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🌱 Student-Athletes Commit To Colleges + Video Released In Hit-And-Run

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Hello again, friends! It's me, Andrew Tessler, your host of the Daily. Keep reading for the most important things going on around town, including updates on...

  • Sachem student-athletes commit to colleges
  • Police looking for duo who stole adult novelties from Xpressions in Farmingville.
  • Police release video of driver inspecting car after fatal hit-and-run.

But first, today's weather:

Very windy; rain tapering off. High: 49 low: 35.

Here are the top three stories today in Sachem:

  1. Sachem student-athletes commit to colleges. More than 30 students have committed to play athletics at the collegiate level. Students and their families wore apparel representing their future schools as they were congratulated by Sachem Athletic Director Gary Beutel and Assistant Athletic Director Philip Torregrosa. (Press Release Desk)
  2. Police looking for duo who stole adult novelties from Xpressions in Farmingville. The man and woman took off with $800 in merchandise on Dec. 2 and police are asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-221-TIPS. There is a clear photo of the duo in the link. (Sachem Patch)
  3. Police release video of driver inspecting car after fatal hit-and-run. Robert Twiford was struck after he got out of his parked his vehicle on the off-ramp of the eastbound Long Island Expressway at exit 60 on Dec. 5 at about 8 p.m. The driver of the vehicle is seen on video inspecting his car on Garrity Ave in Ronkonkoma and police say the vehicle is a light-colored, possibly gray, 2015 to 2018 Ford Focus hatchback (Sachem Patch)

Today in Sachem:

  • Friday Afternoon Creatives: Adults 18 and up - Brookhaven Library. (2 p.m.)
  • Toe-Tapping Holiday Sing with Meghan VK: All welcome - Brookhaven Library. (7 p.m.)
  • The Nutcracker. Act II - Ballet Long Island. (7 p.m.)
  • Rock 'n' Roll Holiday Show - Sachem Library. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • Sachem Library: The library's therapy dog is still up for adoption. Help find Hannah a forever home! (Sachem Library via Facebook)
  • Sachem Schools: Congratulations to the 21 Sachem teams who earned the designation of Scholar-Athlete Teams for the Fall 2022 season by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Inc. Several students were also named scholar-athlete individuals. (Facebook)

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— 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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