🌱 School Mask Mandates Ending Wed. + Great South Bay Music Fest

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

First, today's weather:

Very cold; breezy in the a.m. High: 32 Low: 22.

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

1. This Wednesday will mark the end of school mask mandates in New York State. Gov. Kathy Hochul's announcement came on Sunday. (Subscription: Newsday)
2. The Great South Bay Music Festival will return to Patchogue’s Shorefront Park this summer. The multi-day music festival is slated for July 7-10. (Greater Patchogue)
3. Scuba diving businesses on the East End say the pandemic boosted their businesses as people moved east. (Subscription: Newsday)

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Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:

• Mount Sinai High School Ensemble Concert, 7 to 8 p.m., high school library.

From my notebook:

• Check out this house for sale in Miller Place: 26 Jonah Road has a jacuzzi bathroom, an outdoor entertainment room, a pool with a slide and a bridged Koi pond. It's listed for $850,000. (Patch)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Rocky Point: "I have two Anderson full-length screens for a storm door, both new, free." (Nextdoor)
• Mount Sinai's Antonio Vavalle will compete at the New York State swimming championships on March 4 and 5 at Ithaca College. (Facebook)

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— Jackie