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Waiting for Conclusion in Long Island School District Scandal (New York Times) - The sentencing of the former Roslyn schools superintendent, Frank A. Tassone, who pleaded guilty to stealing $2 million from his well-to-do Long Island district, has been postponed again.

How students at Long Island Colleges manage to turn a dorm room into something they can live with (Newsday) - Dorm rooms will be dorm rooms, but some Long Island college students are still finding ways to make theirs special.

Free Jazz Clinics at Long Island University' s Brooklyn Campus: Ravi Coltrane (10/3) Matt Balitsaris (10/4) 4 p.m. to 6 (All About Jazz) - At its free jazz clinics in October, Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus will feature musicians with extraordinary links to jazz history in addition to being outstanding in their own right: Ravi Coltrane, son of the legendary saxophonist, and Matt Balitsaris, guitarist, composer and founder of Palmetto Records.

New GM, new coach, new attitude on display on Long Island (SportingNews.com) - UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Rick DiPietro is the closest thing the New York Islanders can claim as consistent...

Strong Island Sound sign Tommie "Gunzz" Eddie (OurSports Central) - Patchogue, NY, October 2, 2006 - Long Island's Strong Island Sound of the American Basketball Association announces the signing of Boys and Girls High School (Brooklyn) standout Tommie "Gunzz" Eddie to a contract for the 2006-2007 season. Terms of the contract are undisclosed.

Long Islanders Flew Jet In Mid-Air Brazil Disaster (CBS 2 New York) - Two Long Island men piloted the corporate jet that survived a mid-air clipping with a commercial airliner that crashed into the Amazon, and the jet itself was owned by a private Long Island company. Joseph Lepore, 42, of Bay Shore, and Jan Paladino, 34, of Westhampton Beach, were helming the smaller plane.

Officials Strike Deal To Protect Sites Along Long Island Sound (Hartford Courant) - Hammonasset Beach in Madison, Faulkner's Island in Guilford and the Lower Connecticut River are among 33 environmentally sensitive areas on Long Island Sound that will get special attention, thanks to an agreement reached last week among the region's top environmental officials.

Long Island exec signs bill aimed at illegal immigrants (Newsday) - A suburban politician embroiled in the national debate over illegal immigration signed a local law Wednesday requiring companies with government contracts to verify their employees are in the United States legally.

New GM, new coach, new attitude on display on Long Island (KVOA Tucson) - UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Rick DiPietro is the closest thing the New York Islanders can claim as consistent. Playoff appearances have been few since the glory days of the 1980s.

Fog hasn't lifted on Long Island (Slam! Sports) - UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) - Rick DiPietro is the closest thing the New York Islanders can claim as consistent. Playoff appearances have been few since the glory days of the 1980s. Coaching changes and chaos, however, have been abundant.