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Smart Growth Resource Library: 2006 Vision Long Island Smart Growth Awards Nominations (Smart Growth Online) - Vision Long Island is seeking nominations for its fourth annual Smart Growth Awards. This special event will honor individuals and organizations taking leadership in advancing Smart Growth projects, policies, regulations and initiatives.

Long Island ad firm moves west (Long Island Business News) - GARDEN CITY – Long Island is losing one of its best known advertising firms. After 25 years on Long Island, Welch Nehlen Groome Advertising is moving to Midtown Manhattan.

Eight Long Island students are Intel finalists (New York Newsday) - Eight Long Island high-school seniors emerged as finalists today in the national Intel science competition, among 40 finalists nationwide who will compete for more than $1.25 million in scholarships and other awards.

"Long Island Lolita," Buttafucos To Reunite On-Air (KTVU 2 San Francisco) - More than a decade after 16-year-old Amy Fisher had a sexual relationship with a much-older car mechanic and shot his wife in the face, the one-time "Long Island Lolita" and Joey and Mary Jo Buttafuoco have agreed to appear together in a televised reunion.

Poll: Housing costs are major burden for Long Islanders (New York Newsday) - GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) _ A majority of Long Island residents say they have trouble making monthly rent or mortgage payments and may move to an area with lower housing costs and property taxes, according to a new poll.

Poll: Costs Could Force Long Islanders To Leave (CBS 2 New York) - A poll finds a growing number of Long Island residents reporting trouble making monthly rent or mortgage payments and say they may leave the area because of high taxes and housing costs.

Globecomm Systems CEO David Hershberg Named The Herman Fialkov Business Person of The Year by The Long Island Capital (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.----Jan. 24, 2006--Globecomm Systems Inc. , a global provider of end-to-end value-added satellite-based communications solutions, today announced that the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer David Hershberg has been named the Herman Fialkov Business Person of the Year by the Long Island Capital Alliance.

Quinnipiac 82, Long Island U. 69 (WFSB 3) - HAMDEN, Conn. -- Kevin Jolley came off the bench to score 16 points and pull down 10 rebounds to lead Quinnipiac to an 82-69 win over Long Island University in Northeast Conference play Monday night.

Beach-restoring battle splits island residents (Asbury Park Press) - Dueling Long Beach Island residents have drawn their lines in the sand as tension escalates over a beach replenishment proposal.

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.