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Critics: New state budget is bad for Long Island (Newsday) - From Floral Park to Montauk, the new state budget is being called bad for Long Island.

Pilot of World War II-era airplane dies in crash off Long Island beach (New York Daily News) - Suffolk County police say the pilot of a World War II-era airplane has died in a crash in the water off Long Island's Smith Point Beach in the town of Shirley.

Pilot Dies In Plane Crash Off Long Island (WCBS-TV New York) - Suffolk County police say the pilot of a World War II-era airplane has died in a crash in the water off Long Island's Smith Point Beach in the town of Shirley. The plane took off from Brookhaven Airport and went down at Smith Point Beach, east of the Flight 800 memorial, sources say. Investigators say the pilot was performing maneuvers about 300 yards offshore Sunday afternoon when it plunged.

Hyperthermic kayaker hospitalized after rescue from Long Island Sound (The Journal News) - RYE - A severely hyperthermic kayaker was pulled from Long Island Sound a half-mile off Playland Park today after spending at least half an hour in 38 degree water clinging a friend's kayak after a wave swamped his own.

Pilot dies in Long Island plane crash (WABC-TV New York) - The pilot of a World War II-era airplane died in a crash off Long Island.

Extreme Commuters: Long Island to Union Square (amNewYork) - (From left, Bonrad Aguila, Maria Aguila and Fred Loor on a recent extreme commute) BY MARLENE NAANES On a recent Long Island Rail Road ride, Fred Loor pulled out his work photo ID from 1990 and joked about how...

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.

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.

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.