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Many on Long Island learn of heroin's tight grip (Newsday) - Across Long Island, thousands of people, some barely in their teens, are learning that heroin addiction is a monster not easily conquered. The drug holds its users in a tight grasp and won't let go without a mammoth struggle.

New England Mutiny falls to Long Island Fury in Womens Premiere Soccer League East (The Republican) - ENFIELD - It was muggy, rainy and uncomfortable at Enrico Fermi High School Saturday night, and the New England Mutiny ran their franchise-record streak of losses to four with a 1-0 defeat at the hands of the Long Island Fury.

Long island mom busted after she left kids home to get nails done (New York Daily News) - A Long Island mom was arrested after police said she left her two young sons alone for three hours while she had her nails done.

Long Island Children Left Home Alone (FOX 5 New York) - Police say a Long Island woman left her 2-year-old and 5-year-old home alone for nearly three hours while she went to get her nails done. The mother was to be arraigned Friday on a child endangerment charge.

Demand Note Nets Crook Cash From Bank In Long Island City (Times Newsweekly) - Armed with a threatening note, a bespectacled bandit grabbed cash from a Long Island City bank last Thursday afternoon, June 4, police reported. Authorities said the crook held up the Bank of America branch located at 24-10 Jackson Ave. at around 3:55 p.m. last Thursday.

Long Island's weathered past (Honolulu Advertiser) - Rain delays are rare in the U.S. Open unless it happens to being played on Long Island. Yesterday's suspension of play at Bethpage Black because of heavy rain meant a third straight Open on Long Island to be affected at some point by the weather.

Long Beach Island ideal for surf fishing (Asbury Park Press) - The beaches of Long Beach Island possess all the qualities necessary to be a good surf fishing location, and the success of many anglers over the years attests to this fact.

Long Island Women’s 5K Run Slated for July 18 (Hicksville Illustrated News) - Applications are now available and online registration is now open for the 2009 Arrow Exterminating Company Long Island Women’s 5 Kilometer Run, and women runners and walkers of all ages and abilities are cordially invited to participate.

U.S. Open: Delays are common only on Long Island (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Rain delays are rare in the U.S. Open unless it happens to being played on Long Island.

U.S. Open notebook: Long Island Opens attract the rain (Memphis Commercial Appeal) - Rain delays are rare in the U.S. Open unless it happens to being played on Long Island. Thursday's suspension of play at Bethpage Black because of heavy rain meant a third straight Open on Long Island to be affected at some point by the weather.