🌱 Sachem Daily: LIRR To SantaCon Attendees: No Alcohol

Up and at 'em, Sachem! It's Thursday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in Sachem.

Riding the train to SantaCon this weekend? Don't bring any drinks along. A teenager was injured in a four-car crash. And a popular taco truck moved from Holbrook to Ronkonkoma.

First, today's weather:

Sun mixing with clouds. High: 41 Low: 31.

Here are the top stories in Sachem today:

1. News 12 has details on a drive-by shooting in East Patchogue-North Bellport. A man was shot while riding in the back of an SUV and seriously injured. (News 12)
2. Patch reports that 18-year-old Jacqueline Gonzalez, of Shirley, was seriously injured in a four-car accident on the Long Island Expressway around 4:30 p.m. in Holtsville. The other drivers were not injured. (Patch)
3. Peggy Spellman Hoey advises SantaCon attendees that the Long Island Rail Road and Metropolitan Transportation Authority is banning alcohol consumption on trains during the convention. The ban runs from 4 a.m. on Saturday through noon on Sunday and includes platforms. (Patch)
4. Taco Truck Right Coast Taqueria taco truck reopened Tuesday in Ronkonkoma. The Mexican food truck moved from Holbrook to 101 Hawkins Ave., near the LIE. (Patch)

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Today in Sachem:

• Adult Classical Ballet, The Ballet Center, 7:30 p.m.
• Oakdale-Bohemia Middle School Grade 6 Winter Concert at Connetquot High School, 7 p.m.
• 7th Grade Concerts, 7 p.m., Sachem CSD.
• 5th - Grade Orchestra, 7:55 to 8:45 a.m., Cayuga School, Lake Grove.

From my notebook:

• Sachem North Boys Volleyball's Coach "Bosco" won Suffolk County JV Coach of the Year. (Facebook)
• Sachem PTA Council's scheduled January meeting date has been changed to Jan. 11. (Facebook)

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