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Notorious Long Island Slumlord Arrested (WCBS-TV New York) - There was a surprise arrest of a Long Island landlord on Wednesday. He's the owner of a West Babylon house where three tenants died from carbon monoxide poisoning last year, including a 4-year-old girl.

Long Island's Nassau Co. now Democratic (The Post-Standard) - MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — Registered Democrats now outnumber Republicans in Long Island's Nassau County, once one of the country's foremost Republican strongholds.

Long Island's Nassau Co. now Democratic (WCAX-TV Vermont) - Associated Press - October 8, 2008 2:05 PM ET MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) - Registered Democrats now outnumber Republicans in Long Island's Nassau County, once 1 of the country's foremost Republican...

What a way to get the boot! Corpse found at Long Island mob dig (New York Daily News) - He died with his boots on - whoever he was. The search of a suspected Long Island mob burial ground that began last week turned up human remains Monday - a corpse wrapped in a tarpaulin, authorities said.

FBI Finds Human Remains in Long Island Dig (Gothamist) - After days of digging and only finding dog bones , a source tells Newsday that the FBI seems to have found human remains buried in East Farmingdale, Long Island yesterday afternoon. The FBI has been at the industrial complex ever since a tipster said three bodies were buried there and, by last evening, "FBI agents were chopping down tree branches so a large set of floodlights could ...

Bones at Long Island 'mob dig' site are not human (The Journal News) - EAST FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) - Investigators looking for the remains of three mob victims on Long Island have unearthed bones - but they're not from a human.

New Questions at Long Island Rail Road About Disability Claims (New York Times) - The L.I.R.R. has called for a broader investigation into the possibility that some former employees may be improperly collecting disability payments from private insurers.

New Questions at Long Island Rail Road About Disability Claims (New York Times) - The L.I.R.R. says that it is concerned that some former employees may be trying to improperly collect disability payments.

Council passes bill that mandates study of Staten Island's waterfront (Staten Island Advance) - City Councilman James Oddo, Assemblyman Michael Cusick and state Senator Diane Savino tour Staten Island's waterfront as part of the Regional/ Urban Design Assistance Team's study last month. (Staten Island Advance) Staten Island's long-dormant waterfront will finally get some attention...

Lunn faces dogfight in Saanich-Gulf Island (CTV British Columbia) - CTV has launched a week-long series that focuses on a number of B.C. ridings where the race between federal party candidates is too close to call. In this profile, CTV looks at the race in Saanich-Gulf Island.