Spota Faces Five Years In Prison + Dumping Caught On Camera

Welcome back, Miller Place-Rocky Point! Let's get you started this Friday with everything you need to know going on locally today.

Be careful if you try to illegally dump items in the woods: A man was caught on camera and fined. Former DA Tom Spota faces steeper prison time than before. A car crash sends a young man to the hospital with serious injuries. And a new Rocky Point nonprofit wants to pair helpers with those in need.

First, today's weather will be clear throughout the day with a high of 82 and a low of 70 degrees.

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

1. News 12 has the information on the upcoming sentencing of former Suffolk County District Attorney Tom Spota, who lives in Mount Sinai. Convicted of corruption, Spota and his aide Christopher McParland now face enhanced sentencing guidelines of 57 to 71 months in prison. (News 12 Long Island)
2. Peggy Spellman Hoey reports that a 19-year-old man was seriously injured in a two-car crash in Middle Island on Wednesday night. Gabriel Casado crashed into another vehicle on County Road 21 and was transferred to Stony Brook Hospital. (Patch)
3. Nick Esposito looks at how the Port Jefferson community helped raise money at a gala for nonprofit Hometown Hope that helps local residents . (GreaterBayShore)
4. Patch also shares that a man was caught on film leaving tires in a known illegal dumping area in the Pine Barrens in Yaphank. He was fined $250 and agreed to properly dispose of the debris, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation. (Patch)
5. Lisa Finn tells us about a local event this weekend: the 12th Annual Cardboard Boat Race will take place in Riverhead on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Patch)

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Miller Place-Rocky Point Patch Notebook

• New Rocky Point food pantry Lend A Hand Project Food Pantry and Outreach Center opened this week. It's designed to anonymously pair volunteer supporters with neighbors in need: www.lendahandproject.org.
• The Sound Beach Civic Association honored the “Hometown Heroes” who worked on the front lines during the COVID-19 pandemic at a ceremony on New York Avenue in Sound Beach. Those honored included doctors, nurses, hospital staff, nursing home and home healthcare workers, first responders, grocery store and postal workers, restaurant workers, teachers and more. (Town of Brookhaven)

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