🌱 Sachem Daily: Man Sentenced In Xanax Crash + Omicron Mild?

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The Suffolk woman who has LI's first Omicron case was fully vaccinated and is showing a mild course so far. An East Setauket man will do prison time for crashing while high on Xanax and injuring a passenger.

First, today's weather:

Sunshine giving way to clouds. High: 46 Low: 38.

Here are the top stories in Sachem today:

1. An East Setauket man was sentenced to three to six years in prison for a Long Beach crash that left a passenger seriously injured. William Byrus, age 29, drove over 80 mph in Long Beach while high on marijuana and Xanax before crashing in 2020. (Daily Voice)
2. A house fire in Selden was extinguished without any injuries reported. The fire erupted at a home on South Bicycle Path around 9 p.m. Friday. (News 12)
3. News 12 explains that some experts are hopeful the Suffolk County woman who has Long Island's first confirmed Omicron case shows good news. The 67-year-old who visited South Africa was fully vaccinated with a recent booster and has only mild symptoms. (News 12)

Today in Sachem:

• Christmas Craft Fair, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Lake Ronkonkoma, 9 a.m.
• Hot Chocolate and Santa, Ballet Long Island, Ronkonkoma, 2 p.m.
• Off Key Club Presents Neil Diamond and Frank Sinatra, Off Key Tiki, 6:30 p.m.

From my notebook:

• Sachem Community Youth Services Karate Program, next session begins Jan. 6. (Facebook)

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