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Long Island Fishermen Saved From Sinking Boat (WCBS 880 New York) - Two men have been rescued from a life raft after their sport-fishing boat sank about 9 miles off the Long Island coast.

Long Island Company Raided Following New York Crane Inspector's Arrest (FOX 5 New York) - The investigation of a building crane inspector accused of taking thousands of dollars in bribes has now led to a Long Island Company. Sources tell Fox 5 that the Nu-Way Crane Service is at the center of the crane safety scandal. Officials said the home of Nu-Way's owner was raided Saturday morning.

Girl born after pregnant woman's Long Island car crash dies (Asbury Park Press) - STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Police say a girl born after her pregnant mother crashed her car head on into another car on a Long Island road has died. Twenty-eight-year-old Jennifer Jorgensen was eight months pregnant when she crashed last week on a winding road in Ridge. Suffolk County police say she had crossed the road's center line. The 74-year-old man driving the other car was killed. His ...

Long Island woman with mite-infested bird nest in home's bathroom vent is quarantined (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - LEVITTOWN, N.Y. - A Long Island woman has been found by police with her skin crawling with nearly invisible bloodsucking parasites from an infested bird's nest in her home. She's been taken to a hospital quarantine unit.

Long Island Teens Give Up Cars in Gas Protest (NPR) - A class discussion on civil disobedience inspired a group of seniors at a Long Island high school to organize a protest against high gas prices. Despite heavy rain, hundreds of students left their cars at home and walked, scooted or biked to school.

Long Island Yoga Association offers monthly yoga workshops (Massapequa Post) - The Long Island Yoga Association will be holding a workshop, Sat., June 14, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, 407 Main St., Farmingdale. For more information, call 631-261-1777 or visit the organization's website at www. longislandyogaassociation.org or email longislandyogaassociation@yahoo.com.

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.

Suffolk County Conference for the Long Island Federation of Woman's clubs meets (Amityville Record) - The Suffolk County Conference for the Long Island Federation of Woman's clubs, Inc. was held Fri., April 25 at The Gatsby Restaurant in Islip. Mrs. Vincent Ricciuti, Suffolk County representative called the conference to order at 11 a.m.

On Long Island, Clinton supporters start to adjust (Newsday) - If Long Island is Hillary Rodham Clinton country, it's about to become occupied territory.

Scottish island cleared of rats (Moldova.org) - Clearing a small island in the Scottish Hebrides of rats took three years and cost 50 pounds ($100) per rat.Officials waited two years after the last rat was sighted on Canna before declaring it rat-free, The Scotsman reported. One sign that they are all gone is the first Manx shearwater chick to hatch in a decade.Canna, just slightly more than 4 miles long and 1 mile wide, belongs to the ...