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Napa? Nope, it's Long Island (amNewYork) - Macari is one of many great vineyards on Long Island's North Fork. Credit: Long Island Wine Council. By Karen Tina Harrison Special to amNewYork You don’t have to travel to Napa to spend a weekend tasting wines. Long Island...

Palin headed to Long Island after Auburn visit for Founder's Day (The Auburn Citizen) - ST. JAMES -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will receive an award on Long Island Sunday from a New York group that advocates for people with developmental disabilities, a day after she is scheduled to appear in Auburn as part of the city's Founder's Day celebration.

Where to pick strawberries on Long Island (Newsday) - Strawberry-picking is considered a rite of spring on Long Island. That's when a dozen or so farmers open their fields and dole out quart-size containers for pickers to fill with fruit. Here are our top 12 strawberry fields.

LI woman faces rape charge in Rhode Island (Newsday) - Two University of Rhode Island students accused of rape pleaded not guilty Monday to sexual assault charges, while a third - a Long Island woman - will face the same charges next week.

Jolie injured on Long Island movie set (WABC-TV New York) - A spokesman for Columbia Pictures says Angelina Jolie was injured during a shoot on Long Island.

Long Island defeats Nationals in lacrosse (Toronto Star) - Zack Greer scored four goals and added an assist as the Long Island Lizards downed the previously undefeated Toronto Nationals 13-9 in Major League Lacrosse action Friday at BMO Field.

On the run on Mackinaw Island (Northern Express) - Tom Largo, a long time running enthusiast says that running “is the most economical way of seeing Mackinac Island.” Largo’s family has summered on Mackinac Island since the 1970s, so he and wife Peg visit regularly from their home in Dewitt.

PPL selling Long Island generators (The Morning Call) - Japanese wholesaler will pay $135 million for Edgewood Energy, Shoreham Energy PPL Corp. has agreed to sell its Long Island generation business to J-Power USA Development for about $135 million, the company announced Friday.

PPL Agrees to Sell Long Island Generation Business to J-Power (Bloomberg) - May 29 (Bloomberg) -- PPL Corp. agreed to sell its Long Island generation business to J-Power USA Development Co. for about $135 million. The purchase includes the Edgewood power plant in Brentwood, New York, and the Shoreham plant in Brookhaven, New York, PPL said today in a PR Newswire statement.

NKorea seen readying long-range missile test (AFP via Yahoo! News) - A defiant North Korea appears to be pushing ahead with plans for another long-range missile despite global condemnation of its nuclear test, South Korean and US officials said Monday.