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Jet boat driver from Long Island strikes rocks, hurts head (WCAX 3) - STODDARD, N.H. A jet boat driver from Long Island suffered head injuries after striking some rocks in a lake and getting thrown from the boat.

Long Island Sportsman Association to hold Vegas night September 1 (Babylon Beacon) - The Long Island Sportsman Association is sponsoring a Vegas night, Friday, September 1 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 588 Long Island Ave., Deer Park. The doors open at 7 p.m. There will be Roulette, Blackjack, Craps and Beat the Dealer. Food and drink will be available. For more information call

2 minutes with James Dermody, retiring president, Long Island Rail Road (Long Island Business News) - James Dermody, 65, joined the Long Island Rail Road as a ticket clerk in 1958. When he retires Sept. 1 as its president, it will mark that end of a remarkable career that took him from the ticket booth to the freight and engineering departments, serving alternately as chief transportation officer, chief mechanical officer and vice president of operations.

Rhode Island offers incentives to attract more nurses (The Providence Journal) - Rhode Island has about 17,500 licensed nurses, according to the state Health Department, but it's not enough to meet the growing demand for professional nursing care.

Body found on Block Island (The Providence Journal) - BLOCK ISLAND -- The police were seeking a cause of death last night for a man whose body was discovered around 9:30 a.m. yesterday in 2 feet of water near the entrance to Great Salt Pond.

Long Island Health Care Briefs: August 25, 2006 (RedNova) - By Henry E. Powderly II Oreste Joseph Bruni, an emergency department physician at New Island Hospital in Bethpage, received an honorable mention for his community services from the Nassau Regional EMS Council. Bruni is co- director of the hospital's emergency department.

Long Winters Stranded on Fire Island (Spin) - Long Winters Stranded on Fire Island Watch frontman John Roderick get incarcerated (sorta) in the video for his band's "Fire Island, AK."

Hope sparks for long lost brother (The Maitland Mercury) - News that an Australian Navy team will try to find the remains of an unknown sailor buried on Christmas Island has sparked hopes by a Toronto woman that the body might be that of her brother.

Long Island Braves Northeast Regional Tournament winners (Massapequa Post) - The 15-year old Long Island Braves baseball team won the 15-16-year old Pony Baseball Northeast Regional Tournament in Trenton, New Jersey on July 24. Coached by Gary Rich and Joe Tamburino, the team began their winning streak by beating Kingsbridge (Bronx) 3-1 in the championship game of the sectio

Tiny island a big part of player's life (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) - Sapelo Island, Ga. — On Friday night, Allen Bailey was the pivot point of the Class AA McIntosh County Academy defense during a preseason scrimmage. A two-way player, he even ran for a 41-yard touchdown on the first of his infrequent touches. For a little while longer, Saturdays still are reserved for coming home. For one more fall before being swallowed up by college ball, Bailey will be the