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Long Island drivers pass over trucks for cars (Newsday) - Long Island's new-vehicle market improved in April, May and June, auto registration data show, with Asian carmakers increasing their market share and consumers continuing a shift away from high-priced trucks in favor of passenger cars.

Ex-Long Island man extradited in serial killings (New York Daily News) - Relatives of a former Long Island man accused of killing six people in Texas and Pennsylvania apologized to their families and said the suspect had psychological problems that may have been aggravated by a snake bite.

Peapod by Stop & Shop Online Shopping and Delivery Service Opens New Facility on Long Island (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Leading Internet grocer Peapod, LLC., and Stop & Shop, today announced the opening of a third facility on Long Island to better serve the needs of consumers looking for the convenience of online grocery shopping and delivery to their home or business.

Long Island Schools Ban Cupcake Birthday Parties (WNBC) - A growing number of Long Island schools are abolishing cupcake parties in the classrooms -- hoping to put a dent in the child obesity problem. Parents have a mixed reaction.

Apple picking on Long Island (Newsday) - A great way to spend a fall day on Long Island is to take the kids apple picking. Though farmland and orchards are dwindling in Nassau and Suffolk, there are still places to pick a peck.

Staten Island's Mighty Budos Band (The Village Voice) - Transcending genres and avoiding landlords with Long Island's mighty Budos Band (By Matt Rogers)

Long Island veterans in 'New York Goes to War' (Newsday) - Albert Kselman can't get his words out fast enough.

Island artist dies after illness (BBC News) - A popular Manx artist who taught at the Isle of Man college for 35 years dies in his sleep after a long illness.

New Electric Cars Make Their Premiere In Long Island City (Queens Chronicle) - (Annmarie Fertoli) Major World President and CEO Bruce Bendell, left, Miles Electric Vehicles Founder and Chairman Miles Rubin, right, along with state and local officials.

From Staten Island Haven, Liberians Reveal War’s Scars (New York Times) - Liberia’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission will collect testimony on Staten Island, home to many civil war survivors.