Hometown Heroes + Lyme Rates + Wine Bar

Morning, neighbors! Welcome to a special Fourth of July edition of the Miller Place-Rocky Point Daily. Here's everything happening today in Miller Place-Rocky Point.

Rocky Point will celebrate local hometown heroes at today's Fourth of July celebration. Bring your own wine glass to a new type of wine bar in Port Jefferson. A senior center in Mount Sinai reopens after Covid. And watch out for ticks this summer: Lyme rates are high.

First, today's weather: Partly cloudy throughout the day with a high of 74 and a low of 64 degrees.

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

1. Ana Borruto checks out new BYOG Wine Bar in Port Jefferson where customers can bring their own wine glass and try different wine types from wine stations. (GreaterBayShore)
2. Peggy Spellman Hoey has the details on Rocky Point's Fourth of July celebration today. "A Celebration of Hometown Heroes" will begin at the Rocky Point Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6249 on King Road. The event is co-sponsored by the VFW and the Rocky Point-Sound Beach Chamber of Commerce and will have a special presentation on U.S. Navy World War II veteran William "Buddy" McCarrick from Rocky Point. (Patch)
3. Denise Civiletti looks at the closing of a Riverhead restaurant, the third Main St. eatery to close over the past year. PeraBell Food Bar closes its Riverhead location but will keep the Patchogue location open. (RiverheadLOCAL)
4. Richard Brodsky looks at Senator Chuck Schumer's efforts to raise awareness of Lyme disease this summer, predicted to be a bad year for the tick-borne disease. 72% of adult black-legged ticks collected at one site in Huntington, 68% on Shelter Island and 62% in Islip tested positive for Lyme disease. Schumer wants to secure funding for tick research and work on a Lyme disease vaccine. (Newsday)

Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point

• Celtic Quest Cruise to Watch Fire Works, 7:30 to 10:00 p.m., The Greater Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce, Celtic Quest Fishing Boat, Town of Brookhaven Marina Parking Lot, Port Jefferson
• Celebration Of Hometown Heroes, Rocky Point VFW (11 a.m.)

Miller Place-Rocky Point Patch Notebook

• Broadway Market Restaurant has lobster rolls on tap for Fourth of July weekend. (Instagram)
• The Town of Brookhaven announced it will reopen Rose Caracappa Senior Center on Tuesday. The center in Mount Sinai was closed for over a year. (Town of Brookhaven)

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Events:

• North Shore Community Band Summer Concert Series (July 10)

Announcements:

• Divorce Seminar (Second Saturday) (Details)

Job listings:

• Fine Wine & Spirits Shop Staff Wanted (Details)
• Church Organist/Choir Director position (Details)

Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Sunday off right! I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow morning with another update. If you're liking these newsletters, consider bringing some of your friends and neighbors into the fold. You can send them this link to subscribe.

— Jackie

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