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Murder Mystery on Long Island (WABC-TV New York) - Police are investigating a murder mystery in one Long Island town.

Long Island U. 72, St. Peter's 61 (SportingNews.com) - JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- Aubin Scott's 16 points and 12 rebounds led Long Island to a 72-61 victory over...

Long Island's year in review (Newsday) - It was a year of tragedies, and a year of hope on Long Island. A drunk driver was convicted of murder for plowing into a limousine carrying a wedding party and killing the driver and a little girl. Another group of children who waited in Honduras and Ecuador for treatment of life-threatening ailments got it at a Long Island hospital.

Water flows to island for the first time (The Daily News of Newburyport) - In 2006, the motto for Plum Island residents regarding the decades-long effort to bring water and sewer service to the island may be "all's well that ends well."

Portsmouth to ask state to stem 'mountain' at Craney Island (The Virginian-Pilot) - PORTSMOUTH - For almost half a century, residents of Rivershore Road have watched the Craney Island dredge spoils site grow. And grow. And grow. Now, at the request of the city's Craney Island Study . . .

Aye! Pirates take o'er Hilton Head Island (The Times and Democrat) - HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Stephen Rigg always wanted to be a pirate, or at least play one. After seeing the movie "Treasure Island" as a boy, he converted his tree house into a ship, made a wooden sword and scoured the beaches for buried treasure.

Organ Stolen from Long Island Church (WCBS 880 New York) - Someone broke into a Medford, Long Island church and stole the keyboard organ and two speakers - worth seven thousand dollars.

Snowless December a record here (Newsday) - In the 20 years that weather records have been kept at Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma, December 2006 will go down as the first without snow.

Island-shopping keeps widow hopping (San Jose Mercury News) - Some people collect stamps. Christine Svenningsen collects small islands. The widow, whose private ways and extravagant tastes in real estate have tongues wagging along Connecticut's coast, has spent about $33 million in recent years to buy 10 of the Thimble Islands in Long Island Sound.

Strong Island to Start New Year on Road (OurSports Central) - Patchogue, N.Y. - Following New Year's weekend, the Strong Island Sound will set out on a two-game road trip, followed by a home date on the third evening. The first leg of the trip will find the Sound in Richmond, Virginia to face the 4-7 Ballerz at Fort Lee on Thursday, January 4th.