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Seasonal flu vaccine shortage hits Long Island (Newsday) - The seasonal flu vaccine is in short supply or out of stock across Long Island, forcing the suspension of flu clinics at pharmacies and malls, and causing frustrated doctors to add patients' names to ever-growing waiting lists.

Poll: Long Island shows strong support for Obama (Newsday) - President Barack Obama maintains strong support on Long Island, mirroring his level of popularity nationwide as he wrestles with issues such as health care and the economy, according to a Newsday/News 12 Long Island/Siena Research Institute poll.

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.

Bigger boat ramp to the Long Island Sound (The Suffolk Times) - The public boat ramp that provides access to Long Island Sound just north of Naugles Drive in Mattituck was closed Tuesday so the state Department of Environmental Conservation can start construction in the area. Plans include replacing the tempor ...

14 Long Islanders among 41 accused in mortgage fraud (Newsday) - In a series of coordinated mortgage fraud investigations, 41 people - including 14 from Long Island - have been charged with stealing more than $64 million from lenders, officials said Thursday.

Ellis Island mural re-created (Standard-Examiner) - Andrew Sabori went to Ellis Island to look for information about his ancestors. What he found was a small photo of a mural, and that mural became a big obsession. The original mural, painted by artist Edward Laning, is long gone. Sabori re-created it and is exhibiting it across the country. The mural's next stop is Ogden's Union Station, which may be the perfect place to see it -- the murals ...

Island gas prices fall (Long Island Business News) - Even as oil hit a new one-year high Thursday at $75 per barrel, local gas prices dipped almost 2 percent compared to last week. According to the Long Island Gasoline Retailers Association in Melville, the average price of regular gasoline on Long Island was $2.66 this week, down from $2.71 on week earlier. A year ago, just [...]