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LONG ISLAND STORE OWNER GIVES WOULD-BE ROBBER $40, FOOD (New York Post) - A Long Island store owner who came face-to-face with a bat-wielding robber whipped out a shotgun in self-defense -- then showed the down-on-his-luck thief the ultimate sign of compassion by handing him $40 and a loaf of bread, according to a...

NY grand jury indicts Long Island politician (WCAX-TV Vermont) - Associated Press - June 2, 2009 6:05 PM ET CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) - A grand jury on Long Island has indicted a Nassau County politician on federal tax evasion charges.

Ocean City, Long Beach Island top list in survey of best N.J. beaches (Press of Atlantic City) - beach goers enjoy the clean waters on the beach in Ship Bottom. Ocean City and Long Beach Island scored high in this beach survey. But if you've got another favorite, vote right here (southern New Jersey beaches only ... sorry)

Long Island mug shots: August 18, 2008 (WQAD Moline) - These are arrest or booking photos provided by Long Island law enforcement officials. A criminal charge is merely an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

Businesses clean up on Long Island’s toxic sites (Long Island Business News) - While Long Island may no longer be a hotbed for manufacturing and though it’s been decades since the last fighter jet was built here, industry has left a legacy of contaminated sites. The result has been a burgeoning environmental industry as engineering firms, environmental consultants and law firms clean up the mess. With little construction going on, [...]

Long Island Spirits Eagerly Awaited Distillery Shoppe and LiV Vodka Sampling Room Opens (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - BAITING HOLLOW, N.Y.----Long Island Spirits, Inc. announced today that it has opened up its brand new Distillery Shoppe and Sampling Room for samplings and sales of LiV Vodka and other distillery related merchandise.

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.

About The Shelter Island Reporter (The Shelter Island Reporter) - Nestled in Peconic Bay between the twin forks of Long Island's East End, Shelter Island is the smallest of Suffolk County's 10 towns. Three hundred and seven years after its founding, the Town of Shelter Island got its first weekly newspaper that would survive past infancy.