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🌱 Sachem Daily: Opioid Guilty Verdict + Minimum Wage Rise

Have a good saturday, people from sachem! Here is everything you need to know about what’s happening today.

First the weather today:

Rain, mild; Fog in the morning. High: 53 Low: 48.

Here are the three most important stories in sachem today:

  1. The guilty verdict of a Long Island jury made history against drug maker Teva Pharmaceuticals USA and its partners, who sell 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 make the minimum wage from $ 15 an hour. New York City has been on this benchmark for three years. (daily voice)
  3. Suffolk County Parks accept Christmas trees for recycling Smith Point Beach, daily from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Greater Long Island)

Today in Sachem:

From my notebook:

  • The Greater Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Mac N ‘Cheese Crawl January 29-30. From 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., attendees will cost $ 25 and sample macaroni and cheese dishes from 14 restaurants. (Greater Long Island)
  • Sachem PTA Council shares Sachem Central District Notice of COVID-19 Testing for Students Taking Home Children. (Facebook)
  • Sachem library has one Self-checkout station in the children’s department. (Facebook)

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