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New lobbying firm to focus on Long Island (Long Island Business News) - Fearing that New York City-based leadership in the state Legislature will ignore Long Island altogether, a new lobbying group has emerged to make sure local voices are heard. On Wednesday, Tom Garry, a partner with the Garden City law firm Jaspan Schlessinger, will officially launch Shelter Rock Strategies along with election law attorney Henry Berger and [...]

Christian Wölffer, a Long Island Vintner, Is Dead at 70 (New York Times) - Mr. Wölffer was the founder of Wölffer Estate Vineyard, a highly regarded boutique winery on Long Island.

Reed bobblehead to raise money for City Island sports hall (The Patriot-News) - If a sports hall of fame is built on Harrisburg's City Island, the most valuable player might be Mayor Stephen R. Reed, long a supporter of the controversial eight-year-old proposal.

Police Arrest 2 in Long Island Teen's Death (1010 WINS New York) - Police have arrested two men for providing vodka to a Long Island teen found dead in the early morning hours of New Year's Day after a party with friends.

LI man aims at duck, hits man, gets arrested (AP via Yahoo! News) - He meant to shoot the ducks. A Long Island man is facing charges including reckless endangerment and assault after he shot another hunter while out duck hunting on Saturday.

Contra Costa nails Hammer Island residents (Contra Costa Times) - Homes built in 1930s targeted by Contra Costa for demolition on tiny Delta island, concerning retirees who put entire savings into homes; Alameda County taking different approach.

Molly Karcher, News 12 Long Island/ \Citibank Scholar Athlete of the Week (The Westbury Times) - Molly Karcher from W.T. Clark High School in Westbury has been honored as the "News 12 Long Island/Citibank Scholar Athlete of the Week," an award that recognizes significant achievements in the classroom, as well as on the playing field.

Patrol car shortage on Long Island? (WABC-TV New York) - A report in Newsday says Nassau County police have a shortage of marked patrol cars.

Long Island City YMCA Finishes Football Season (Times Newsweekly) - Although technically it was not winter yet, it felt like it on Saturday, Dec. 20, when the Long Island City YMCA finished up the first season of its Youth Flag Football League.

PAYING LONG ISLAND'S FINEST (New York Post) - THE ISSUE: The salaries, benefits and other perks given to Suffolk County cops. *** Your editorial is slanted and biased ("Cops Cashing In," Editorial, Dec. 28). You don't say a word about NYC homeowners paying some of the lowest property...