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Long Island Works Coalition may have to close (Newsday) - Staffers at the Melville-based Long Island Works Coalition, who have arranged thousands of student work internships over the past decade, fear they soon may be seeking new jobs themselves.

Spring Freeze? Warning on Long Island (FOX 5 New York) - If April showers bring May flowers, what about an April freeze? The National Weather Service says a blast of cold Canadian air is likely to send temperatures down to 26 to 31 degrees early Monday morning in much of Long Island's Nassau County, where the growing season officially began Friday.

Retired NYPD officer fires at wife, her friend in jealous rage before killing himself on Long Island (New York Daily News) - A retired NYPD officer flew into a jealous rage Saturday morning in Long Island, opening fire on his wife and her friend - both city cops - before killing himself, Suffolk County police said.

Arrest in Boozy Long Island House Party (FOX 5 New York) - A rowdy house party on Long Island ended with an arrest early Saturday. Officers investigating a taxi fare dispute went into a Badlwin house around 1:10 a.m. and found several empty bottles of booze and underage youths who appeared intoxicated, police said.  

Long Island man charged with torturing horses (Mid-Hudson News) - COXSACKIE – State Police at Catskill have charged a Long Island man with 22 counts of torturing and injuring animals, and failure to provide sustenance.

Marines Return Home to Long Island (FOX 5 New York) - Hundreds of U.S. Marines from Garden City have returned home after a long deployment. They were greeted by cheering loved ones, Long Island residents, police officers and firefighters. The Marines are from the Headquarters and Service Company and the Weapons Company of the 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment.

Long Island welcomes back 300 reservists (WABC-TV New York) - Yellow ribbons and signs have sprouted around Long Island.

New York officials confirm no salmonella found in Long Island pistachio processing plant (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - FRESNO, Calif. - New York officials said Friday they found no trace of salmonella in a Long Island nut processing plant whose sister company sparked a vast nationwide recall of pistachios last week.

Long Island To Welcome Back 300 Reservists (WCBS-TV New York) - Yellow ribbons and signs have sprouted around Long Island. Families and friends are getting ready to welcome about 300 Marine reservists home from Iraq. Members of the infantry unit have been away for seven months.

No Salmonella in Long Island Nut Plant (WNYC New York Public Radio) - New York officials say they found no traces of salmonella in a Long Island pistachio processing plant whose sister company sparked a nationwide recall of the nut last week. State Agriculture Commiss....