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Long Island Mom Accused Of Buying Booze For Minors (WCBS-TV New York) - A Long Island mother stands accused of buying booze for underage kids. Evelyn Cruz's children, however, said there's no way it's true. But that's not stopping the accusations from flying. Police arrested the Lake Ronkonkoma mother at her home several hours after they said she supplied booze to a 13-year-old girl and 15-year-old boy -- friends of her teen daughters, who staunchly stand by their ...

Long Island Man Accused of Killing Stepmother (WCBS 880 New York) - Police say a 26-year-old Long Island man has been arrested on charges of killing his stepmother. READ MORE >>

Long Island companies prospering in trying times (Newsday) - These eight businesses are thriving on Long Island. Read about how they're keeping afloat in the recession and what you can learn from them.

Madonna hurt after falling off horse on Long Island (Staten Island Advance) - Associated PressMadonna fell or a horse on Long Island today. Madonna has taken a tumble while horseback riding in New York's Hamptons and has suffered "minor injuries" and bruises. A spokeswoman says the pop star fell Saturday afternoon when the...

Crisis or Not, Russia to Build a Big Bridge to a Small Island (New York Times) - While much of the nation?s infrastructure is still neglected and money is tight, a two-mile-long suspension bridge is set to rise on the eastern shore.

Authorities nab murder suspect on Long Island (Times Leader) - A man wanted in a fatal stabbing at a Plains Township after-hours club was captured Friday morning on Long Island, N.Y., by the U.S. Marshals Service’s Regional Task Force in New York/New Jersey.

Sound Tigers fans head to Long Island (Connecticut Post) - BRIDGEPORT -- Game 2 of the Calder Cup playoff series between the Bridgeport Sound Tigers and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins will take place Saturday on Long Island, but it is no boon for the

Gay advocacy groups on Long Island honor Harvey Milk to raise awareness of small-town gays (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - NEW YORK - When Harvey Milk attended high school in suburban Long Island in the 1940s, and later taught math and history and coached basketball there, he kept his sexuality a well-guarded secret.

Gay advocacy groups on Long Island honor Harvey Milk to raise awareness of small-town gays (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - NEW YORK - A network of Long Island gay and lesbian advocacy groups is honoring slain gay rights activist Harvey Milk this weekend. Milk's nephew, Stuart Milk, will accept an award on Saturday from the Long Island Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Services Network.

Geographic Board Considers North & S. Island Names (Scoop.co.nz) - The New Zealand Geographic Board Nga Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (the Board) is looking to formalise the currently used and recorded English names for the North and South Islands of New Zealand (‘North Island’ and ‘South Island’), as well as considering official alternative Maori names.