🌱 Sachem Daily: Opioid Guilty Verdict + Minimum Wage Increase

Happy Saturday, people of Sachem! Here's everything you need to know going on today.

First, today's weather:

Rain, mild; fog in the a.m. High: 53 Low: 48.

Here are the top three stories today in Sachem:

1. A Long Island jury's guilty verdict made history against drug manufacturer Teva Pharmaceuticals USA and its partners that distribute opioids. The jury said the companies were guilty of fueling the addiction epidemic. (Patch)
2. On Friday, minimum wage workers in Westchester, Suffolk, and Nassau counties making minimum wage started getting $15 per hour. New York City has been at that benchmark for three years. (Daily Voice)
3. Suffolk County Parks will accept Christmas trees for recycling at Smith Point Beach, daily from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Greater Long Island)

Today in Sachem:

• 5th Annual Maggie's Mile at Sunken Meadow State Park, 10 a.m., Run or walk at Sunken Meadow State Park on New Year's Day to help raise money for Maggie's Mile.

From my notebook:

• The Greater Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce will host a Mac N' Cheese Crawl on Jan. 29-30 from 1 to 4 p.m. For $25, participants sample macaroni and cheese dishes from 14 restaurants. (Greater Long Island)
• Sachem PTA Council shares Sachem Central District's notice about student take-home COVID-19 testing kids. (Facebook)
• Sachem Library has a self-checkout station in the Children’s Department. (Facebook)

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