Purse Thieves In Car Crash + New Local Restaurants

Welcome back, Miller Place-Rocky Point! Here's everything you need to know to get this Saturday started off right.

Have you checked out the newest restaurants in the area? Port Jefferson has a new waterfront dining option and Middle Island has Salvadoran cuisine from the owners of a Mattituck restaurant.

A couple has been arrested following a car crash, after they allegedly went on a pocketbook stealing spree.

First, today's weather will be clear throughout the day with a high of 74 and a low of 66 degrees.

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

1. Peggy Spellman Hoey has the latest on a man and woman who are accused of stealing pocketbooks from supermarkets on the South Shore of Suffolk. They fled a traffic stop and were then in a car crash in Medford. (Patch)
2. Nicholas Grasso reports that Port Jefferson is increasing safety measures after recent events, including a late night shooting last month. (GreaterMoriches)
3. Nicholas Grasso also has the story on Lucia restaurant, which replaced the Cook Room in Middle Island. The second location from the owners after the Mattituck eatery, Lucia serves Salvadoran food. (Greater Long Island)
4. Erica Marcus checks out a new high-end waterfront restaurant that opened in Port Jefferson in June. P.J. Harbour Club replaces the closed Due Baci. (Subscription: Newsday)

Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point

• Big Duck's 90th birthday celebration, with games, raffles and contests, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Flanders.
• Online, Saturday Morning Yoga, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Port Jefferson Free Library
• Defensive Driving, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Port Jefferson Free Library
• Online: 2 Tails & 2 Tales: Native American Animal Lore & Legend, 3 to 4 p.m., Port Jefferson Free Library
• Online: English Conversation Group, 3:30 to 4:45 p.m., Port Jefferson Free Library

Miller Place-Rocky Point Patch Notebook

• Miller Place Fire Department helped Sound Beach out at a commercial fire Thursday. (Facebook)

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Events:

• Port Palooza (July 31)
• Free Family Mini Photo Sessions (August 1)
• Wedding Showcase at East Wind (August 4)
• Blood Drive 1:30 to 7:30 p.m. (August 9)

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• Sag Pizza Now Hiring (Details)

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— Jackie

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