🌱 Patch AM: Miller Place gathers to remember mechanic Logan Vogel at Route 25A

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In today's newsletter:

• Miller Place gathers to remember mechanic Logan Vogel at Route 25A

Also on today's calendar: 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 79 and low of 64 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 76, low: 62.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Vogel family holds candlelight vigil for second anniversary of son's passing (tbrnewsmedia.com) — Residents and loved ones gathered at Route 25A and Oakland Avenue in Miller Place to mark two years since 20-year-old mechanic Logan Vogel died in a motorcycle collision there. Family and friends shared stories of his talent with engines, his love of riding, and the close bonds he built in the community, keeping his memory alive at the intersection where he was lost.
   

📸 Around Miller Place

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Miller Place

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize →
  Long Island Sound,
  12:01 am
Saturday September 19
• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 29
• Child Safety Seat Check →
  Brookhaven, NY Calendar
  8:00 am
• Growing Up Wild age 3-6 →
  Brookhaven, NY Calendar
  10:00 am
• Community Food Pantry at St. Anselm's - Self-Shopping Hours!!! →
  St Anselm's Episcopal Church, 4 Woodville Rd, Shoreham
  10:00 am
Wednesday September 2
• Defensive Driving Class →
  Brookhaven, NY Calendar, Rose Caracappa Senior Center 739 Route 25A, Mount Sinai
  9:30 am
• Community Food Pantry at St. Anselm's - Self-Shopping Hours!!! →
  St Anselm's Episcopal Church, 4 Woodville Rd, Shoreham
  11:00 am
• Zoning Board Meeting →
  Brookhaven, NY Calendar, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville
  2:00 pm
• Teen Driver Safety Program →
  Brookhaven, NY Calendar
  5:00 pm
Friday September 11
• 9/11 Anniversary →
  101A E Broadway, Port Jefferson
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Cabaret The Musical →
  Theatre Three, 412 Main St, Port Jefferson
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 28
• America 250 Film Series →
  Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Rd, Port Jefferson Station
  2:00 pm
• East Beach Rocks →
  Port Jefferson Village, NY Calendar, East Beach, Port Jefferson
  5:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Grad School: Summer 2026 End of Season Showcase →
  Popei's Clam Bar, 451 Middle Country Rd, Coram
  2:30 pm
• The NuGroove Project at Tiki Joes in Cedar Beach Mount Sinai →
  Tiki Joe's (Sunsets at Cedar Beach), 223 Harbor Beach Rd, Mt Sinai
  6:00 pm

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Miller Place PatchAM possible:

• Heritage Chemists Pharmacy & Boutique — (631) 509-4545
• The North Shore Injury Lawyer — (631) 495-9435

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Miller Place High School Hosts Driver Safety Night —Jake Mendlinger Read on Patch

• Tonight a few girls took the 6:45 twilight cruise out of PortJefferson to watch a sunset
  You don't get off in Conn you stay on And the ferry turns around and you come back it's a 3 hour ride You can bring food and enjoy the amazing… (Nextdoor Miller Place)

• Whitsons Culinary Group posted a job opening for Cook - Mt. Sinai Middle School Nutrition in Mount Sinai. Apply here.
• ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - Produce Clerk (Gallagher NY) Salary Range $16.50 - $16.50/hr in Port Jefferson Station. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Miller Place here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mount Sinai

• Missing Blood Pressure Medication May Cut Heart Benefits to Almost Zero (everydayhealth.com)
• I'm a Dietitian, and There's a Reason I Eat Walnuts Every Day (goodhousekeeping.com)
• Trans kids' medical records remain private after Trump DOJ loses again (advocate.com)

Rocky Point

• Five From 'Cuse Named to NFHCA Watchlist (cuse.com)

Port Jefferson

• Construction Begins on Port Jefferson Housing Project (lilifepolitics.com)
• Port Jefferson cancels varsity football season due to lack of players (greaterlongisland.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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