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The Advocate - The peninsula of Long Neck Point in Darien is in an idyllic setting surrounded by Long Island Sound... (Stamford Advocate) - The peninsula of Long Neck Point in Darien is in an idyllic setting surrounded by Long Island Sound. It was established in early 1900s by prominent New York City families as a summer retreat. Today, year-round homes dot the shore.

Police charge boyfriend in Long Island homicide (Ohio News Network) - NEW YORK -- The boyfriend of a woman found slain in an exclusive Long Island neighborhood last fall was charged Friday with second-degree murder. Edgar Sanchez, 34, of Mastic Beach, was arrested last October in Ohio on an outstanding warrant from a prior drunken-driving arrest in Suffolk County.

Hellmann’s Mayonnaise, Long Island City (Queens Chronicle) - When we think of the once-great factories of Long Island City most of us think of Ronzoni Pasta, Swingline Staplers and Silvercup Bread. Another giant not often mentioned is Hellmann’s Mayonnaise.

Long Island Sportsman to hold Vegas night Jan. 27 (Babylon Beacon) - The Long Island Sportsman Association is sponsoring a Vegas night, Friday, January 27 at the Knights of Columbus, 175 Park Ave., Babylon. The doors open at 7 p.m. Food and drink will be available. For more information call 631-243-0474 up to 4 p.m. only.

New Plum Island Study Applauds Joint Efforts: Long-Term Plans Still Being Assessed (East Hampton Independent) - A report card released recently by the United States Government Accountability Office to Congressional committees regarding Plum Island would make any parent proud: Results of that study indicate that the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Agriculture have played nice on Plum Island, coexisting well together and successfully coordinating current work.

Sleeper has long rap sheet (Newsday) - In the years leading up to the recent afternoon when police said they caught Stephen Nielsen fast asleep while driving for miles along the Long Island Expressway with a crack pipe resting on his lap, he was arrested several times and charged with crimes usually involving his drug habit.

Roosevelt Island Housing Boom (WNYC New York Public Radio) - Theres going to be a housing boom on Manhattans Roosevelt Island. The two mile long island, rich in city history, is already the place 10,000 New Yorkers call home and several new buildings are under construction. WNYCs Richard Hake visited the site to find traces of New Yorks medical history.

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

HEROES WE'LL ALL REMEMBER (New York Post via Yahoo! News) - ONE year ago today, Lt. Curtis Meyran of the Bravest was la boriously building an ice rink in the back yard of his Long Island home.

Residents Debate Proposed Offshore Wind Park Off Long Island (RedNova) - By Mark Harrington, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Jan.