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7 charged in drug sweep on Long Island (New York Post) - HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. — Prosecutors on Long Island have announced the arrests of seven people on charges they sold or possessed Ketamine, an animal tranquilizer. Two of the suspects were charged with operating as major traffickers, part of a new law enacted last year. An 18-month investigation uncovered evidence the group...

Long Island diocese offering buyouts to 1,500 workers (WSYR 9 Syracuse) - ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. (AP) — One of Long Island's largest employers, the Diocese of Rockville Centre, plans to offer voluntary buyouts to 25 percent of its 6,000 employees.

Long Island Press Names New Editor-in-Chief (Association of Alternative Newsweeklies (AAN)) - (Syosset, NY) -- Michael Patrick Nelson joined the Long Island Press at its inception in 2003 and has been a writer, columnist and senior editor at the Syosset, N.Y.-based alternative newsweekly. He is also an adjunct professor of journalism at New York University, his alma mater.

Wind Knocks Out Power For Thousands On Long Island (WCBS-TV New York) - Dramatic flooding added to the dangers already created by the incredibly strong winds on Long Island. Karen Orsetti, of Lake Ronkonkoma, narrowly escaped death on Monday afternoon when a 30 foot power pole came down in the treacherous winds directly onto the driver's side of her windshield. "I'm OK, I'm just shaken up," she told CBS 2. "I was just driving down the road when all of a sudden right ...

Long Island diocese offering buyouts (WCAX-TV Vermont) - Associated Press - January 26, 2010 9:35 AM ET ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. (AP) - 1 of Long Island's largest employers, the Diocese of Rockville Centre, plans to offer voluntary buyouts to 25...

Long Island Rail Road riders get real time train arrival information by texting Coocoo (New York Daily News) - Long Island Rail Road riders can get real-time train arrival information texted to their cell phones under a pilot program announced Monday.

Long Island Politician Takes Flak for Big Pay Hike (1010 WINS New York) - A Long Island politician is taking some flak for getting himself and two colleagues pay raises averaging 42 percent.

Fitch Affirms Catholic Health Svcs of Long Island's Revs at 'BBB+'; Outlook to Positive (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings takes the following action on Catholic Health Services of Long Island as part of its continuous surveillance effort:

Survivors, first responders reunite 20 years after deadly crash of Avianca Flight 52 on Long Island (New York Daily News) - Jessica Vasquez was just 2 years old when a rescue worker plucked her from the wreckage of Avianca Flight 52 moments after it crashed on Long Island.

Bayonne woman is rescued from fuel-truck crash on Long Island Expressway had car problems (The Star-Ledger) - A Bayonne woman said it is a miracle she walked away from a fiery tanker truck crash that killed one man and shut down part of the Long Island Expressway during the weekend. Marie Medina, 30, was driving to her...