Cheerleaders Help Coach Find Donor Kidney + Vandalism At Park

Good morning Miller Place-Rocky Point!

In today's Daily, read about how a group of local cheerleaders are trying to help their coach find a donor kidney. Vandalism at Heritage Park in Mount Sinai is being looked into. A girl was rescued by fire crews from a dressing room in Port Jefferson that had once been a bank vault. A Middle Island man was recognized for his heroism, and today is the last day of school for many!

First, today's weather: Mostly cloudy throughout the day with a high of 74 degrees.

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

1. Peggy Spellman Hoey reports that the Suffolk County Police are investigating recent vandalism at the Mount Sinai Heritage Trust Center. Someone damaged security cameras, a fence, the soda machine, and locks at "the Shack" on June 3. (Patch)

2. News 12 has a story on cheerleaders helping their 25-year-old coach find a new donor kidney. Madison Sanalitro, 25, from Middle Island, is in kidney failure for the second time and has been on dialysis for the past year. The cheerleaders she coached at Longwood are spreading the word on social media to try and help. (News 12 Long Island)

3. Peggy Spellman Hoey also has the details on how a 14-year-old girl was rescued from an old bank vault that had been converted into a dressing room at Kate & Hale in Port Jefferson. Fire crews had to drill through the thick walls of the clothing store. (Patch)

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Event Roundup:

• Elementary Release at 9:50a.m., Shoreham-Wading River Schools
• Last Day of School, Albert G Prodell Middle School
• Report Cards Posted K-12, Rocky Point UFSD
• Middle School Release at 9:05 a.m., Shoreham-Wading River Schools
• Graduation 6:45 p.m., Shoreham-Wading River High School

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Miller Place-Rocky Point Notebook:

• Hailey Koppleman and Sevinch Noori received the 2021 Mount Sinai-Miller Place Chamber Alliance scholarship award at the Willow Creek Golf and Country Club in Mount Sinai. (Patch)
• Staff members at Shoreham-Wading River received SCOPE educational service awards for their leadership in their roles: MaryJean Carlson, Henry Perez, Larry Kogel, Danielle Senneca, and Wading River School Principal Lou Parrinello for Administrator Service. (Facebook)
• A Middle Island man was recognized for his heroic actions. Frank "J.R." Recupero was thanked by the Suffolk Legislature for helping during an incident in Patchogue, where he detained a suspect who stabbed a Suffolk County Police Officer in the leg. Recupero is a retired New York Police Department Officer. (Patch)

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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