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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's Lannan Perplexes Yankees (WCBS-TV New York) - A flood of memories washed over John Lannan as he stood on the mound at Yankee Stadium and listened to the crowd cheer for his favorite team growing up. This was one unforgettable night for the Long Island left-hander. Lannan pitched into the ninth inning in his first career start against the New York Yankees, leading the Washington Nationals to a much-needed 3-2 victory Wednesday.

OSI Pharmaceuticals may expand, leave Long Island (Newsday) - OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc., Long Island's largest and best-known biotechnology company, may be leaving the Island in favor of a campus-type setting in Westchester County.

COLD CASE: COPS BUST TWO LONG ISLAND MEN FOR 1986 MURDER (New York Post) - Two Long Island men were charged today with the 1986 murder of a plumber, authorities said. Lewis Slaughter, 60, and Roger Williams, 48, were charged with second-degree murder inside a Mineola courtroom this morning. Both men refused to enter...

Photos tipped Michigan man he could be kid snatched in 1955 in front of Long Island bakery (San Jose Mercury News) - KALKASKA, Mich. — A Michigan man said Wednesday that pictures he found online led him to believe he could be the 2-year-old boy who vanished more than a half-century ago from a stroller outside a bakery on New York's Long Island.

Man Believes He Is 1955 Long Island Kidnapping Victim (Gothamist) - Photograph on the left by John L. Russell/AP The man who believes to be the young boy kidnapped on Long Island over fifty years ago has come forward and talked to reporters today about piecing together his confused past. John Barnes, 54, told reporters that from childhood he never felt as though he fit in with the family that raised him. Barnes found old pictures of the two-year-old kidnapping ...

Daily Show on Long Island secession (amNewYork) - As someone who grew up on Long Island, I think this is hysterical.

Long Island wine country by the book (Newsday) - A wine region needs writers and photographers to tell its story. Long Island's wine country has two knowledgeable chroniclers who have met that need with new books.

Fredrickson, McKay represent the Stingrays in Island long course swimming competition (Cowichan News Leader Pictorial) - Two members of the Duncan Stingrays performed extremely well in the Island long course invitational meet at the Saanich Commonwealth Pool, hosted by the Island Swimming Association.

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.