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Police: School bus collides with truck on Long Island; 19 hurt, including 17 students (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - MIDDLE ISLAND, N.Y. - Police in New York say 17 students and their driver have been taken to hospitals after a school bus collided with a truck on Long Island. There is no immediate word on the extent of the injuries.

Long Island talks aim to avoid pay cuts, layoffs (Connecticut Post) - Behind-the-scenes negotiations continued Tuesday in an attempt to avoid drastic pay cuts or layoffs for government workers on New York's Long Island as officials try to plug a $130 million budget gap.

The First of Long Island Corporation Announces 2008 Earnings Increase (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance) - GLEN HEAD, N.Y., Feb. 24, 2009 -- The First of Long Island Corporation reported that earnings per share increased by 17.9%, or $.27 per share, from $1.51 in 2007 to $1.78 for 2008.

Long Island Rail Road marks 175th anniversary (The Journal News) - NEW YORK - The Long Island Rail Road is marking its 175th birthday by giving riders Broadway tickets and other prizes.

Teen Found Hanged in Long Island Jail Cell (1010 WINS New York) - Authorities on Long Island say a teenager was found hanging from a piece of sheet in his jail cell.

N.J. Teen Found Hanged In Long Island Jail Cell (WCBS-TV New York) - Authorities on Long Island say a teenager was found hanging from a piece of sheet in his jail cell. The Suffolk County Sheriff's Department says the death of 17-year-old Jesse Haszinger, of Lindenhurst, is being considered a suicide. A county medical examiner is to determine the exact cause of death.

E1 Music relocating to Long Island on Saturday (Newsday) - E1 Music now calls Long Island home after 10 years of being headquartered in Manhattan.

Long Island Slave Burial Site (FOX 5 New York) - A humble burial ground on Long Island that pre-dates the Civil War is at the center of one family's efforts to keep history alive. The land is the final resting place for slaves -- and their descendants are determined that developers not disturb the land. (Watch the video report from Fox 5's Reid Lamberty)

Herald National Bank Officially Opens Melville, Long Island Private Client Office (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - NEW YORK----Herald National Bank today announced the official opening of its Long Island private client office. Located at 58 South Service Road in the heart of Melville, this office serves as the base of operations for five of Herald's 14 total private client banking teams providing small and middle-market businesses with unparalleled relationship-based commercial and private banking services.

School bus crashes in Middle Island (Newsday) - Police say 17 students and their driver have been taken to hospitals after a school bus collided with a truck on Long Island. There is no immediate word on the extent of the injuries.