🌱 Teen Arrested For Threats Against HS + Teacher's Lawsuit Over Drill

Hello again, everybody! I'm back with your fresh edition of the Miller Place-Rocky Point Daily. Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening in town.

First, today's weather:

Thunderstorms. High: 75 Low: 60.

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

1. A 16-year-old boy was arrested after he made threats on social media about committing a mass shooting at Bellport High School, police said. The teen's identity was withheld because he is a minor. Polie said the teen made the threat on his Instagram story on Thursday, which was reported by multiple people. (Patch)
2. A lawsuit between an East Quogue Elementary School teacher and Southampton Town and the school after she said police threw her to the floor and handcuffed her during a 2016 lockdown drill was settled this week. The town board voted 5-0 at its meeting Tuesday to approve the settlement. Christine Capozzola, 51, of Westhampton, was participating in a drill and claimed she was violently thrown during the exercise. (Subscription: Newsday)
3. Police are asking for the public’s help to find a man who stole from a Patchogue Lowe's on Nov. 28, 2021. He stole power tools from the Montauk Highway store, at approximately 9:15 a.m. (News 12)

Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:

• First annual Thomas Cutinella Flag Football Tournament, all ages, Defense Hill Road, Shoreham, 8 a.m.

From my notebook:

• Brookhaven Highway Department installed a new traffic signal at Wireless and Strathmore Village in South Setauket, after a traffic study showed it was needed. (TBR News Media)
• The new owners of Boardy Barn in Hampton Bays are not yet revealing its plans for the closed famous bar. (27east.com)
• The Meadow Club, 1147 Route 112, Port Jefferson Station will host the 7th Annual United Nations Day of Yoga on June 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will have a variety of yoga classes for all ages and levels, meditation sessions, vendors and more. (TBR News Media)

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You're all caught up for today! I'll see you around.

— Jackie

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