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Ex-lawmaker among 17 accused of multimillion-dollar mortgage fraud on eastern Long Island, NY (The Washington DC Examiner) - RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — Prosecutors on eastern Long Island say a former county lawmaker is among 17 people charged in an $82 million mortgage fraud investigation.

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? Blame Canada - specifically its cool, dry air with relatively low humidity. Long Island's temperatures have been at or below normal for 19 straight days. "We've had these low pressure centers north of the Great ...

Long Island sex slave ring lured illegal immigrants with waitress jobs (New York Daily News) - Three Long Island bar bosses were charged Monday with forcing dozens of illegal aliens as young as 17 into prostitution at seedy taverns. A brother-and-sister team and a manager are accused of luring the women to work in their bars.

Landsdale: We need a Long Island version of the G8 (Long Island Business News) - When I read last month’s coverage of OSI Pharmaceuticals’ decision to leave Long Island, I noticed that the reasons – affordability, multiple layers of government that slows economic progress and the lack of one coordinated Long Island voice on our economy – are the same issues we’ve been grappling with for years. In some ways, the [...]

Ecuadorean population in New York, Long Island (Newsday) - New York State has an estimated 172,274 Ecuadorean immigrants, while Long Island has a population of 12,259, according to a Fiscal Policy Institute analysis of the 2007 American Community Survey data from the U.S. census. Ecuadorean groups say the numbers are far larger and that about 80 percent are undocumented.

Jet ski rentals on Long Island (Newsday) - Just about every time you drive over a bridge on Long Island in the summer, you're bound to see someone zipping across the water on a Jet Ski. And every time you see it, you think "I wanna do that!" Well, if you don't already own a Jet Ski or WaveRunner, renting is your only option. Here are two places on Long Island that do it: Uihlein Marina 444 West Lake Drive, Montauk; 631-668-3799; ...

Hampton Bays woman is named Miss Long Island (The Southampton Press & The East Hampton Press) - Jamie Bellittieri, a 21-year-old from Hampton Bays, brought the Miss Long Island title home to the Hamptons Sunday evening. Wearing her brand new Australian crystal crown and sporting perfectly polished nails and toes, Ms. Bellittieri was still glowing Monday afternoon from her win the night before.

Real Estate on New Jersey's Long Beach Island is Seeing its Market Rebound (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) - New Jersey's Long Beach Island is seeing a rebound in home sales, a trend that is expected to continue across the country. As a result of this change Noreen Callahan, the leading real estate specialist in Long Beach Island, NJ today announced a market update for the area via her website.

FEDS RAID LONG ISLAND BARS IN ALLEGED SEX TRAFFICKING RING (New York Post) - The feds arrested nearly two dozen people this morning after raiding two Long Island bars in a giant sex trafficking ring. Antonio Rivera and his sister, Jasmin Rivera, were two of the people busted in the raid. The feds also arrested 23 other...

Doctor safe after crash-landing plane on Long Island Sound (The Journal News) - CROSS RIVER - A local doctor was unharmed after crash-landing his small plane on Long Island Sound and finding himself an uninvited - yet graciously welcomed - guest at a Connecticut wedding.