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Police: Long Island Driver Arrested by Off-Duty Cop He Hit (FOX 5 New York) - Police say a drunken driver who got into a Long Island crash thought he could get away with it, but the other motorist was an off-duty police officer who followed and arrested him. Nassau County police say the 32-year-old driver signaled that he was pulling over to exchange information after the wreck Sunday in Plainview, but then he just kept going.

Mom, Baby Recuperate at Long Island Hospital After Crash (FOX 5 New York) - A mother and her baby son are recuperating at a Long Island hospital after she delivered the child following a car crash with an 18-wheeler truck.

Teen killed in wreck on Long Island (WABC-TV New York) - One person is dead following a horrific accident on Long Island Friday morning.

Obama, McCain campaign volunteers on Long Island (Newsday) - Behind a Uniondale accounting office, eight kids leaned over broad white poster boards, and with bright markers spelled out O-B-A-M-A on signs destined for store windows.

Long Beach Island cell tower proposal opposed by group (Asbury Park Press) - Verizon Wireless is seeking the township's permission to build a 135-foot cell tower on property belonging to St. Francis Community Center, despite opposition from a local homeowners association. The local zoning law allows a maximum height of 32 feet for any structure.

Zen Tricksters jam for Obama on Long Island (New York Daily News) - Long Islanders - and Grateful Dead fans - have the perfect opportunity to rock out in support of Barack Obama this Friday night. The Zen Tricksters, a nationally-known Dead cover band, will perform a benefit concert for the Democratic presidential candidate at Mirelle's restaurant in Westbury.

Rock Island's Third Avenue: Neighborhood gets new life as arts community (Quad-City Times) - It’s the last building on the south side of Rock Island’s 3rd Avenue just before it dead ends a few yards short of 24th Street.

Human Bones May Have Been Found on Long Island (FOX 5 New York) - At least three bodies could be buried in an industrial park in Farmingdale, N.Y. FBI agents hauled away several black bags on Sunday but wouldn't confirm whether the bags contained human bones. Fox 5's Rob Malcolm has an update on this suspected mob graveyard. Watch the video.

Human Bones May Have Been Found on Long Island (FOX 5 New York) - At least three bodies could be buried in an industrial park in Farmingdale, N.Y. FBI agents hauled away several black bags on Sunday but wouldn't confirm whether the bags contained human bones. It appeared that clothing was found. Fox 5's Rob Malcolm has an update on this suspected mob graveyard. Watch the video.

FBI digs for Colombo capo bones on Long Island (Courier-Post) - On Long Island, an FBI dig resumes today for the bones of a Colombo crime family capo.