🌱 Sachem Daily: Beautiful Weekend Ahead + Islandia BP Catches Fire

Happy Thursday, people of Sachem! Let's start today off on an informed note. Here's everything going on in Sachem today.

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First, today's weather:

Times of clouds and sun. High: 56 low: 48.

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Here are the top 3 stories today in Sachem:

1. Islandia gas station catches on fire. The incident happened at the BP gas station located at 1964 Veterans Memorial Highway on Wednesday morning. A mechanic was working on the fuel tank of a vehicle when the blaze started, and it spread through the service shop. Part of the building collapsed and luckily no injuries were reported. The fire started at 8:30 a.m. and firefighters were able to get it under control by 10:40 a.m. (Patch)
2. Beautiful weather ahead this weekend. Friday through Sunday are shaping up to be perfect spring days on Long Island. Friday is our pick of the weekend, with sunny skies and the temperature possibly reaching 70 degrees. Saturday and Sunday will also be nice, with more sunny skies and temperatures near 60. (Weather.com)
3. ICYMI: Federal judge dismisses student's hacking lawsuit against Sachem Schools. The lawsuit was brought about by Matthew Colicchi's mother when she claimed he was forced to do unpaid work at the school after he got caught hacking into their computer system and stealing thousands of student records and posting them online. He was charged for trespassing in 2013 and the mother's lawsuit was filed shortly after. "In the lawsuit filings, the lawyers for the defendants claimed that "the record is 'devoid of evidence supporting Matthew's claims that he was forced to work for the District without his parents' permission and ordered not to tell his parents."(Sachem Patch)

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Today in Sachem:

• Community Service: Bookmark Create & Design - Teens Grades 6-12 - Brookhaven Free Library. (All Day)
• Tune in Thursdays with South Shore University Hospital - Islip Public Library. (2:00 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Sachem Library: Check out this picture of a lightsaber, made by The Studio. You can get your own 3D objected printed by heading to the library website and signing up. (Facebook)
• Sachem Library: The Sachem Library is having a blood drive on Friday. You can stop by anytime from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. and help save a life. (Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Thursday! See you tomorrow morning for another update.

— Andrew Tessler

About me: Hi! I'm Andrew and I have been a Huntington resident for 7 years. I have lived in other countries and states, and my number one love is Huntington. I love health and wellness, traveling, stand-up paddle boarding, and of course going to restaurants and events throughout Huntington!