbound. (Daily Voice)

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Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:

• High School Spring Play Pocket Theater, Rocky Point High School, 7 p.m.
• 3rd Quarter Report Cards Posted Grades 6-12, Rocky Point UFSD
• Fling Into Spring Carnival, North Shore Youth Council, 6 p.m.

From my notebook:

• North Shore Youth Council: "Parents, enjoy your night out at the Rocky Point PTA's Parents' Night Out, while the kids enjoy an evening at NSYC! Our Kids' Night Out includes three hours of dodgeball, games, activities, and lots of fun at the NSYC rec room." (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Miller Place: "Looking for big gift baskets for a fundraiser For Animal Rescue Inc. If you have any hanging around, we can use them." (Nextdoor)
• Yearly cases of identity theft have tripled nearby in the last three years. This is a list of tips to avoid it happening to you. (RiverheadLOCAL)

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