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11 hurt in bus-minivan accident on Long Island (WCAX-TV Vermont) - Associated Press - April 4, 2009 8:55 AM ET MASTIC, N.Y. (AP) - Long Island police say 11 people were hurt when a bus carrying handicapped children was hit by a minivan.

Born in the U.S.A.: Whitman museum on Long Island a hallowed site (Journal Inquirer) - HUNTINGTON, N.Y. — They are called “Whitmaniacs” and they make the pilgrimage from around the globe to the Walt Whitman birthplace in Huntington, Long Island.

Strong thunderstorms hit Long Island (Newsday) - Strong thunderstorms, accompanied by hail, cloud-to-ground lightning and winds up to 40 mph, are moving across Long Island Friday afternoon, forecasters say.

Guns, Drugs Recovered At Long Island Home (WCBS-TV New York) - Police say they found a cache of guns, including a defaced Uzi, during a drug bust at a Long Island home. Suffolk County police said Friday the Commack resident is now under arrest on weapons and drug charges.

SCA Eyes Long Island City Lot (Times Newsweekly) - Hot on the heels of the School Construction Authority's (SCA) move to acquire a Maspeth lot for a proposed high school, the SCA is eyeing a lot in Long Island City for a similar purpose. As with the Maspeth high school announcement, the SCA's intention was made known through a public notice in the Mar.

Pistachio Salmonella Recall May Involve Long Island Company (Gothamist) - A routine inspection by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets turned up 30 rodent droppings, nearly two dozen dead cockroaches, and two live ones at a Long Island plant that produces a range of chocolate-coated items, including almonds, pistachios, raisins and peanuts. But the company, Setton Foods International, was permitted to continue shipping its products through March ...

Offensive Struggles On Island Continue (The Tampa Tribune) - Saturday's showdown on Long Island was advertised as a matchup between NHL bottom feeders jockeying for draft lottery position, but it looked more like a battle of minor-league teams considering the rosters of both teams.

'Movin' Out' comes to Long Island (Newsday) - It's about time "Movin' Out" made it to Long Island. Twyla Tharp's pop ballet, which threads its story line through two dozen of Billy Joel's greatest hits, is set on his native Island. Following its three-year Broadway run, "Movin' Out" moved out on the road, where it has toured nationally since 2007. Finally, "Movin' Out" makes its Long Island premiere with three Tilles Center performances ...

Two Long Island men charged in Wilton chimney repair scam (Norwalk Advocate) - NORWALK -- Two Long Island men caught in a chimney repair sting set up by Wilton police were arraigned in state Superior Court in Norwalk on Thursday on 10 charges each of larceny, reckless endangerment, violating state building codes and various home improvement violations.

2 killed in wrecks on Long Island road in same day (WCAX-TV Vermont) - Associated Press - April 2, 2009 9:25 PM ET ROCKY POINT, N.Y. (AP) - A driver has been killed in the second fatal crash in six hours on the same Long Island road.