🌱 Sachem Daily: Threats Against Middle School + Missing Woman

Happy Wednesday, people of Sachem! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

Gabby Petito's father is raising awareness about a missing Long Island woman, from Centereach. And threats led to police presence at a nearby middle school.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy with a little snow. High: 37 Low: 27.

Here are the top stories today in Sachem:

1. Peggy Spellman Hoey reports that Gabby Petito's father, who started a foundation to help find missing people, has joined in a social media campaign to help 38-year-old Melissa Molinari. The married mother of four from Centereach has not been seen since Nov. 21 and she left her vehicle behind at her home and has no known medical issues. (Patch)
2. Patch has a story on threats made against a nearby school. A social media threat was posted Monday night targeting Oregon Middle School in Medford. Police sent officers to the school and are investigating. (Patch)
3. Newsday explains that Gov. Kathy Hochul wrote a letter to a federal agency asking for Yaphank and North Bellport residents to have a say in a proposed waste transfer station to be built near Brookhaven Town landfill. The Yapank project would cost $182 million. (Subscription: Newsday)
4. Peggy Spellman Hoey has the news that Nancy Kerrigan will be headlining a show in Patchogue. The Gateway's Holiday Spectacular on Ice will run Dec. 17 to Jan. 1 at the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts. (Patch)

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Today in Sachem:

• "The Nutcracker Act II," Ballet Long Island, 11 a.m.

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