🌱 Street Racing Arrests + Stuck Kitten Rescued + Saving Farmland

Hello, hello. Here with your Monday edition of the Miller Place-Rocky Point Daily, full of all the local information you need to know right now. Follow along for the latest...

First, today's weather:

A severe afternoon t-storm. High: 88 Low: 72.

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

1. A kitten dangling from a fence was rescued on Saturday by Strong Island Animal Rescue and Suffolk police. The kitten was stuck on Plymouth Avenue in Mount Sinai. (WABC-TV)
2. Suffolk police arrested a Patchogue man and issued more than 100 summonses on Saturday for street racing. Approximately 300 people on Oval Drive in Islandia were found by police preparing to race. Nicolas Vaden was arrested for driving while ability impaired by drugs and resisting arrest. (News 12)
3. Help from Peconic Land Trust and state funds means the Condzella family's Wading River farm will return to its stay farmland, 100 years after it was founded. The operation was 55 acres at its peak, but now only covers 15 acres. The $7.9 million land deal paid means some of the parcels the family sold off will be returned to the family to use as farm fields again. (Subscription: Newsday)

Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:

• Tai Chi at Robert E. Reid, Sr. Recreation Center, Defense Hill Rd & Route 25A, noon to 12:45, $45

From my notebook:

• Police are searching for two men they stole stole clothing valued at $3,250 from Tommy Hilfiger at the Tanger Outlets, at 1770 West Main St. in Riverhead, on Monday, June 20. (Daily Voice)
• Pet owners had their dogs compete at the inaugural Port Paws Dog Festival in Port Jefferson on Saturday. The festival raised money for the town conservancy. (Subscription: Newsday)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Miller Place: "Starts at 9 a.m, 490 N. Country Rd., Miller Place. 'From clothing/shoes to home decor to antiques to furniture and everything in between. Cash, Venmo & Zelle accepted.'" (Nextdoor)

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