🌱 Hit By Driver With Revoked License + Holiday Event Guide

Good morning, Sachem! Here's everything you need to know to get this Friday started off right.

A Holtsville man was driving with a revoked license when he injured a man crossing the street. Holiday events are starting nearby, including a Santa visit. And a new steakhouse is coming to Patchogue Village.

First, today's weather:

Windy with clouds and sun. High: 49 Low: 30.

Here are the top stories in Sachem today:

1. New 12 reports that a Patchogue man was critically injured after a car crash Tuesday at 6 p.m. Justo Naranjo was trying to cross Medford Avenue in Patchogue around 6 p.m. when he was hit by 62-year-old John Conway of Holtsville, who was driving with a revoked license. (News 12)
2. Patch has a guide to Brookhaven Town's holiday events. Next week is a menorah lighting, and Dec. 4 Santa Claus is coming to the Longwood Estate. (Patch)
3. Lisa Finn talks to relatives and friends of those lost in Riverhead's house fire that killed five. A fundraiser will be held Sunday for the Rivera family at Stotzky Park in Riverhead: the Riveras lost a mother, daughter, son, and two nephews. (Patch)
4. Mike White writes that a high-end steakhouse called Chops will be opening this winter in Patchogue. The owner of the Village Idiot and Drift 82 took over the Flo's space on Main Street. (Greater Long Island)

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Today in Sachem:

• HBD PTA Fall Picture Make-up Day, Connetquot schools.
• Secondary Report Cards Posted, Connetquot schools.

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• Sachem Library's Mitten Tree is up. Donate new gloves, hats and socks to be distributed to local children in need. (Facebook)

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