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🌱 Patch AM: Which Miller Place streets just got nearly $500K in fresh paving?

Also, don't miss Trunk or Treat! on the Miller Place Patch calendar

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Morning Miller Place! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

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In today's newsletter:

  • Which Miller Place streets just got nearly $500K in fresh paving?
  • Did you buy a TAKE 5 ticket at Route 25A 7-Eleven?

Also on today's calendar: Trunk or Treat! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 72 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Friday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 69, low: 52.
  • Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 68 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Nearly $4M in 2026 Road, Drainage Projects Across Brookhaven (southshorepress.com) — Several Miller Place neighborhood roads, including Bobcat Lane and Thunder Road, just received nearly half a million dollars in new paving work as part of Brookhaven's 2026 infrastructure push. The broader $4 million program also upgrades drainage and flood protection from Mastic Beach to Stony Brook, aiming to make local streets smoother and more resilient for drivers and homeowners.
   

• Four New York Lottery Players Score TAKE 5 Top Prize in One Night (shorenewsnetwork.com) — A winning TAKE 5 lottery ticket worth $8,393 was sold at the 7-Eleven on Route 25A in Miller Place, and the winner has one year to claim the prize. Three other tickets with the same top prize were sold in Congers, Medina, and Yonkers in the October 3 evening drawing.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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Rocky Point

  • New Priest Welcomed To St. Anthony Of Padua R.C. Church In Rocky Point (patch.com)

Port Jefferson

  • 'No Kings' Port Jefferson Station Rally On Oct. 17 To Focus On Voting Early (patch.com)
  • Port Jefferson Village Extends Deadline For Country Club Comprehensive Plan Bids (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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