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Gary Carter, Hall-of-Fame Catcher, to Manage Long Island Ducks (Bloomberg) - Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Gary Carter , the Hall-of-Fame catcher who played for the New York Mets, will manage the Long Island Ducks, an independent minor-league baseball team.

Long Island driver convicted in doctor's death (The Post-Standard) - MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A Long Island man has been convicted of criminally negligent homicide in the hit-and-run death of a physician. But a Nassau County jury acquitted Mayer Sadian (MY'-er SAY'-dee-un) on Friday of manslaughter in Dr. Jeffrey Siegel's death.

Long Island driver convicted in doctor's death (WCAX-TV Vermont) - Associated Press - November 7, 2008 5:55 PM ET MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) - A Long Island man has been convicted of criminally negligent homicide in the hit & run death of a physician.

Long Island Crisis Center seeks volunteers (Massapequa Post) - Long Island Crisis Center (LICC), the oldest 24-hour, seven-day-a-week crisis intervention and suicide prevention hotline, is looking for volunteers for the upcoming Volunteer Counselor Training Program. Those interested in becoming a volunteer telephone crisis intervention counselor with LICC must first call 826-0244 to schedule an interview.

Long Island Ducks News (OurSports Central) - November 7, 2008 - (Central Islip, N.Y., Nov. 7, 2008) - The Long Island Ducks today announced former Major League catcher and Hall of Famer Gary Carter will become the fourth manager in the history of the franchise.

Victim's family travels from Long Island for sentencing of former friend in sex crime case (WKTV Utica) - HERKIMER, N.Y. (WKTV) - A Long Island family traveled to Herkimer County today to see the man who committed a sex crime against their 14-year-old son sentenced.

Foreclosure Crisis Now An Epidemic On Long Island (WCBS-TV New York) - The foreclosure crisis is starting to severely impact many local communities, especially on Long Island. CBS 2 HD went to a foreclosure symposium on Thursday, where we saw the mortgage meltdown's devastating effect on some working families.

2 Killed in Minivan-Tanker Crash on Long Island (1010 WINS New York) - Two people have died after their minivan and an oil tanker collided on Long Island.

Obama takes Long Island by narrower margin than 2-1 (Newsday) - A day after Barack Obama's historic victory in the presidential race, unofficial results showed he took Long Island, too, but by a narrower margin than the nearly 2-1 split exit polls initially indicated.

Staten Island business leaders praise Obama (Staten Island Advance) - President-elect Obama's call yesterday for passage of a new economic stimulus package "sooner than later" won kudos from Staten Island business leaders -- as long as it's aimed at owners of small and medium-sized businesses who need capital quickly, they...