🌱 Drive-By Shooting + Deer Freed After 18 Hours + Harvest Fest

Hey, people of Miller Place-Rocky Point! I'm here with a fresh edition of the Miller Place-Rocky Point Daily.

Two men were shot from a passing car in Coram and survived. Animal rescuers freed a deer who was lodged in a tight spot for 18 hours. And a harvest festival is coming up — get the details.

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First, today's weather:

Times of clouds and sun. High: 74 Low: 63.

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

1. Peggy Spellman Hoey reports that two men were injured in a drive-by shooting on Wednesday night in Coram. A 27-year-old man and a 40-year-old man were traveling westbound on Middle Country Road, near Winfield Davis Drive, in a 2004 Volkswagen Touareg and were shot from a passing car, not fatally. (Patch)
2. News 12 Long Island reports that a deer was rescued after being stuck for 18 hours in Port Jefferson Station. The animal was stuck between a fence and a wall on its back at a house until an animal rescue group freed it. (News 12)
3. Ana Borruto previews the Port Jefferson Village Harvest Festival, planned for Oct. 23. From noon to 5 p.m. there will be live music and events for all ages. (Greater Long Island)

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Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:

• Grades Kindergarten,1,3,5,7,9 and 11 Physicals Due in Health Office, Rocky Point Schools.
• Last day to purchase high school yearbook for $75, Rocky Point High School.

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• North Shore Youth Council is looking for "Big Buddies" next week to attend a general interest meetings on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. in the Rocky Point High School Library. (Facebook)

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