🌱 $250K Settlement For Holtsville Man + Adoption Fees Lowered

Hello, Sachem! I'm here in your inbox per usual to get you caught up on everything you need to know about what's going on around town. Hope you all have a great day. Today's briefing includes updates on...

• $250K settlement reached between Suffolk and a Holtsville man.
• MacArthur Airport back on schedule after delays due to FAA outage.
• The Town of Brookhaven Animal Shelter and Adoption Center is offering $65 pet adoptions.

But first, today's weather:

Breezy with rain and drizzle. High: 51 low: 48.

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Here are the top four stories today in Sachem:

1. $250K settlement reached between Suffolk and a Holtsville man who sued the county after he dragged a police officer during a traffic stop and was shot, Newsday reported. "Suffolk County has admitted no wrongdoing and Michael Shear, 39, has agreed to release all claims related to his 2018 lawsuit, according to court papers signed by U.S. District Court Judge Frederic Block on Monday, the outlet reported. Shear alleged excessive force by four officers when he was tasered, shot in the shoulder, punched, kicked, and hit with a baton after a traffic stop that he bolted from and led police on a chase in 2017, according to the outlet."(Sachem Patch)
2. MacArthur Airport back on schedule after delays due to FAA outage. The outage grounded flights throughout the United States on Wednesday. Domestic flights were paused until 9 a.m. Wednesday and an Islip Town spokeswoman said, "We sympathize with our airport customers. If you have a flight today, please check with your airline before heading to the airport." (Sachem Patch)
3. Check out open houses planned in the Town of Brookhaven. You can click the link to see upcoming open houses and learn more about each listing. (Sachem Patch)
4. The Town of Brookhaven Animal Shelter and Adoption Center is offering $65 pet adoptions. Normal adoptions are $140 for a dog and $137 for a cat and adoptions include free neutering or spaying, deworming FeLv/FIV testing for cats and kittens, vaccinations, microchipping, heartworm testing, flea prevention, and other tests. (Patch)

Today in Sachem:

• AARP Driver Safety - Sachem Library. (10 a.m.)
• To the Moon and Back - Painting With A Twist. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Sachem Library: The Sachem Library won the Bethpage Best of L.I 2023 Library. Congratulations! (Sachem Library via Facebook)
• Sachem Library: The library will be closed this Monday, January 16 in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. They will reopen at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday. (Sachem Library via Facebook)
• Sachem Schools: The school district is hiring for Teacher Assistants, Leave Replacement Speech Teacher, Leave Replacement General Science Teacher and Leave Replacement Living Environment Teacher. Click the link to learn more. (Facebook)

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