🌱 Suffolk Doctor Convicted Shaking Baby + Family Flees Home Fire

Happy Saturday, people of Miller Place-Rocky Point! Here's everything worth knowing today in Miller Place-Rocky Point.

First, today's weather:

Some sun, then clouds; cold. High: 32 Low: 29.

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

1. A cardiologist from Bellport was sentenced to three years in prison by a Suffolk County judge after he was convicted of assaulting his infant son by shaking him. Neiman Ramjattan, 35, was found guilty on Oct. 7 of reckless assault of a child and endangering the welfare of a child. (Subscription: Newsday)
2. Five people had to evacuate their home due to a fire overnight in Central Islip. The fire broke out around 1 a.m. at a home on Half Mile Road. (News 12)
3. A new mental health center opened in Riverhead Thursday. It's meant to address the needs of local residents and jail inmates whose mental health issues have been worsened by the pandemic. (Subscription: Newsday)

Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:

• East End Food Market at 139 Main Road, Riverhead, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., free.

From my notebook:

• Nextdoor Neighbor, Miller Place: "Dog sitter needed: Looking for someone to give love and care to our sweet 3-year-old 'pity' mix while we visit our son out of state in May. We would prefer she stay in your home." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Miller Place: "In need of a handyman for a few small things. Please DM me your numbers." (Nextdoor)
• Chefs on the North Fork are using local kelp in dishes and oyster farmers and wineries are also using the local seaweed. (Northforker)

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— Jackie