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🌱 Union Reps Plead Guilty For Accepting Bribes + Drug Charges For Man
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Good morning, everybody! It's me, Andrew Tessler, your host of the Sachem Daily — back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening in town. Including updates on:
- 11 former union reps plead guilty to accepting bribes.
- Selden man convicted of drug trafficking.
- Checkers to open four new locations in Suffolk County.
But first, today's weather:
Breezy. High: 38 low: 29.
Here are the top four stories in Sachem today:
- Holbrook resident one of six to win 'Brookhaven Recycles Day' prize. Councilman Neil Foley presented a compost tumbler to Joan LaFemina as one of the winners from the online contest. For more information on contest, click the link. (Press Release Desk)
- 11 former union reps plead guilty to accepting bribes. The reps would take envelopes full of money that were passed off in restaurant bathrooms throughout Suffolk County. Two charged were the business agent-at-large of the UA's Local 638 based in Long Island City and a business agent of the UA's Local Union 200 based in Ronkonkoma, according to prosecutors. (Sachem Patch)
- Selden man convicted of drug trafficking. Marlon Thompson, 41, was convicted on all four counts of an indictment charging him with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine base, as well as the distribution of fentanyl that caused the death of Fredrick Koenig, 36, of Selden on Christmas Day 2018, prosecutors said. (Sachem Patch)
- Checkers to open four new locations in Suffolk County. The first opened last week in Lake Ronkonkoma and the chain plans to open the other locations in Shirley, Brentwood, and Central Islip. (Sachem Patch)
Today in Sachem:
- The Nutcracker Act II - Ballet Long Island. (11 a.m.)
- Sea Glass Necklace: Adults 18 years and up - Brookhaven Free Library. (6:30 p.m.)
- Audition for "Beauty and the Beast" - The Ballet Center. (6:30 p.m.)
From my notebook:
- Sachem Library: Take a look at this article in the School Library Journal written by Children's Librarian Marybeth Kozikowski. It's about the success of holding big events at libraries and highlights the Garden of Lights. (Sachem Library via Facebook)
- Sachem Library: Today is the last day to vote for Sachem Library in Bethpage's Best of L.I 2023. Click the link to vote! (Sachem Library via Facebook)
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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! See you all tomorrow for your next 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!
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