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Long Island man arrested on drink charge in crash that killed pal (New York Newsday) - NEW YORK (AP) _ A Long Island man was arraigned Monday on charges of driving drunk and leaving the scene of a car crash that killed a friend who was riding in the front passenger seat of his car, prosecutors said.

Mom Sues After 5-Year-Old Allegedly Served Long Island Iced Tea (Local6.com Central Florida) - A mother in New York is suing an Applebee's restaurant after her 5-year-old son was allegedly served a Long Island Iced Tea instead of apple juice. Cynthia Pereles said she took her son Seth to dinner at the franchised restaurant in Battery Park City and ordered him an apple juice.

Opposing sides in immigration fight rally on Long Island (New York Newsday) - Critics and supporters of the growing number of day laborers on eastern Long Island held opposing protests Saturday in this community that has become an epicenter in the national debate on illegal immigration.

Pilot and Supervisor Sentenced In '03 Staten Island Ferry Crash (New York Times) - The Staten Island Ferry pilot who passed out at the helm and his supervisor were each sentenced to more than a year in prison on Monday.

Bow And Arrow Murder On Long Island (CBS 2 New York) - Police say it was not accidental at all. That 34 year old Thomas Sirico, a deer-hunter, argued with his housemates, pulled out a bow and two arrows on his front lawn, shot one in their direction, and when the visitor across the street expressed dismay, that the suspect aimed at Juan Carlos Munoz and let the arrow fly.

Long Island Medical Facilities Announce Staffing Changes: January 6, 2006 (RedNova) - By Long Island Business News Staff Huntington Hospital's Women's Health Center named Micheline C. Chu as infertility specialist. She also is a member of the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System's Center for Human Reproduction.Nassau University Medical Center named Harvey W.

Shark attack 'a long time coming' (The Age) - Local fishermen believe the shark attack that killed a woman off Queensland's North Stradbroke Island "has been coming for a long time". Sarah Whiley, 21, died of shock and blood loss after up to three bull sharks savaged her at the tourism haven of Amity Point on Saturday afternoon.

Shark attack 'long time coming': locals (The Age) - Local fishermen believe the shark attack that killed a woman off Queensland's North Stradbroke Island 'has been coming for a long time'. -

Fatal shark attack 'long time coming' (The Australian) - LOCAL fishermen believe the shark attack that killed a woman off Queensland's Moreton Bay Island "has been coming for a long time".

Testing students' mettle (Newsday.com) - Despite a few jittery stomachs, Long Island schoolchildren by the thousands began taking new state English tests yesterday under a nationwide push for universal assessment.