Best Lobster Rolls + Extended Beach Hours

Good morning, Miller Place-Rocky Point! Let's get this Tuesday, June 29 started. Watch a clip of Carter Rubin singing at Splish Splash. Find out where the best lobster rolls are being served on Long Island. A funeral for a young corrections officer was held yesterday. And Brookhaven is extending pool and beach hours to combat today's heat.

First, today's weather: Humid throughout the day. High: 85, low: 73.

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

1. Peggy Spellman Hoey shows us a "wow house" in Mount Sinai. The home is listed for $1.5 million and has a gas fireplace, den, weekend guest quarters, a pool with a bridge, and a cabana. (Patch)
   
2. Newsday lists the best lobster rolls on Long Island. Amici, 304 Route 25A, Mount Sinai, is on the list. The Italian-American eatery has expanded its outdoor area and is serving a summer menu with lobster rolls. So is Drifters Kitchen & Bar, 1600 Middle Country Road, Ridge, which used to be a McDonald's but now serves elevated American food. (Newsday)
3. Peggy Spellman Hoey reports on yesterday's funeral for Correction Officer Candice Ogiejko in Port Jefferson Station. She was 25 years old and a new recruit to the Suffolk County Sheriff's Department. She died last week in a car crash on Sills Road in Yaphank. (Patch)
4. News 12 Long Island has the story on "The Voice" winner Carter Rubin's performance at Splish Splash for its 30th anniversary. Rubin is from Shoreham. (News 12)

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Miller Place-Rocky Point Patch Notebook

• The Town of Brookhaven is extending beach and pool hours on this hot day. Cedar Beach in Mt. Sinai, West Meadow Beach in Stony Brook and Corey Beach in Blue Point will be open with lifeguards until 7 p.m. Holtsville and Centereach Pools will also be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Town of Brookhaven)
• Watch a restaurant review of new Barrow Food House down the road in Aquebogue. The farmhouse restaurant has a fried chicken thigh sandwich. (Newsday)

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— Jacqueline Sweet

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