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🌱 Sachem Daily: Weekend Weather Report + Ride-Share Robbery

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Hello all. I'm back with your new copy of the Sachem Daily. Keep reading to find out the most important things happening in town these days.

First, today's weather:

A t-storm around in the p.m. High: 82 low: 69.

Here are the top 3 stories today in Sachem:

  1. Man arrested after robbing ride-share driver Tuesday in Lake Ronkonkoma. Quamell Epps-Jones, 19, of Lindenhurst, stole the driver's vehicle at knifepoint along with the driver's watch and phone at 1:15 a.m. Jones was arrested hours later and charged with first-degree robbery. (Sachem Patch)
  2. Police looking for person responsible for damaging sign at Ronkonkoma Mosque. "An ignited device was placed near or thrown at a sign on the property of Masjid Fatima Al-Zahra Mosque, at 55 Lake Shore Road, on July 4 at approximately midnight, police said. The mosque building was not damaged, and no one was injured, police said. The person or people are wanted for arson/hate crime." Call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-221-TIPS if you have any information. (Sachem Patch)
  3. Weekend weather report shaping up to be hit or miss. Expect seasonal temperatures with less humidity and rain during the day Saturday. Sunday will be a beautiful day and our pick of the weekend, with sunny skies and temperatures in the high 70s. (Weather.com)

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Today in Sachem:

  • Adult Summer Reading Club 2022, Oceans of Possibilities! - Islip Public Library. (9 a.m.)
  • Friday Afternoon Ocean Film Series - Islip Public Library. (1 p.m.)
  • Friday Afternoon Creatives- Adults 18 years and up - Brookhaven Free Library. (2 p.m.)
  • Southbound Country Rock Band with Attitude! - Anthony's Live. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • Sachem Library: Check out this Throwback Thursday picture the library posted. It's from the 1970's with Jackie Torrence, known as the Story Lady. (Sachem Library via Facebook)
  • Sachem Schools: "The Sachem Central School District Board of Education held its annual organizational meeting on July 6 in preparation for the 2022-23 academic year." Click the link to see what happened in the meeting. (Facebook)

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Events:

  • FREE Knee Pain Workshop (July 9)
  • Wine Tasting Fundraiser Sierra Club Long Island (July 9)
  • The Audacity of Self Love- Watercolor Works on Paper by Jacqueline Maldonado (July 9)
  • Charcuterie Workshop with The Cheese Patch (July 12)
  • Councilman Kevin J. LaValle's Above the Rim 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament (July 13)
  • CM Street Festival (July 17)
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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! I'll see you around.

— 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!

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