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Long Island Lobby Coalition says it's the un-LIA (Newsday) - If there's anything Long Island's business community likes to do - other than breakfast and lunch - it's to form committees, and the one established just this summer may be the broadest coalition to come along in years, and one with a slight anti-Long Island Association edge to it, too.

Long Island Man Busted For DWI, Wanted For Murder In CA (WPIX 11 New York) - Turns out a man booked on drunken driving charges on Long Island had a much darker past that involved the murder of a classmate eight years ago in California, police said.

Long Island woman repeats as national chess champion (Newsday) - ST. LOUIS - Defending champion Anna Zatonskih of Long Island reclaimed her title as U.S. women's chess champion in a tournament in St. Louis . She also wins a $15,000 first-place prize.

UConn offers underwater look at Long Island Sound (Ridgefield Press) - The University of Connecticut, in cooperation with the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has enhanced a dynamic Web site that allows users to explore Long Island Sound with state-of-the-art oceanic technology and a host of new video programs.

Long Island tattoo parlors ink with the best (Newsday) - If you want to get inked, Long Island is home to dozens of tattooers ready to get under your skin.

Big 10: There's a new No. 1 on Long Island (Newsday) - Gregg Sarra ranks the top 10 teams across all Long Island high school sports.

Three Long Islanders who died after 9/11 honored (Newsday) - Seeing their loved ones' names emblazoned on the Battery Park City monument brought a sense of pride to Long Island families who lost relatives in 9/11, but it also rekindled some of the pain.

The Gold Standard Announces Launch of Mobile Long Island Gold Buying Service (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) - With the highest payouts for gold in New York and 6 Long Island locations, The Gold Standard has risen to become New York's #1 buyer of gold and jewelry. Recently the company has expanded its services with a new mobile unit, offering to come to the homes or offices of customers interested in selling their gold items and jewelry.

Passer-By Finds Body In Long Island Sound (Eyewitness News 3 Hartford) - A body is discovered in Long Island Sound Monday morning by a woman passing by.

State Soundkeeper Terry Backer: What does he do? Has he helped clean up Long Island Sound? (Norwalk Advocate) - NORWALK -- Long Island Soundkeeper Terry Backer, sporting a wild beard and white hair tucked under a seaman's cap, peers out over Norwalk Harbor from his tiny Edgewater Place office, looking every bit the crusty New England fisherman fighting to save the sea from pollution.