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"Long Island's Role In The Civil War" (Garden City News) - Garden City Public Library Sunday, January 28th 2:00PM Museum curator, Harrison Hunt, will offer a fascinating slide-lecture presentation examining Long Island's Role in the Civil War. Learn about troops from Long Island, homefront activities and what it was like to live on Long Island during the War Between the States. Mr.

Long Island bank robberies are up (Newsday) - Police and experts say drug addiction and tough times are among the reasons for the increase. Greed. Desperation. Drug addiction. All are chief reasons behind most bank robberies, which are increasing across Long Island, experts said.

Northeast Conference at Long Island (KXMB CBS12 Bismarck) - AP-BKC Half: MTSM 34 LNGI 30 Northeast Conference at Long Island Half: Mount St. Mary's 34 Long Island 30 (Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APNP 01-04-07 1847CST

Legislator Steve Stern announces removal of railroad car from Long Island Expressway in Dix Hills (Babylon Beacon) - Suffolk County Legislator Steve Stern (D-Huntington) 16th LD announced that the old deteriorated railroad car "Visitors Center" that had been located on the South Service Road of the Long Island Expressway in Dix Hills for almost 20 years has been removed by the Suffolk County Department of Public Works.

Performing panto: Local theater troupe presents improv-inspired 'Treasure Island' (Eagle-Tribune Online) - Jim Hawkins, check. Long John Silver, check. Floody Mary, the Wicked Witch of the Wet? Nope, you won't find her in 19th-century author Robert Louis Stevenson's classic "Treasure Island."

Dept. of Energy to Burn Toxic Waste on Long Island (WCBS 880 New York) - The Department of Energy plans to burn more than 10 million pounds of toxic waste, much of it from out-of-state facilities, including the Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island, at a special incinerator in Oak Ridge.

Long Island 2107 ... (Long Island Business News) - The History Channel recently concluded a national competition challenging architects in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles to envision their city 100 years from now.

Mount St. Mary's outlasts Long Island in four overtimes (ESPN) - Visit ESPN.com for the complete story.

Mount St. Mary's 78, Long Island U. 76, 4OT (SportingNews.com) - NEW YORK -- Will Holland's 3-pointer to open the fourth overtime -- his only field goal of the game ...

Helper dog banned from Long Island school (WABC-TV New York) - The teen and his family claim he needs a specially trained dog with him even in class -- and that school officials refused to allow the dog in, and they even called the police.