Emergency Baby+Districts Ask To Unmask+Custodian Saves Student

Rise and shine Miller Place-Rocky Point!

In today's Daily, learn about a series of local rescues: police and EMS helped a Rocky Point woman safely give birth at home in Rocky Point. Also in Rocky Point, a school custodian saved a choking student. In Wading River, police rescued four men and a dog from a drifting boat. And the same coalition of districts who penned the mask letter to Gov. Cuomo has asked again for mask leniency in the final hot weeks of the school year.

First, today's weather: rain in the morning with a high of 75 degrees.

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

1. ABC 7 News has a story on a baby being delivered at home in Rocky Point. A police officer and two paramedics helped a woman deliver at home early Sunday morning. Both mom and baby are in good health. (ABC 7 News)

2. A custodian at Rocky Point High school saved a choking student with the Heimlich maneuver. Avery Ward was choking on french fries when Dave Cook, who has worked as a custodian for 20 years, came to the rescue. (News 12)

3. Lisa Finn reports on another Long Island Sound boat rescue. On Sunday, Riverhead police rescued four men and a dog in an aluminum boat in Wading River. (Patch)

Event Roundup:

• Last Day High School Classes, Rocky Point High School
• TAKE & MAKE: Paint Your Own Ceramic Vase, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., Comsewogue Public Library

Miller Place-Rocky Point Notebook:

• Miller Place, Rocky Point, Port Jefferson and Comsewogue districts joined once again to write a letter to Gov. Cuomo about school mask mandates. The letter asks for the ability to determine mask policy for the remainder of the school year, citing high heat in classrooms during final testing.
• Listen to the Rocky Point High virtual choir sing "The Color Purple" songs here.
• Nic Benhardt, a Rocky Point High School junior, got an honorable mention from Newsday as a top Long Island baseball pitcher. (Newsday)

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

About me: I am a lifelong Long Islander who has covered local news for over a decade. I'm a busy working mom who loves to share nearby news to inform, educate, inspire or just make your daily life a bit easier. I used to live next door in Shoreham and I love the beautiful North Shore beaches. Drop a note at millerplace-rockypoint@patch.com!