Topgolf Finally Open + Targeting Local Low Vaccination Rate Areas

Morning, people of Miller Place-Rocky Point! It's me again, your host of the Miller Place-Rocky Point Daily.

Miller Place and Rocky Point and surrounding areas are on Governor Cuomo's short list of Long Island zip codes with low COVID-19 vaccination rates. A woman was found slumped over with a child in the car in Riverhead. Topgolf has finally opened and is New York and Long Island's first location of the indoor golf entertainment chain. New details are emerging about the deadly Quogue crash and possible causes.

First, today's weather will be partly cloudy throughout the day with a high of 80 and a low of 67 degrees.

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

1. Lisa Finn reports that a Greenlawn woman was charged with driving while intoxicated after being found slumped over in her running vehicle with a child in the car in Riverhead. On Monday, Anne G. Hansen, 52, was found on Willow Pond Drive near Sound Avenue and arrested. (Patch)
2. CBS New York has new information from police about the crash in Quogue that resulted in five deaths. Marijuana and speeding may have been factors. (CBS New York)
3. Nick Esposito looks at New York's first Topgolf which opened in Holtsville. The indoor golf venue with food and entertainment opened Monday. (Greater Long Island)
4. Rocky Point, Miller Place, Middle Island, Calverton, Riverhead, Yaphank, Selden and Port Jefferson Station are among the Long Island zip codes targeted for low vaccination rates by Governor Cuomo. 21 Long Island zip codes are on the list. New York State will spend $15 million to target those areas to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates. (Newsday)

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Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point

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Miller Place-Rocky Point Patch Notebook

• Middle Island firefighters were honored on Saturday at the Middle Island Fire Department's 73rd Annual Fire District Inspection and Installation Dinner at the new Middle Island Firehouse: Michael Golden, EMT of the Year and High Point Award recipient; Erik Kahl, Fire Fighter of the Year; David Pfister, Firefighter Probie of the Year; Harjinder Singh, EMS Member of the Year and High Point Award recipient; Vicki Volpe, High Point Award recipient; Walter Olszewski, High Point Award recipient: and Jaime Dickinson, in grateful appreciation of his service as the Fire District Mechanic. And this year's Anthony Catania Award was given to Marcel Rosenfeld. (Patch)
• Registration for Virtual Senior Stretch for August from North Shore Public Library is open. (Facebook)

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