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Long Island Man Killed In Speedboat Accident (WCBS-TV New York) - A Long Island man is dead after his speed boat veered off course, throwing him and a companion overboard. Police say the 29-foot Kryptonite Performance speed boat was traveling east on the Great South Bay -- about one mile south of the Bellport Marina -- when it turned violently at about 11:30 a.m. Saturday.

Long Island company opening office in Kingston (Kingston Daily Freeman) - KINGSTON - A Long Island-based company called Optimum Solutions Corp. will open an office on Albany Avenue in Kingston "within a few weeks," the president of the Ulster County Development Corp. announced on Friday.

Automobile dealers breaking down on Long Island (Long Island Business News) - High gas prices and a tightening credit market is causing many of Long Island’s auto dealers to consolidate or close shop altogether, leaving their vacant car lots for real estate brokers to redevelop.

Report: Economy hammers Long Island job market (Newsday) - The economic downturn continues to hammer the Long Island job market, with increasing numbers of sectors showing losses, according to the latest data released yesterday by the New York State Labor Department.

Would-be passenger arrested after pipe bomb, weapons found in baggage at Long Island airport (AM New York) - FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) _ A man trying to board a flight was arrested Thursday after a pipe bomb, knife, fireworks and suspicious electronics were found in his luggage at a Long Island airport, authorities said.

Security finds 'suspected pipe bomb' on flier at Long Island airport (USA Today) - A passenger ticketed for a Southwest flight to Las Vegas was taken into police custody this morning at Long Island's MacArthur Airport after security screeners found a "suspected pipe bomb" in the man's luggage. That's according to USA TODAY's On...

Iraqi refugee finds new life on Long Island (Newsday) - "Lucky" is an unlikely word to describe Firas Taresh, an Iraqi refugee whose father and brother were slain by al-Qaida militants. And yet, in the North Haven house where he and his surviving family have found an improbable sanctuary, the word applies.

Long Beach Island scarecrow all patched up after stuffing beaten out of him (Press of Atlantic City) - LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP - A scarecrow had the stuffing beat out of him and, no, the flying monkeys from "The Wizard of Oz" are not suspects.

South Island tourism remains strong (Scoop.co.nz) - Christchurch International Airport Ltd (CIAL) has reported a 6.8% total increase in passenger numbers over the same quarter last year, alleviating concerns that the South Island's tourism industry is already suffering from the effects of the global economic crisis.

Long Island airport evacuated after suspicious package found (Staten Island Advance) - A checkpoint area of Long Island's MacArthur Airport was temporarily evacuated Thursday after officials found suspicious items in a passenger's luggage. The items, including wires and a folding knife, were discovered at a Southwest Airlines checkpoint at 7:46 a.m. in...