News Nearby: Rocky Point High School Celebrates Homecoming

Here are some of the top stories that grabbed headlines in and around your neighborhood this week.

Miller Place-Rocky Point

Spirits Soar for Rocky Point Homecoming

Residents lined the sidewalk in front of Rocky Point High School and filled the stands to cheer on their favorite Eagle sports teams during this year’s homecoming weekend. Sporting events took place throughout the celebration, starting with an early varsity girls volleyball game and ending with a varsity boys soccer game under stadium lights.

Port Jefferson

State Comptroller: Excessive Surplus Funds in Mt. Sinai School District

Audit results released Monday by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli show the Mt. Sinai School District overestimated expenditures for the past five consecutive years, creating surpluses that exceeded statutory limits. According to the report, DiNapoli’s auditors found that school officials consistently presented, and the board of education approved, budgets, which significantly overestimated spending.

Sayville-Bayport

Gas-Food Market Chain Files Applications to Build in Bayport

A NY-NJ metro-based gas station-food market chain has filed two applications with the Town of Islip for a special permit to operate a gas station and a special permit to operate a convenience store at the southwest corner of Snedecor Avenue and Montauk Highway in Bayport.

Patchogue

Village Parking Meters Coming In Weeks

The upcoming Patchogue Village parking meters are on their way in the next few weeks, deputy mayor Jack Krieger said at Tuesday’s Patchogue Village Board of Trustees meeting at Patchogue Village Hall.

Sachem

Carmans River Conservation Plan Approved By Town

A plan designed to protect the Carmans River has been unanimously approved by the Brookhaven Town Board Tuesday evening.