Bystanders Save Drowning Man + New Eagle Scouts + Shooting

Good morning Miller Place-Rocky Point!

In today's Daily, learn about a late night shooting outside a Port Jefferson bar this weekend. A man was saved by bystanders after a boat accident. Former Suffolk County Police Commissioner John Gallagher is remembered. New Eagle Scouts from the area were honored for their accomplishment. And don't forget tonight is Shoreham-Wading River's Board of Education meeting.

First, today's weather: rain in the afternoon with a high of 76 and a low of 58 degrees.

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Today's top news from Miller Place-Rocky Point:

1. Peggy Spellman Hoey remembers former Suffolk County Police Commissioner John Gallagher who died Saturday at age 83. He was a resident of Miller Place and served as police commissioner from 1997 to 2004. Gallagher graduated from the Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy's National Executive Institute. (Patch)

2. Peggy Spellman Hoey also reports on how quick-thinking locals and police joined forces to save a 70-year-old man from drowning off Port Jefferson Harbor. Coram's Alan Goldberg fell and lost consciousness while anchoring a boat on Whitehall Beach Sunday afternoon. Several bystanders helped, including father and son pair Francis George and Karl George who began cardiopulmonary resuscitation while waiting for emergency services. (Patch)

3. Robert Brodsky details a shooting incident early Sunday morning outside Tommy's Place in Port Jefferson. Twenty-year-old Ethan Ladd of Port Jefferson Station was charged with two counts of felony assault for shooting two men. (Newsday)

4. Brian Heyman details how the Miller Place girls softball team lost to Mepham in the Class A Long Island Championship game. The Suffolk title was the first for the district, though. (Newsday)

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Event Roundup:

• Board of Education Public Session, 7 p.m., Shoreham-Wading River High School
• 2nd Grade Send Off (rain date) Miller Avenue School
• Underclassmen Awards Ceremony, high school auditorium, noon, Shoreham-Wading River High School
• Grade 5 Moving Up Ceremony, Joseph A Edgar Intermediate School
• Living Environment Regents Exam, Shoreham-Wading River High School

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Miller Place-Rocky Point Notebook:

• Councilwoman Jane Bonner and Sound Beach Civic Association (SBCA) president Bea Ruberto honored longtime SBCA board member Kevin McKeown as he leaves the board. McKeown volunteered for years with Rocky Point VFW, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Tin Can Sailors Organization, St. Louis De Montfort Outreach and Hope House. (Town of Brookhaven)
• There are some new Eagle Scouts in the area: From Troop 64, John DeLucia, Jacob Yonkes, Richard Engesser, and Charles Wolff were honored at St. Francis Cabrini Church Parish Center in Coram. From Shoreham's Troop 161, Brandon R. Dougherty, Jake R. Field, Sean P. Kelly, Brendan B. King, William F. King, Denis D. Lane, Kaden P. Lynch, and Matthew J. Yakaboski achieved the rank. (Patch and Town of Brookhaven)
• Mt. Sinai Junior Joey Spallina won the James C. Metzger MVP Award for the championship boys lacrosse game where Mt. Sinai beat Manhasset to nab the LI Championship C title. (Patch)
• Shoreham-Wading River's Blake Wehr won the Suffolk County high jump title. (Facebook)

That's it for the top happenings and headlines today from Miller Place and Rocky Point. Check back next time to keep updated and informed. If you know of something that should be included in the Daily, drop us a note!
-Jackie