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On Long Island, a Push to Nurture Biotech Work (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance) - As states and municipalities nationwide move to develop office space for biotechnology businesses, Long Island has, in fits and starts, been working to attract start-up life sciences companies.

Nassau CC's Meehan wins Long Island Open (Newsday) - With all the proper respect for whatever other Open might be played at Bethpage State Park, Mike Meehan was proud and pleased with the first two words in the title of the event he won Wednesday at Bethpage Red. He is thrilled to be the champion of the Long Island Open.

Arrest in deadly Long Island hit and run (WABC-TV New York) - Police arrested a suspect in a hit and run that killed a pedestrian on Long Island.

Long Island smokers smolder over cigarette tax hike (Newsday) - Smokers on Long Island smoldered at the cash register yesterday as they paid about $7 for a pack of premium cigarettes in the state that now has the country's highest cigarette taxes.

Long Island smokers smolder over cigarette tax hike (Newsday) - Smokers on Long Island smoldered at the cash register Tuesday as they paid about $7 for a pack of premium cigarettes in the state that now has the country's highest cigarette taxes.

Living La Vida Lohan: Long Island Mama Dina Subs for Deadbeat John Stamos (The New York Observer) - On Friday, May 30, the Transom found reality-show star Dina Lohan , mother to actress Lindsay and three other children, at an event for Project Cuddle, a charity benefiting abandoned babies, in Port Washington, Long Island. Hailing from North Merrick, Ms.  read more »

Everett's homers lift Long Island (OurSports Central) - (Central Islip, N.Y., June 3, 2008) - The Long Island Ducks evened their three-game series against Somerset on Tuesday, defeating the Patriots 10-4 at Citibank Park.

Long Island City Gains a Rooftop Racquet Club (The New York Sun) - It is not every day that gym-goers can pair workouts with a 90-minute stone massage and complimentary shoeshine, or follow a game of tennis with a margarita and a view of Manhattan's skyline. But members of a new racquet club in Queens are aiming to do just that. Perched on the rooftop of the 1930s-era Swingline Stapler building in Long Island City is CityView Racquet Club, one of a handful of ...

Long Island Publisher Buys the Riverdale Press (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance) - After decades of rebuffing offers, the owners said they were selling The Riverdale Press in the Bronx while they still had time to pursue other careers.

Rooster raid on Long Island (New York Daily News) - Officers confiscated 13 fighting roosters from a Long Island home after a neighbor reported hearing and seeing the scrawny birds in the backyard, officials said Sunday.