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Going Green Long Island presentations to be held (Babylon Beacon) - Will Long Island lead the nation as the energy capital of the United States? GOING GREEN LONG ISLAND, WLIW21 New York Public Television's latest local documentary, makes the case through interviews with environmental advocates, business and community leaders, and residents who are actively engaged locally to make a difference globally - with Babylon,

Long Island Fiber Exchange Announces New Key Hire to Help Achieve Company's Growth Plans (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Long Island Fiber Exchange, Inc. , Long Island's leading provider of high quality low cost fiber optic solutions that include fiber networks, hosting, internet and voice services, risk reduction and technology integration services announced the addition of a key member to their staff.

Long Island Fiber Exchange Announces Acquisition of Exobit Networks to Expand Services Offerings (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Long Island Fiber Exchange, Inc. , a regional provider of Fiber-Optic Solutions for Education, Government and Business announced today that they have acquired Exobit Networks, Inc., a regional Internet and Network Services Provider.

Long Island Teen Arrested After Gasoline Attack (WCBS-TV New York) - Police on Long Island have made an arrest in a gasoline attack. Detectives said Friday the suspect tried to burn a teenage boy alive, and in doing so nearly set an entire apartment building on fire. Doused with 20 ounces of gasoline from a plastic container, and chased by the perpetrator holding a lighted road flare torch, police said the 14-year-old victim ran down an apartment hallway ...

Long Island Gym Owner Indicted for Murder (FOX 5 New York) - A Long Island businessman was indicted for murder and conspiracy to commit murder. Christian Tarantino is part-owner of the Synergy Fitness Club in Farmingdale, N.Y. Fox 5's Mike Sheehan talked to the wife of one victim and shocked residents.

Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society annual show and swap meet (Babylon Beacon) - Checkered Past, a Long Island rock and roll cover band, will be headlining the Cruise to the Light at Robert Moses State Park seventh annual Auto Show and Swap Meet on Sun, Sept. 28, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Pleasure Island Puts Party On Hold (The Tampa Tribune) - Pleasure Island, the lounge-heavy party zone of Walt Disney World that caters to young and restless clubbers, is shuttering its saloon doors this weekend. Disney officials say the place is being "reimagined."

Long Island Meningitis Alert (FOX 5 New York) - Five students on Long Island were recently diagnosed with viral meningitis in separate cases. For the full story, watch the video report from Fox 5's Andrea Day.

Skeptical bank teller scares off would-be robber (AP via Yahoo! News) - Police say a bank teller in Long Island, New York, had a simple question for a would-be robber: Are you serious? The skeptical teller's question was apparently enough to spook the female suspect, who fled the Roslyn Savings Bank in Centereach late Thursday afternoon without a dime.

Peanut butter or non? Long Beach Island schools separate kids at lunch (Press of Atlantic City) - SURF CITY - Nine-year-old Jasper Feudi has a decision to make: Eat peanut butter or sit with his friends at lunch. As he climbed into his mother's white SUV after school Thursday at the Ethel Jacobsen Elementary School, Feudi screamed, "I want to eat peanut butter again! I want to eat peanut butter again!"