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When NASA Defined Long Island (New York Times) - Long Island was once known for being the birthplace of aviation and a home to NASA. The death of Walter Cronkite stirred up some of the old lunar fever.

Canadian air means boon for Long Island weather (Newsday) - With high temperatures at Long Island MacArthur Airport topping 80 degrees only 10 days all year and humidity readings well below normal, the question must be asked: Who turned on the AC?

Thieves Take 17 Plasma TV's from Long Island Hotel (1010 WINS New York) - A Long Island hotel under construction was robbed at gunpoint Saturday, with the thieves getting away with 17 plasma televisions, police said.

Long Island firefighter teen helps save man at SWFIA (Naples Daily News) - Long Island firefighter teen helps save man at SWFIA

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.

NY Man Drowns In Rough Waters Off Fire Island (WCBS-TV New York) - Police on Long Island say a Queens man wading in waters off Fire Island drowned after a current pulled him away from shore. Police say 22-year-old Rahul Bhola was in chest deep water with a friend off Cherry Grove early Saturday night when it happened. His friend tried to help him but was unsuccessful. There were no lifeguards on the beach in the area and the water was reported to be rough.

Parents of slain Staten Island officer sue gunman's employer (Staten Island Advance) - Police scour BMW sport utility vehicle whose occupants assassinated Police Officer Russel Timoshenko of Bay Terrace in July 2007. The parents of a slain Bay Terrace police officer have sued a Long Island auto dealership for $25 million, alleging it...

NY Man Drowns off Fire Island (FOX 5 New York) - Police on Long Island say a Queens man wading in waters off Fire Island drowned after a current pulled him away from shore. Police say 22-year-old Rahul Bhola was in chest deep water with a friend off Cherry Grove early Saturday night when it happened.

NY man drowns off Fire Island (WCAX-TV Vermont) - Associated Press - July 19, 2009 9:25 PM ET CHERRY GROVE, N.Y. (AP) - Police on Long Island say a Queens man wading in waters off Fire Island drowned after a currant pulled him away from...

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...