🌱 Sachem Daily: Helping Slain LI Mom's Kids + Gabby Petito Doc

Happy Sunday, Sachem! Let's get this day started. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening around Sachem today.

First, today's weather:

Winds gradually subsiding. High: 42 Low: 23.

Here are the top four stories today in Sachem:

1. The brother of slain Long Island mom Melissa Molinari has set up a GoFundMe for her five children, four under age 18. Molinari's husband, from Centereach, has been charged with her murder. (Patch)
2. Peacock TV premiered a documentary on the Gabby Petito case on Friday. "The Murder of Gabby Petito: Truth, Lies, and Social Media" is billed as including an exclusive interview with the slain Long Islander's parents. (Patch)
3. Island Harvest usually helps deliver food to Long Islanders but this year they are asking for donations of toys for the holiday season. Some families the group serves are unable to afford any presents for their children. (News 12)
4. A Stony Brook graduate got a surprise when she received her diploma Friday: Alyssa O'Hara's husband, Justin, who was stationed in Alaska with the Air Force was there. The couple hadn't seen each other since the summer. (ABC TV)

Today in Sachem:

• A Charlie Brown Christmas, Ballet Long Island, Ronkonkoma, 3 p.m.

From my notebook:

• A missing veteran was located. Richard Gago, 76, of Selden was found unharmed after a Silver Alert has been issued for the 76-year-old who has diabetes. (Patch)
• Sachem North Boys Volleyball's Luke MacPherson was named to Newsday’s 1st Team All Long Island. (Facebook)
• Check out this Lake Ronkonkoma house for sale: 6 Woodland St. is a four-bedroom colonial on a cul-de-sac, selling for $599,000. (Long Island Press)

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— Jackie