Remembering 9/11 + Motorcycle Crashes

Happy Sunday, Miller Place-Rocky Point! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. Here's what's happening in Miller Place-Rocky Point today.

Residents remembered neighbors, friends and families who died 20 years ago yesterday at 9/11 memorials and in words. Students at schools nearby did the same this week. Two motorcycle crashes left one dead and one injured on Friday.

And today is the annual "putt and pub crawl" in downtown Port Jefferson.

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First, today's weather:

Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 82 Low: 72.

Here are the top stories today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:

1. Peggy Spellman Hoey has the story about how Gerry Schrang, one of eight firefighters from the Bronx's Rescue 3 killed on 9/11, has been honored with a new firetruck in his name in Holbrook. (Patch)
2. Joie Tyrrell looks at how Long Island students observed the 20th anniversary of 9/11 on Friday. Some, like fifth graders in Centereach, sang in outdoor ceremonies. (Subscription: Newsday)
3. The Stony Brook University community remembered the 21 alumni who died on September 11, 2001. The school expanded its memorial arch. (Stony Brook News)
4. John Valenti writes that two separate motorcycle crashes in Suffolk County on Friday resulted in one motorcyclist killed and another hurt and massive roadway backups. (Subscription: Newsday)

Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:

• Spring/Summer Outdoor Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Port Jefferson Farmers Market, 27-109 Main St, Port Jefferson
• 4th Annual Golf Classic Putt & Pub Crawl, 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Port Jefferson Rotary Club, Danfords

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• The Mount Sinai – Miller Place Chamber Alliance: Chamber announced details about their next meeting, which will be on September 22. (Patch)

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