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Best of Long Island restaurants (Newsday) - Looking for a great pie? You've come to the right place. There's magic in good ground beef that's been shaped by hand and grilled to an ideal state of juiciness. These five Long Island spots offer burgers that relegate fast food patties to the slow lane.

Garden City: Long Island Rail Road Hails Performance (New York Times) - The Long Island Rail Road said Monday that 2007 was its best year for on-time performance since it began keeping records. The railroad president, Helena Williams, said 94.07 percent of its trains were on time last year, the best since record-keeping began in 1979. The previous record came in 2002, when it hit 94.04 percent.

Best of Long Island restaurants (Newsday) - Shopping will make you hungry. Here's a taste of what's cooking at five Long Island shopping hubs. (Nov 14, 2007) Chopsticks were whirring throughout 2007, a boom year for Asian restaurants on Long Island.

Connecticut Urges Rejection of Long Island Sound Gas Terminal (Environment News Service) - HARTFORD, Connecticut , January 8, 2008 (ENS) - Connecticut, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has formally urged New York to reject the proposed Broadwater liquid natural gas, LNG, facility nine miles from shore in Long Island Sound.

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association Launches Long Island and Queens Chapters (Centre Daily Times) - The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association (SCAA) announced today that it has launched Long Island and Queens chapters as it builds a network of local organizations to help carry out its mission of preventing sudden cardiac arrest (SCA).

Long Island town seeks ban on Silly String, claiming fire truck damage (CNews) - HUNTINGTON, N.Y. - Town council in Huntington, New York is getting serious about Silly String. The issue: a claim that the plastic goo mars the finish on the Long Island community's fire trucks during parades.

Crime Down on Long Island (WCBS 880 New York) - Officials say major crime is down across Long Island and, in one county, has reached its lowest level in more than four decades. MORE DETAILS >>

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association Launches Long Island and Queens Chapters (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News) - Long Island and Queens Groups Will Work to Prevent Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Car Plummets Into Water Off Long Island (WNBC) - A car carrying at least two people plummeted into water off the shore of Long Island on Monday, the Coast Guard said.

Dramatic water rescue off Long Island (WABC-TV New York) - A car plunged into water off Long Island on Monday. Two women inside were rescued, but one later died.