Port Jeff Hill Climb Is Back + Credit Card Thief Search

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

This Sunday, an event from 1910 returns to Port Jefferson. Police are looking for a man who used stolen credit cards at Tanger Outlets. A woman being arrested for DWI punched, kicked and bit a police officer.

First, today's weather will be possible light rain in the afternoon with a high of 85 and a low of 68 degrees.

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

1. Peggy Spellman Hoey has the details on the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office annual Open House and Family Day at the Yaphank Correctional Facility on Oct. 3. The free event will include activities for all age groups, interactive exhibits, jail tours, scavenger hunts, giveaways, and deejay music. (Patch)
2. RiverheadLOCAL has the story on a Riverhead woman who punched, kicked and bit a deputy as he tried to make a DWI arrest on Thursday night. (RiverheadLOCAL)
3. Lisa Finn reports that police are looking for a man who used a stolen credit card at the Tanger Outlets in Riverhead in July. He made multiple purchases at Tanger, located at 1770 West Main St. on July 24. (Patch)
4. Tara Mae previews a new but traditional event. Port Jefferson’s Hill Climb will take place tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is inspired by historic 1910, 1911, and 1925 Port Jefferson hill climbs with an antique car parade with about 50 automobiles and a photo exhibit at the Port Jefferson Village Center. (tbrnewsmedia.com)
5. TBR News Media has the story on how Stony Brook University will ensure that students from the pandemic will get the normal pomp and circumstance. On Sunday there will be two white coat ceremonies, one for students of the Class of 2021 entering medical school and one for the students of the incoming Class of 2020, who missed out due to the pandemic. (tbrnewsmedia.com)

Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point

• THE 1910 HILL CLIMB IS BACK, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., The Greater Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce, Port Jefferson Harbor

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