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🌱 Shirley-Mastic Daily: 2 Kids Hurt In Crash + Moriches Shooting

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Happy Thursday, people of Shirley-Mastic! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

A new sneaker store opened nearby with hard-to-find brands. Suffolk Police will be enacting sweeping new reforms. And two young children were seriously hurt in a Tuesday night car crash.


First, today's weather:

A shower in the p.m.; breezy. High: 57 Low: 42.


Here are the top stories today in Shirley-Mastic:

  1. The Hype Long Island opened in Coram at 1879 Route 112. The sneaker and streetwear shop brings NYC brands and shoes to Suffolk County. (LongIsland.com)
  2. Michael DeSantis explains that Suffolk County announced new police department reforms. They include officers wearing body cameras, a mental health 911 call program, placing civilians at the front desks of precincts, and civilian oversight through the Human Rights Commission. (Patch)
  3. News 12 Long Island has details on a Medford crash that seriously injured two young children on Tuesday night. Kayla Kimble, of Coram, was driving, and her two sons — both under two years of age — are now in serious condition. (News 12)
  4. Dan's Papers reports that a Flanders man was arrested Wednesday for shooting a 37-year-old man to death outside of the victim's Moriches home last week. Michael Gilbert was charged with second-degree murder in the killing of Tyrell Durham. (Dan's Papers)

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