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Week in Review: Miller Place FD Fights Fire in Own Firehouse

The top headlines from the week that was.

Cops: Rocky Point Man Driving Drunk With Toddler Charged After Crash

A 34-year-old Rocky Point man was charged with a felony under Leandra’s Law on Friday after Southampton Town police said he struck a utility pole in Speonk head-on — his two-year-old was in the car.

According to police, Timothy Shaw, who had a prior DWI conviction, was slapped with a second felony for DWI, as well as with charges of endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor; open alcohol in a motor vehicle and several other traffic violations.

Miller Place Fire Department Fights Fire at Own Firehouse

The Miller Place Fire Department is used to battling blazes in the area, but on New Year's Eve, members of the department had to tackle a fire in their own firehouse.

At 11:05 a.m. on Monday, First Assistant Chief Josh Hagermann was at the headquarters on Miller Place Road when the fire alarms starting sounding and smoke was found in the truck bay of the firehouse.

A man is wanted by police for allegedly stealing a purse from the Rocky Point Waldbaum's and using credit cards from the purse at TD Bank.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Seventh Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man seen above, who is wanted for grand larceny after stealing a woman's pocketbook from Waldbaum's on Nov. 1.

Sold! Two Mt. Sinai Homes Sell After Less Than 90 Days on Market

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and with the holiday season approaching, some real estate experts predicted a slowdown. However, a handful of properties for sale still closed during that time frame, including two in Mt. Sinai that sold after less than three months on the market.

7 Miller Place-Rocky Point Issues to Follow in 2013

2012 may have ended, but that doesn't mean some issues and stories from the year won't boil over into 2013. Click the link for some important story-lines to follow in the new year.

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MP Majority May 17, 2013 at 01:41 pm
Spoken like a true teacher. Did you know that the average school teacher is only paying 15% of theRead More actual cost of health care premiums for themselves and their families, when Medical healthcare insurance premiums are rising at an alarming 17% per annum? Do you realize that teachers are paid an additional stipend if they work more than 3 consecutive periods in a day? Are you aware that teacher pensions were protected during the stock market crash of 2008, when the average person's 401K was totally at risk? Perhaps if teachers realized how good they have it - look at the BIG picture and outside of their bubble - then they would complain less. Oh and yes, we need our loftily-paid Administrators to kick in some of the salaries, to help pay for stuff. Hard to believe the school districts' mantras that "it's all for the kids".