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LONG ISLAND, NY — Power restoration on Long Island could take up to 14 days after Hurricane Henri leaves a potentially destructive path on Sunday and early Monday. Read more from OnSachem News.
HOLBROOK, NY — The National Weather Service has issued a Hurricane Warning for Suffolk County and a Tropical Storm Warning for Nassau County as Henri moves north along the East Coast. The storm, currently a tropical storm, is expected to strengthen to a hurricane as it makes landfall early Sunday afternoon. Read more from OnSachem News.
HOLBROOK, NY — The National Weather Service has issued a Tropical Storm Watch for Long Island as Elsa moves up along the East Coast. The storm is expected to cross over Long Island on Friday morning. Read more from OnSachem News.
LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — James Mancaruso, a member of the Sachem School Board of Education, has resigned after what the district superintendent described on Wednesday night as an “incident” at Sachem High School East in Farmingville. Read more from OnSachem News.
LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — The Sachem North Leos Club presents the annual Festival of Trees and Lights, and the event has been designed to be socially distant because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more from OnSachem News.
LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — Students in the Sachem Central School District had a single day to go mask-less if they wanted. Less than 24 hours after the district’s Board of Education held an emergency meeting on Sunday evening and voted to make facemasks optional as of on Monday, the students will once again be wearing their masks on Tuesday. Read more from OnSachem News.
HOLBROOK, NY — Several Facebook pages have posted an identical update on Monday morning that may appear to be from OnSachem News. Read more from OnSachem News.
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LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — Sachem students can go to school without a face mask on Monday. Read more from OnSachem News.
LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — Sachem Schools recognized four outstanding students who were named valedictorians and salutatorians for the Class of 2021. Mackenzie Szlosek and Jayden Reilly are the valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, at Sachem High School East. Over at Sachem High School North, Erika Sneider and Hannah Saglimbeni are the valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively. Read more from OnSachem News.
LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — Beginning next year, Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) passengers may be able to take a train directly from Ronkonkoma to Grand Central Terminal. Crews in New York City have completed “civil construction” on the East Side Access project, an $11 billion endeavor to build a 350,000-square-foot passenger station beneath Grand Central to allow the LIRR to enter the complex. Read more from OnSachem News.
LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — A vocal member of Sachem Schools' Board of Education lost her campaign on Tuesday to win another three-year term, while the entire slate of candidates backed by the teachers' union swept the election for the second consecutive year. Read more from OnSachem News.
LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — The voters of the Sachem Central School District head to the polls on Tuesday. They will vote on the district's proposed budget for the coming school year and select three Board of Education members. Read more from OnSachem News.
HOLBROOK, NY — Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Saturday that 50 percent of all New Yorkers ages 18 and older have completed the COVID-19 vaccine series. Read more from OnSachem News.
HOLBROOK, NY — New York state's COVID-19 restrictions, including mask-wearing and social distancing, are still in effect—despite the CDC’s newest guidance that the precautions are no longer necessary for fully vaccinated people in most settings. Read more from OnSachem News.
LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — The Sachem PTA Council hosted “Meet the Candidates” for the Sachem Central School District Board of Education. Read more from OnSachem News.
LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — Stephen Neville, 29, of Lake Ronkonkoma was killed following two separate back-to-back crashes on the Long Island Expressway late Tuesday night, according to Suffolk County Police. Read more from OnSachem News.
LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — Rite Aid announced on Friday it is now administering the COVID-19 vaccine at every store, with or without an advance appointment. Within Sachem, Rite Aid is located near Kohl’s on Hawkins Avenue in Lake Ronkonkoma. Rite Aid also has stores nearby in Medford, Sayville, Selden, Smithtown, and West Patchogue. Read more from OnSachem News.
LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — Sachem Schools experienced a significant drop in the rate of new COVID-19 positives during the past week, reporting the fewest infections since November. Read more from OnSachem News.
LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — Along the shoreline of Lake Ronkonkoma in celebration of Earth Day, Suffolk County officials announced a $100 million water quality investment to eliminate approximately 7,000 outdated cesspools and septic systems identified by scientists as the primary source of excess nutrients that have fouled local bays, contributing to harmful algae blooms, beach closures, and fish kills. Read more from OnSachem News.
FARMINGVILLE, NY — Sachem Central School District reported 65 additional COVID-19 infections over the latest 10-day reporting period between April 7 and 16. Across the district's 10 school buildings, 41% of the new positives came from just one school — Sachem High School East in Farmingville. Meanwhile, Sachem's superintendent said the district must quarantine a greater number of middle and high school students for any positive case. Read more from OnSachem News.
LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — Throughout the month of April, volunteers are recognized nationwide for their important and selfless contributions to society. Options for Community Living, Inc. (Options), a Ronkonkoma-based provider of housing and supportive services for vulnerable Long Island residents is celebrating volunteers and their impact on the region. Options also operates a thrift shop in Lake Ronkonkoma. Read more from OnSachem News.
FARMINGVILLE, NY — The community is invited to join neighbors and local police officers for coffee and conversation. Read more from OnSachem News.
LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — Sachem Schools along with other high schools, colleges, and universities in New York state could enjoy larger — but still limited — graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2021, as the pandemic adversely affects commencements for the second consecutive year. Read more from OnSachem News.
LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — Sachem Schools reached a pandemic milestone this week no one wants to celebrate. The district hit the 1,000-mark for COVID-19 infections since schools reopened last September, with over 20% of those virus cases reported during the past month. Read more from OnSachem News.
LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — Upon students returning to classes following the weeklong spring recess, Sachem Central School District reported 50 COVID-19 infections over 10 days from March 27 to April 5. Read more from OnSachem News.
LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — Over seven days leading into spring recess, Sachem Central School District reported another 64 COVID-19 infections affecting students, teachers, and staff. Sachem High School North in Lake Ronkonkoma had 22 new positives, the most among new cases at each of the district's 15 schools. Read more from OnSachem News.
LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — Students at Hiawatha Elementary School in Lake Ronkonkoma took part in the annual celebration of the mathematical constant Pi by enjoying math activities as part of Pi Day. Read more from OnSachem News.
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- Hochul: 'I believe we'll need mask mandates' in New York schools
- Cuomo to resign as New York governor, Kathy Hochul to become state's first woman governor
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