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Peca leads Oilers to Long Island (Fox 23) - Peca spent three seasons with the Isles, following a trade from Buffalo during draft weekend in 2001. During Peca's time on Long Island, the Islanders advanced to the postseason in all three campaigns.

Wang buys Long Island Marriott (Long Island Business News) - UNIONDALE - Charles Wang, the billionaire owner of the Islanders hockey team, closed on the acquisition of the Long Island Marriott Hotel and Conference Center Thursday, said Paul Lancey, an Islanders senior vice president.

Long Island Man Charged With Computer Child Porn (WNBC) - MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. -- A Long Island man who was on probation for failing to register as a sex offender was arrested Thursday after child pornography was discovered on his home computer, Nassau County police said.

Island to turn corner in 2006 (Island Packet) - Hilton Head Island wants 2006 to be the year it turns the corner on several issues -- and turns the ground on some long-discussed redevelopment.

Local Long Island families bring holiday cheer to support worthy cause (Babylon Beacon) - The holidays are known for being a time when generosity and thoughtfulness are abound and this year is no different! The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Long Island Chapter would like to announce the return of our Holiday Houses campaign.

Japantown In Long Island City? Local Visionary Wants One (Queens Chronicle) - You can order curry in Jackson Heights, dim sum in Flushing, and soon sushi in Long Island City? Queens’ Asian population has increased by 50 percent in the last 10 years, but despite New York’s numerous ethnic neighborhoods, there’s no Japantown.

Peca leads Oilers to Long Island (The Sports Network: Sports) - (Sports Network) - Former Islanders captain Michael Peca faces his former team for the first time tonight when New York welcomes the Edmonton Oilers to Nassau Coliseum.

LONG ISLAND CARES - (South Bay News) - On November 16, 2005, Brownie Troop #2975, from Ft. Salonga Elementary School, visited Long Island Cares, a food bank in Hauppauge. The girls collected food from their neighborhood and brought their collections to Long Island Cares.

Largest Vancouver Island Food Drive Ever from Tech Community (CanadaIT.com) - Vancouver, BC, December 8, 2005--(T-Net)--Forty Vancouver Island technology companies participated in the 2005 VIATeC Food Bank Challenge, donating approximately 65,000 pounds of food and $28,500 in cash to the Mustard Seed Food Bank. The month-long November challenge pitted tech company against tech company in a race to donate the most food overall, and the most food per employee.

Digging deep for island's future (The Mercury) - KING Island's scheelite mine is on track to reopen next year providing up to 100 jobs and a needed boost to the island's economy. Once the island's major employer, the mine closed in 1990 when the bottom fell out of the tungsten market, leaving Grassy a ghost town.