🌱 Recognizing Heroic School Security Guards + Shooting At Store

Happy Thanksgiving, Sachem! Let's get you all caught up to start this Thursday, Nov. 25 off on an informed note. These are the most important things going on today in Sachem.

A shooting happened at a shopping center on Middle Country Road. School security guards in Selden were recognized for quick action when someone intruded on school grounds.

First, today's weather:

Sun, then clouds; milder. High: 54 Low: 41.

Here are the top stories in Sachem today:

1. Suffolk County Legislator Nick Caracappa visited Newfield High School in Selden to recognize seven security guards who helped apprehend an intruder on school grounds. On Sept. 23, they sprung into action when an unknown male entered school grounds to confront a student. (tbrnewsmedia.com)
2. Greater Long Island has the news that DJ's Clam Shack opened a third location in Stony Brook. The seafood restaurant, which has spots in Northport and Wantagh, took over the former D.P. Dough at 1007 NY-25A. (Greater Long Island)
3. A man was shot Tuesday morning by a woman he knew outside of a Coram deli, around 8 a.m. in the parking lot of a shopping center at 16 Middle Country Road. (Subscription: Newsday)
4. Patch reports that more retailers are planning to stay closed on Thanksgiving Day for the foreseeable future. Target announced they will not return to opening on the holiday. (Patch)

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• Little Mexico restaurant has opened a second location in Medford at 3253 Horseblock Road. (Subscription: Newsday)

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