🌱 Sachem Daily: Centereach Woman Found Dead, Husband Charged

Morning, neighbors! I'm here with a fresh issue of the Sachem Daily.

The missing Centereach woman was found dead in the woods and her husband has been charged in her murder. The MacArthur Airport redevelopment plan is one step closer.

First, today's weather:

Showers, mainly early. High: 58 Low: 43.

Here are the top three stories in Sachem today:

1. Patch reports that the Centereach woman who has been missing for weeks has been found dead in the woods and her husband was arrested, Marcello Molinari, 43, and charged with murder. Police found her body in Rocky Point Barrens State Forest off Currans Road in Middle Island. (Patch)
2. Santa Claus and the Ronkonkoma Fire Department will tour local neighborhoods today, part of the department’s annual Parade of Lights. It begins at 3:30 p.m. with firefighters bringing Santa around town. (Greater Ronkonkoma)
3. A retro video game shop opened recently in Patchogue Village. Game On is at 12 South Ocean Ave. and sells classic games. (Greater Patchogue)

Today in Sachem:

• Preschool Ballet Class, The Ballet Center, 9 a.m.

From my notebook:

• Sachem Library has a December StoryWalk. (Facebook)
• Sachem Central School District is hiring for several grounds positions. (Facebook)
• Suffolk County voted in support of the $2.3 billion Ronkonkoma redevelopment project that includes a convention center, health sciences center and a northern terminal at Long Island MacArthur Airport. (Subscription: Newsday)

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