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A Small Vineyard Helps to Put Long Island on the Map (New York Times) - Neither 0f the proprietors of Shinn Estate Vineyards, on the North Fork of Long Island, had ever grown grapes or made wine before, but their wines were good right away.

Long Island Madoff Victims Seek Help (NBC New York) - 150 Bernard Madoff victims came together on Long Island to look for ways of moving forward.

Long Island Boy Shot While Playing Basketball (WCBS-TV New York) - Police say a 13-year-old boy has been shot in the head while playing basketball in a Long Island park. Suffolk County police say Wilson Batista Jr. suffered life-threatening injuries in the shooting Monday night at Timberline Park in Brentwood. An update on his condition wasn't immediately available Tuesday.

Hurricane book warns of dangers to Long Island (The Southampton Press & The East Hampton Press) - It’s been nearly 20 years since a hurricane hit the East End of Long Island and many government agencies and emergency services officials worry that, as the 2009 hurricane season gets ramped up, a sort of “hurricane amnesia” has beset a local populace that has gone through major changes since the last one.

Let Long Island Secede: Samantha Bee Tackles New York Naysayers (VIDEO) (The Huffington Post) - After devoting the bulk of his show to Iran's elections, Jon Stewart tossed to a Samantha Bee segment on the Long Island secession movement. If you don't know what that is, don't worry, no one does.

Mich. man claims to be NY boy who vanished from outside Long Island bakery in 1955 (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - EAST MEADOW, N.Y. - More than 50 years ago, a mother left her stroller outside a Long Island bakery and returned minutes later to find her 2-year-son had vanished.

Swine Flu Claims 2 Victims On Long Island (WCBS-TV New York) - Two people have become Long Island's first victims to die of swine flu. Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr. Humayun Chaudhry announced Monday that two Brookhaven residents died last week. Chaudhry says a man between the ages of 35 and 45 who had a serious underlying condition was hospitalized for pneumonia and other problems about two weeks ago. He died June 10.

Video: Daily Show Explores Long Island Secession (Gothamist) - Last month, a few Long Island lawmakers called for a study to examine the possibility of Long Island statehood . Suffolk Comptroller Joseph Sawicki had said, "The state of Long Island has always been a romantic idea, its been fun to talk about and exciting to discuss. Now, it's become a matter of economic survival," and pointed out that Albany gets $3 billion more from Long Island than it gives ...

Michigan man claims to be boy who vanished from Long Island in 1955 (The Post-Standard) - EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (AP) -- More than 50 years after a 2-year-old boy disappeared from outside a Long Island bakery, a Michigan man has come forward to claim that he was the missing boy, authorities said today.

Savings in Long Island City (New York Daily News) - Even with swanky condos and glamorous riverside developments popping up throughout Long Island City, merchants in the area are still sympathetic to customers who are pinched for cash these days.