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Long Island POWs share painful memories (Newsday) - Martin "Andy" Andrews, 89, who helped organize Friday's gathering, said about 140 known former prisoners of war live on Long Island.

WMJC's 'Unsigned bands get airplay on Long Island's WMJC-FM (Newsday) - Rick Eberle knows he's fighting an uphill battle, but that's nothing new to the musician-promoter-manager from Ronkonkoma who recently added disc jockey to his Long Island scene duties.

Long Island heavyweight turf war - Madison vs. McKnight (Hot Boxing News.com) - NEW YORK CITY (September 20, 2008) – Long Island bragging rights will be on the line September 26, when New York State heavyweight champion Darrell Madison squares off against Elfair “The Wyandanch Warrior” McKnight, in the six-round co-feature on “Havoc At The Hilton.”

Pipers to appear with Sean Connery on Long Island (Asbury Park Press) - Come Saturday, the Shamrock & Thistle Pipe Band of Ocean County will be marching alongside legendary Scottish actor Sean Connery on Long Island, band members said.

Bicyclist struck, killed by train on Long Island (The Post-Standard) - BETHPAGE, N.Y. (AP) — A bicyclist has been struck and killed by a Long Island Rail Road train. LIRR officials say the man was hit by a westbound train at the Stewart Avenue crossing near the Bethpage train station about 4:34 p.m. Thursday. The man was pronounced dead shortly after the accident.

Bicyclist struck, killed by train on Long Island (WCAX-TV Vermont) - Associated Press - September 19, 2008 2:15 AM ET BETHPAGE, N.Y. (AP) - A bicyclist has been struck and killed by a Long Island Rail Road train.

Ike evacuees jump gun, sneak back onto island (AP via Yahoo! News) - Rats, raw sewage and a no-excuses curfew await exiled residents who try to return to storm-wrecked Galveston Island when it reopens next week, officials warned Saturday, a week after Hurricane Ike came thundering ashore.

2013 US Women's Open headed to Long Island (AM New York) - An eastern Long Island golf course that Jack Nicklaus had a hand in designing will play host to the 2013 U.S. Open women's championship.

Minor Leagues: Riversharks pulverize Long Island (The Philadelphia Inquirer) - Gabe Suarez homered and drove in two runs yesterday as the Camden Riversharks beat Long Island, 9-1, preventing the Ducks from clinching the Atlantic League's Liberty Division title at Campbell's Field.

Long Island Crisis Center seeks volunteers (Massapequa Post) - Make a Difference in Someone's Life Long Island Crisis Center (LICC), the oldest 24-hour, seven-day-a-week crisis intervention and suicide prevention hotline, is looking for volunteers for the upcoming Volunteer Counselor Training Program.