🌱 Stuck Deer Rescued + Group Home Fight + COVID Test Site Closes

Hey, Miller Place-Rocky Point! Let's get you all caught up to start this Friday, Dec. 31 off on an informed note. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in town today.

First, today's weather:

Clouds giving way to some sun. High: 50 Low: 45.

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

1. A team of animal rescuers freed a 250-pound doe that was stuck between two fences at Rocky Point High School's football field. Strong Island Animal Rescue League and Yaeger's Run Rescue helped save the deer on Wednesday. (Patch)
2. A resident of a group home on Roanoke Avenue is charged with a felony after assaulting another resident. Nicholas Lobianco, 35, caused laceration and puncture wounds to James Meahan, 39. Both men are residents of a home operated by Community Housing Innovations. (RiverheadLOCAL)
3. The new state COVID-19 testing site at Heckscher State Park closed early on Wednesday after reaching capacity. The site was only open from 8 to 9 a.m. (News 12)

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Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:

• Fishes & Wishes New Year's Eve Party, Long Island Aquarium, Riverhead, 6:30 to 11 p.m.

From my notebook:

• Governor Kathy Hochul, State of New York: "We are using every tool at our disposal to get through this winter surge and protect New Yorkers. Thirteen new State testing sites are now open." (Nextdoor)
• North Shore Public Library has a Family Movie Night Kit: 'Finding Nemo' for ages three years up to grade 5 beginning Monday. (Facebook)
• The findings of an investigation into the Utah traffic stop involving Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie could be released between the early to middle part of next week. (Patch)

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— Jackie