🌱 Sachem Daily: Idle Hour For Sale + Omicron Cancels Flights

Good morning, Sachem! Let's get you all caught up to start this Saturday, December 25 off on an informed note. Here are the most important things happening today in Sachem.

First, today's weather:

Periods of rain. High: 48 Low: 40.

Here are the top three stories today in Sachem:

1. The Idle Hour Vanderbilt Mansion in Oakdale, formerly part of a Dowling College campus, is on the market again for $25 million. Mercury International LLC owns the mansion and the property. (Greater Long Island)
2. Due to omicron-related staffing shortages United Airlines and Delta canceled numerous Christmas Eve and Day flights including some at JFK and LaGuardia airports. United canceled 168 flights on Friday and Delta 100. (News 12)
3. Icy roads caused multiple crashes and the closure of the Long Island Expressway westbound at Exit 56. The lanes closed around 7 a.m. (Daily Voice)

Today in Sachem:

• Long Island churches will mostly follow mask mandates for Christmas Day masses. (Subscription: Newsday)

From my notebook:

• Suffolk officials on Thursday warned residents to be more careful and lock their cars after eight vehicle thefts of cars left unlocked or with the keys inside. (Patch)
• Suffolk lawmakers approved a plan to make detection strips for fentanyl available in Narcan kits to prevent overdoses. (Patch)
• The LIRR will restore several morning rush-hour trains that were eliminated as part of COVID-19 service reductions. Beginning Jan. 3, one more westbound Ronkonkoma train will be added. (Subscription: Newsday)

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— Jackie