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Sen. Clinton Tells Nassau-Suffolk County Conference That SCORE Act Would Help Revitalize Long Island's Older Suburbs (Smart Growth Online) - One of New York City's first-ring suburbs, ''Long Island is the victim of its own success,'' said Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton at an Adelphi University conference of Nassau and Suffolk counties in Garden City, noting that the island has attracted thousands with its high quality of life, but hasn't saved itself from the pockets of poverty initially typical of urban areas, and that her Suburban

EYE ON THE ISLAND (Newsday.com) - Wrestling and Wednesday have become synonymous for the Long Island winter sports schedule. It's a rare occurrence when more than a smattering of basketball games take place on Wednesday, considering those events almost monopolize the Tuesday, Friday and Saturday schedules.

Missing Long Island Man Hit By Train In Manhattan (WNBC) - NEW YORK -- A missing Long Island man has been identified as the person who was struck dead by a No. 1 train Sunday in lower Manhattan, Nassau County police said.

LONG I. 'FAIL' ROAD (New York Post) - -- Riders on the Long Island Rail Road suffered more delays and train accidents in 2005 than in years past, according to a report released yesterday.

CAR CRIMINALS TARGET OF WEEK-LONG IW PURGE (Isle of Wight County Press) - By Suzanne Pert A TOTAL of 83 vehicles were seized on the Island during a week-long joint crackdown by the DVLA and Hampshire Police on car crime.

Castro Announces Overhaul of Electric Grid (AP via Yahoo! News) - President Fidel Castro announced a long-awaited renovation of Cuba's energy system to combat blackouts that have afflicted the island nation for the past two summers.

Superintendent's Partner Pleads Guilty (AP via Yahoo! News) - A man pleaded guilty Wednesday to his role in looting an affluent Long Island school district of $7 million after a court ruled that his gay partner would have to testify against him.

Strong Island Sound Proud Of Their Police (OurSports Central) - The Strong Island Sound are a brand new professional basketball team playing on Long Island in the new version of the ABA, red white and blue basketball and all. The original ABA had a long tradition on Long Island and we hope to continue that with our team.

Long Island Home Improvement & Remodeling Expo March 24-26 (BuildingOnline) - The 2006 Spring Home Home Improvement & Remodeling Expo takes place at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum March 24-26, 2006.

Towns in the hunt to outlaw traps (Newsday.com) - A movement to ban trapping on public land began gathering steam across Long Island after Southampton Town officials said they want to stop the practice on town-owned land after learning a dog was killed last month when it walked into a hunting trap.