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With More to Show, Long Island Film Series Grows (New York Times) - This may be a year of retrenchment in the arts world, but the Long Island International Film Expo, which starts on Thursday at the Bellmore Movies, has expanded since last year.

Firecracker Ire Spurs Shooting On Long Island (WCBS-TV New York) - Police said firecrackers been met with gunfire on Long Island. Nassau County detectives said two men unleashed several bullets on an Inwood street Sunday because they were angry about firecrackers being thrown at their feet. Police said one of the approximately seven shots accidentally hit a 28-year-old man. He has been treated and released from a hospital.

Firecracker sparks shooting on Long Island (WABC-TV New York) - Police say firecrackers been met with gunfire on Long Island.

Dolphins show up in Long Island Sound (Norwalk Advocate) - BRIDGEPORT ---- Dolphins in significant numbers are making a rare appearance in Long Island Sound this summer. "It's not just dolphins, but the size of the pod that makes it spectacular," said Joseph Schnierlein, manager of professional development at the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk.

Firecracker ire spurs shooting on Long Island (WCAX-TV Vermont) - Associated Press - July 5, 2009 9:05 AM ET INWOOD, N.Y. (AP) - Police say firecrackers been met with gunfire on Long Island. Nassau County detectives say two men unleashed several...

Dolphins show up in Long Island Sound (Stamford Advocate) - BRIDGEPORT ---- Dolphins in significant numbers are making a rare appearance in Long Island Sound this summer. "It's not just dolphins, but the size of the pod that makes it spectacular," said

Sixty-five-year-old NY man dies after boat capsizes during Long Island regatta (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - WEST ISLIP, N.Y. - Police say a New York man has died after his boat capsized during a regatta on Long Island's Great South Bay. Suffolk County police say John Everitt was participating in the 83rd Annual Babylon Yacht Club Sailboat Regatta when the boat suddenly capsized at noon Saturday.

More Dolphins Returning To Long Island Sound (FOX 61 Hartford) - BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - Experts say more dolphins are visiting Long Island Sound this summer.

More dolphins returning to Long Island Sound (Boston Globe) - Experts say more dolphins are visiting Long Island Sound this summer. They say they've recorded a pod of at least 100 bottlenose dolphins in the Sound. Joseph Schnierlein of the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk says dolphins are often spotted in the Sound, but nobody's seen this many there since the 1950s.

Police: Long Island man sold fireworks to preteens (Staten Island Advance) - NEW CASSEL, N.Y. -- Police say a man turned his aunt's Long Island home into an underground fireworks shop, selling the devices to children on the eve of July Fourth. Kevin Wilkins was being held on $8,500 cash bail...