🌱 Ronkonkoma Man's Death Threat Against Pol + Meet Santa

Good morning, people of Sachem! I'm here with today's Sachem Daily.

A Lake Ronkonkoma man is charged with making death threats against his U.S. Representative. A Holbrook woman is rallying support for her friend, who has terminal brain cancer. And a Shirley man robbed the same bank twice.

First, today's weather:

Afternoon showers; breezy. High: 60 Low: 36.

Here are the top stories in Sachem today:

1. Patch has the story about a Lake Ronkonkoma man who was so mad at U.S. Rep. Andrew Garbarino's recent vote on President Joe Biden's bill that he threatened him with death over the phone. 64-year-old Kenneth Gasper was charged with second degree aggravated harassment. (Patch)
2. Peggy Spellman Hoey talks to a Holbrook woman who is raising funds for her best friend who was diagnosed with an inoperable Stage 4 brain cancer. Stacey Berzak is hoping the GoFundMe can help support 40-year-old Kim Coyne who is now in hospice care. (Patch)
3. Ward Melville's Patriots beat Sachem North's football team in a quarterfinal game, 35-7. (tbrnewsmedia.com)
4. Peggy Spellman Hoey reports that a Shirley man robbed the same bank in Medford twice. Michael Imbese was arrested for robbing Suffolk Federal Credit Union on Horseblock Road on Sept. 28 and Nov. 6. (Patch)
5. Patchogue Theatre will show a matinee screening of "The Polar Express" followed by a post-show Visit With Santa Claus, on Sunday, Nov. 28 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10. (Broadway World)

Today in Sachem:

• Live Pro Wrestling, The Sports Arena, St. James, 7:30 p.m.
• Princess Tea Party, Ballet Long Island, Ronkonkoma, 9 a.m.

Sachem Patch Notebook

• Sachem PTA Council is hosting a Taco Tuesday event at Chipotle in Lake Ronkonkoma from 5 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday. A portion of each order will go to the Sachem PTA Council. (Facebook)
• Sachem PTA Council presents an informative insurance workshop open to all PTA members via Zoom this Tuesday at 7 p.m. (Facebook)

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