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Car Crashes Into Building on Long Island (FOX 5 New York) - An elderly man lost control of his car, crashing into a building on Long Island. More than a dozen people, including children, were hurt. Some of the injuries are very serious, according to authorities. The accident happened at a party hall in Woodmere. Nassau County police responded to the scene. The NYPD Aviation Unit was also apparently called in to assist.

Car Crashes into Building on Long Island (FOX 5 New York) - A car has crashed into a building on Long Island, possibly injuring more than a dozen people, according to early reports. Some of the victims children. Some of the injuries are very serious, according to authorities. The accident happened at a party hall in Woodmere. Nassau County police responded to the scene. The NYPD Aviation Unit was also apparently called in to assist.

Arson Squad Investigates Suspicious Long Island Fire (FOX 5 New York) - Arson investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire that severely damaged a suburban Long Island home on Christmas morning, injuring three people including a firefighter.

St. Francis women cruise past visiting Long Island (The Tribune-Democrat) - What a difference a year makes.The St. Francis women’s basketball team sits atop of the Northeast Conference, albeit with three other teams, with a 2-0 record after winning just three NEC games last year.The Red Flash caught fire midway through the first half on Sunday against Long Island University and pulled away for a 71-49 victory at the Stokes Center.

Case Study: Redeveloping Long Island City with Luxury Condominiums (Multi-Housing News) - Kana Kakihara-Oh, ASID, partner of New York-based DeArch LLC, discusses Roe Development’s newest luxury condominium, Star Tower, located in Long Island City, Queens. She explains the project’s aesthetics and challenges, as well as how it fits into the neighborhood’s redevelopment.

Passenger-Turned-Thief Tangles With Bus Driver In Long Is. City (Times Newsweekly) - Trying to fight off a passenger who attempted to take her bag reportedly proved costly for a bus driver who was injured and had her ring stolen after struggling with the crook in Long Island City last Wednesday morning, Dec. 10.

Long Island Junior Soccer League (Great Neck Record) - The Long Island Junior Soccer League's 1,500 travel teams have concluded the Fall Season.The league resumes play with club's indoor tournaments kicking off in early January.

Island of Molokai, a tiny window into the Hawaii of old (International Herald Tribune) - Magical, sensuous, isolated - for those who want to find some sense of how things were on Maui, the Big Island and Kauai before those islands were drawn into the hustle and flow of Oahu, Molokai is more than worth the trouble.

Hanukkah party crash driver will not be charged, police say (CNN) - Charges will not be filed against a 76-year-old man who lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a building where a Hanukkah celebration was under way, police in Long Island, New York, said Friday.

Badly decomposed body on Goat Island may be Ike victim (Houston Chronicle) - Medical examiners will have to use forensic anthropology to identify a body recovered on Goat Island believed to be another victim of Hurricane Ike.