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Drowned Long Island Boater Identified as Plainview Man (1010 WINS New York) - Police have identified the Long Island boater who drowned over the weekend.

Drowned Long Island Boater Identified (WCBS-TV New York) - Police have identified the Long Island boater who drowned over the weekend. Suffolk County police say he is 20-year-old William Laube of Plainview. Police divers located his body early Sunday. Laube went fishing on Saturday evening with three other people in Long Island Sound near Fort Salonga.

Drowned Long Island boater identified (Newsday) - FORT SALONGA, N.Y. (AP) — Police have identified the Long Island boater who drowned over the weekend. Suffolk County police say he is 20-year-old William Laube of Plainview. Police divers located his body early Sunday. Laube went fishing on Saturday evening with three other people in Long Island Sound near Fort Salonga. A canoeist helped rescue the other three after their fishing boat began ...

Drowned Long Island boater identified (WCAX-TV Vermont) - Associated Press - August 20, 2009 9:55 AM ET FORT SALONGA, N.Y. (AP) - Police have identified the Long Island boater who drowned over the weekend.

Long Island Man Denies Buying Kidney (FOX 5 New York) - An Israeli man's online video has sparked controversy raised questions about a kidney transplant that took place in New York. Nick Rosen, of Tel Aviv, claims he was paid $20,000 to give his kidney to a Long Island businessman. The video chronicles Rosen's journey from Israel to the Unites States for the transplant.

Marine from Long Island killed in Afghanistan (Newsday) - NEW YORK (AP) — The Department of Defense has identified a Marine killed while serving in Afghanistan as a New York man. Lance Cpl. Leopold Damas of Floral Park on Long Island died on Aug. 17. The 26-year-old was part of Operation Enduring Freedom and was killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province. Damas was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, ...

Police: Long Island man killed in DWI crash (WCAX-TV Vermont) - Associated Press - August 19, 2009 5:25 PM ET COMMACK, N.Y. (AP) - Police on Long Island say a man has been killed in a car crash caused by a drunken driver.

Police: Long Island man killed in DWI crash (Newsday) - COMMACK, N.Y. (AP) — Police on Long Island say a man has been killed in a car crash caused by a drunk driver. Suffolk County police say Kenneth Lesser was driving in Commack late Tuesday when the driver of a van sped through a red light and struck his vehicle. The 58-year-old Kings Park man was trapped in his vehicle and died at the scene. Police say they've arrested the 25-year-old driver of ...

Long Island teen signs contract with Mets (Newsday) - A one-time Little Leaguer from Long Island has taken a step toward achieving his dream of reaching the big leagues in Queens. Steven Matz, 18, of Stony Brook and Ward Melville High School was at Citi Field with his parents Tuesday, facing a throng of media after signing an $895,000 contract with the Mets late Monday night. "It's surreal. It's awesome. It's my No. 1 moment," Matz said in the ...

Island gears up to get accurate census count (Newsday) - During the 2000 census, census workers who went to communities with Caribbean immigrants on Long Island found residents who had filled out the questionnaire but held onto it. They were waiting for the agency to pick it up, as was done in their home countries. So as the Census Bureau prepares for the 2010 count, it will emphasize in future advertising campaigns the need for residents to mail the ...