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Hero Conquers Long Island Riptide, Saves Teen (WCBS-TV New York) - It was a daring riptide rescue. A Good Samaritan was being called a hero Friday after rescuing a teenager on Long Island. The girl was carried out to sea when she tried swimming in an unguarded area of Smith Point Park. His Hauppauge neighbors were cheering. Word spreads fast. Across the street, Scott Hecht took an embarrassed humble bow.

Transplants give Long Island mixed reviews (Long Island Business News) - Fade in on young Long Island men bellied up to the bar sinking shot glasses of liquor into glasses of beer and chugging with roaring fist pumps. Captured on video by The Daily Show – viewed 327,851 times around the world since airing June 15 – the guys want to make Long Island the 51st state. [...]

News From the Long Island Junior Soccer League (Syosset - Jericho Tribune) - The Long Island Junior Soccer League recently announced that Ryan DeBenedittis of Syosset will receive the LIJSL’s Frank Gorman Memorial Scholarship.

Cleaning the Grit Off Long Island City (New York Times) - New York is trying to turn Long Island City, a Queens enclave, into a neighborhood with a fresher look.

LONG ISLAND BEACH HAS A 'DIRTY' SECRET (New York Post) - You might want to pack more than just sunscreen if you go to Zach's Bay on Long Island -- it has been rated the worst beach in New York state. The strand of sand in Jones Beach State Park was the lone beach in the Empire State to get only one...

NYRA signal back at Long Island OTB (The Saratogian) - SARATOGA SPRINGS – New York Racing Association has restored its television signal to Long Island residents served by Nassau Regional Off Track Betting Corporation’s in-home network.

4th victim in Long Island crash dies (WCAX-TV Vermont) - Associated Press - July 30, 2009 12:25 PM ET COPIAGUE, N.Y. (AP) - A fourth person has died in the two-vehicle crash on Long Island. Suffolk County police said Thursday that 29-year-old...

Cleaning the Industrial Grit Off Long Island City (New York Times) - New York is trying to turn Long Island City, a Queens enclave just across the East River, into a neighborhood with a fresher look.

Two Long Island Men Arrested in Burglary Spree (1010 WINS New York) - Two Long Island men have been arrested in connection with a 24-hour burglary spree.

68-Yr-Old Long Island Woman Killed by 82-Yr-Old Driver (1010 WINS New York) - A Long Island woman has been struck and killed by a car as she tried to cross a road.