HHS Observes 9/11 With 'Field Of Honor' + Church Nomination

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First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy throughout the day. Above average for September. High: 83, low: 69.

Here are the top stories today in Huntington:

1. Northport church selected for historic landmark status. Gov. Kathy Hogul says St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church in Northport, completed in 1873, has been nominated along with other sites for the state and national Registers of Historic Places. Out of all 19 nominations in New York State, the church was the only nomination from Long Island. (Newsday)

2. A "field of honor" display was created at Harborfields High School to honor the nation and observe the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, according to the school district. The school's student government, under the leadership of Barbara McCullagh and Kerri McGinty, came up with the idea. The flags were displayed on the school's front lawn and throughout the property. (Huntington Patch)

3. A Huntington man was charged with driving with intoxicated Sunday night after he drove the wrong way on the Long Island Expressway in Dix Hills, Suffolk County police said. Officer Weldon Drayton spotted Luis Mendoza, 34, of Huntington, driving towards the expressway the wrong way on the off ramp at Exit 51 around 10:30 p.m. Mendoza was arrested and charged with Driving While Intoxicated. He was held overnight at the Second Precinct and was scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Monday. (http://www.huntingtonNow.com)

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Today in Huntington:

• Boyd Dot Day - Elwood UFSD. (All Day)
• Cold Spring Harbor Library Presents: Plant Yourself! Understanding Plant-Based Nutrition. (6 p.m.)

Huntington Patch Notebook

• Huntington Union Free School District: "Senior Teddi Carnesi scored two goals and Emily Plachta and Evelyn Hernandez also put the ball in the net to lift the Huntington varsity girls’ soccer team over Half Hollow Hills East, 4-1." (Facebook)
• Huntington Union Free School District: "Finley honors those lost on 9/11. In the lobby of Finley Middle School hangs a flag rendering signed by members of the student body on 9/11 several years back." (Facebook)
• Huntington Union Free School District: "Junior goalie Carlee Schultz turned in a career performance, stopping 13 shots in the cage and recording a shutout as the Huntington varsity field hockey team won its second straight game." (Facebook)
• Blue Line Deli & Bagels: "Huntington's Islanders-themed deli Blue Line held a fundraiser for New York Islanders captain Anders Lee's Jamcancer charity event, and raised $11,000. The event was also dedicated to the deli owner Donald's mother, who recently passed from cancer." (Twitter)

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• Centerport Country Concert (September 18)
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