Remains Found + All-Day Music Fest + Baby Bird Rescued

Happy Friday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in town today.

Beaches are still closed due to bacteria. Human remains were found in Riverhead but police say it's not a criminal case. A LIE crash resulted in serious injuries in Medford. A baby mockingbird was rescued from a sewer and an all-day music festival is planned for Port Jefferson.

First, today's weather: Humid and partly cloudy throughout the day with a high of 86 and a low of 72 degrees.

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

1. Robert Brodsky reports that authorities report human remains found near St. John Paul II Regional School on Mercy Avenue in Riverhead but say the cause of death is noncriminal. (Newsday)
2. The Daily Voice has the story on a two-vehicle crash on the Long Island Expressway in Medford that left one person seriously injured. The crash happened at 11:30 Wednesday night.(Daily Voice)
3. Ana Borruto looks at an all-day live music event at Harborfront Park in Port Jefferson scheduled for July 31. There will be live music from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Greater Long Island)
4. News 12 has footage of a baby mockingbird rescued from a sewer in Port Jefferson. The bird was trapped in a sewer on Route 347 before Suffolk emergency services and Strong Island Animal Rescue rescued it. (News 12)
5. Denise Civiletti talks to Riverhead police officer Rob Sproston who almost died in a line-of-duty crash last year. The Calverton resident has returned to work. (RiverheadLOCAL)

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Miller Place-Rocky Point Patch Notebook

• Several Sound Beach and Rocky Point beaches remain closed due to bacteria: Sound Beach Property Owners Association East and Sound Beach Property Owners Association West in Sound Beach, Beech Road Beach in Rocky Point, Broadway Beach in Rocky Point, Terraces on the Sound in Rocky Point are all still closed. (Newsday)

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