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Bid awarded for island bridge (Eastern Shore News) - CHINCOTEAGUE -- Though the calender still says it's November, it's Christmastime for Chincoteague residents, as a long-awaited contract was awarded for construction of a new island bridge last Thursday.

Gopher Victory, 70, Long Island 54 (WCCO Minneapolis/St. Paul) - Lawrence McKenzie scored 24 points and Dan Coleman added 21 to lead Minnesota to a 70-54 victory over Long Island on Friday night. More Sports News

Long Island Politicians Defend Unconventional Uses of Campaign Funds (WCBS 880 New York) - Some Long Island politicians are spending campaign money on items ranging from Spanish lessons to funeral flowers, according to a Newsday report.

Crooked Island - Off the beaten track (The Nassau Guardian) - Crooked Island is one of the group of three - Crooked Island, Acklins and Long Cay which are jewels in the southern Bahamas. Crooked Island and Acklins are enclosed in a shallow lagoon known the Bight of Acklins.

Minnesota mangles Long Island in Barn (5 Eyewitness News) - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Lawrence McKenzie scored 24 points and Dan Coleman added 23 to lead Minnesota to a 70-54 victory over Long Island on Friday night. Unfortunately for the Gophers, there wasn't much besides the final score to celebrate.

Crane Island remains spoil site ~~ FIND votes to put dredge material there (Fernandina Beach News-Leader) - When the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredges the Intracoastal Waterway its leftover spoil will be left on a 25-acre site on Crane Island.

International Indian Treaty Council and American Indian Contemporary Arts Presents the 32nd Annual Alcatraz Island (UN Observer) - Alcatraz, “The ROCK”, is a symbol of Resistance and Self-Determination for Indigenous Peoples of North America since the take-over of Alcatraz Island in November 1969 by Indian youth and students lead by SFSU activist Richard Oakes along with Mickey Gemmill, John White Fox, Lenny Foster and many others.

Long Island Commemorates Trans Violence Victims (Gay City News) - More than 100 people filled the sanctuary of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington to remember transgendered victims of hate at the Transgender Day of Remembrance memorial service held there on Sunday evening.

Fabled Island Cup Comes Home in Record Win (Vineyard Gazette) - You could hear the crowd rumbling on Saturday before the ferry carrying the high school football team, fresh from its 47-22 win over Nantucket in the annual Island Cup, had even docked in Vineyard Haven.

Elizabeth Island is up for sale (Town Online) - After more than 40 years of preservation and upkeep, Elaine Sacco faces a dilemma of how to rid of her island.