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Long Island Sex Offender Housing Scrapped (WCBS-TV New York) - Suffolk County says it is closing two trailer housing sites for sex offenders on eastern Long Island. Officials say homeless sex offenders will be given vouchers to find their own emergency housing, most likely in a motel.

Long Island's North Fork vineyards hitting their stride (The Record and Herald News) - Wines along Long Island's North Fork are worth discovering

Long Island sex offender housing scrapped (WCAX-TV Vermont) - Associated Press - January 13, 2010 8:25 AM ET FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) - Suffolk County says it is closing two trailer housing sites for sex offenders on eastern Long Island.

Long Beach Island Health Department offers H1N1 vaccinations (Press of Atlantic City) - LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP - The Long Beach Island Health Department is offering several free H1N1 vaccination clinics. The clinics are for any Ocean County resident 10 and older. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Battling Drugs on Long Island (FOX 5 New York) - Suffolk County Legislator Jack Eddington and Jeff Frayler, president of the Suffolk County Police Benevolent Association come to Good Day New York to talk about a deadly epidemic on Long Island: The skyrocketing use of dangerous drugs, such as heroin, among suburban teens.

Zenith Infotech Hosts IT Services Open House in Long Island, New York (redOrbit) - LONG ISLAND, N.Y., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Zenith Infotech Ltd., an international company serving over 4,000 IT service providers worldwide will host an interactive technology showcase January 20, 2010 from 2:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Long Island immigrant activists explore the roots of migration in Oaxaca (New America Media) - Editor’s note: In this cross-post from Long Island Wins, a hub of pro-immigrant media and organizing in Long Island, New York, Ted Hesson explains the reasons why he’s traveling to Oaxaca, as part of a delegation that’s looking into the root causes of migration.

Teen Killed In Crash On Long Island (FOX 5 New York) - A 16-year-old boy from Hauppauge has been killed in a car crash on Long Island. Suffolk County Police say Michael Cisternas was one of two passengers in a car that struck a tree on Monday night. Cisternas was taken to a hospital in Smithtown where he died early Tuesday morning.

Child found in stolen car abandoned on Long Island (WCAX-TV Vermont) - Associated Press - January 11, 2010 5:55 PM ET MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. (AP) - A 5-year-old girl has been found in the backseat of a stolen car abandoned on Long Island.

Hyatt Place® Opens First Hotel on Long Island (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - GARDEN CITY, N.Y.----Hyatt and OTO Development, LLC, today announce a major milestone for the Hyatt Place brand: the first Hyatt Place hotel on Long Island and the first newly built New York City-area Hyatt Place hotel will open on Thursday, January 14.