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Scuderi brings Stanley Cup home to Long Island (Newsday) - Long Island has long been familiar territory for the Stanley Cup, with people here hoisting it in May and hosting it in the summer. This time was different, though. On Friday, for the first time, the Cup was on Long Island because one of the winners had brought it home.

5 LONG ISLAND BOATERS RESCUED FROM SINKING VESSEL (New York Post) - YAPHANK -- Five Long Island boaters are back on dry land after being rescued from their sinking vessel. Suffolk County police say marine and aviation officers rescued the men from the 18-foot boat in 110-foot-deep waters. It happened six miles...

Long Island Grape Growers Hurt by Spring's Cold, Rain (Beverage World) - Long Island's grape growers appear to have sustained the most lasting damage from two months of record cold and rain during a critical stage in vine development, according to preliminary claims filed with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

5 Long Island Boaters Rescued From Sinking Vessel (WCBS-TV New York) - Five Long Island boaters are back on dry land after being rescued from their sinking vessel. Suffolk County police say marine and aviation officers rescued the men from the 18-foot boat in 110-foot-deep waters. It happened six miles north of Stony Brook Harbor.

Five Men Rescued from Sinking Boat off Long Island (1010 WINS New York) - Five Long Island boaters are back on dry land after being rescued from their sinking vessel.

Police rescue dog from Long Island canal (Staten Island Advance) - Police officers went into the water to rescue a dog from a canal on Long Island. Suffolk County officers plucked the German shepherd mix from the Brightwaters Canal in Bay Shore early Friday. Police say the canal is about seven...

Passenger reportedly drove Long Island Railroad train (Staten Island Advance) - A witness has told police that a Long Island Rail Road engineer let a passenger operate a train bound for New York City. MTA Police Chief Michael Coan says the train ran smoothly and no one was injured....

Police say teen on New York's Long Island torches BMW because he 'hated the car' (Sun-Sentinel) - FREEPORT, N.Y. (AP) — Most drivers who don't like their car either trade it in or sell it. Police on New York's Long Island said a teenager set his BMW on fire "simply because he hated the car." Nassau County police didn't offer additional details on the alleged motive.

20-foot basking shark washes onto beach and dies on New York's Long Island (The Morning Call) - BABYLON, N.Y. (AP) — A 20-foot-long basking shark that washed ashore on a beach on New York's Long Island appears to have died from some kind of illness.

Nationals Face Long Island Lizards this Weekend (OurSports Central) - TORONTO - The Toronto Nationals hit the road this weekend following a week off to travel to Long Island to face the Lizards (5-3) on Saturday July 18th at James M. Shuart Stadium at 8:00 p.m. EST.