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Rare Sightings on Long Island (New York Times) - THE unique Ferrari P4/5 commissioned by James Glickenhaus, previously seen in public on the grassy sward at the Pebble Beach Concours, will be on display today at the third annual Americana Manhasset Concours d?Élégance on Long Island.

More Long Island Homes Get FiOS TV (MultiChannel News) - Verizon Communications is now taking orders for its Verizon FiOS TV service in parts of the Long Island villages of Oyster Bay and East Norwich and the unincorporated portions of Farmingdale, all of which are covered by the Town of Oyster Bay's video-franchise agreement.

Verizon Expands FiOS TV Service to More Long Island Communities (RedNova) - NEW YORK, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon today began offering its FiOS TV service to more New York consumers on Long Island, offering a true choice for subscription television and on-demand programming via the company's all- digital, fiber-optic network.

Verizon Expands FiOS TV Service to more Long Island Communities (SYS-CON Media) - Verizon today began offering its FiOS TV service to more New York consumers on Long Island, offering a true choice for subscription television and on-demand programming via the company's all- digital, fiber-optic network. Verizon is the first company to offer such a communications network, connecting homes and businesses directly to fiber optics on a widespread scale.

PRO WRESTLING XPLOSION TO DEBUT IN LONG ISLAND, NY THIS NOVEMBER WITH TEDDY HART, STEVE CORINO & MORE SCHEDULED (PWinsider) - The Ronnie Lang project Pro Wrestling Xplosion announced yesterday that they would hold their second live event on Sunday 11/5 in Long Island, NY at the Deer Park Community Center, a venue that has hosted a number of indy wrestling events in recent years.

Long Island Student Council President Killed In Car Crash (WNBC) - A popular teenager who was student council president at his Long Island high school was killed when he lost control of his car and crashed it into a tree, police said.

Outrage and Threats of Violence as Homes for Sex Offenders Cluster on Long Island (New York Times) - As laws radically restrict where sex offenders can live, landlords are marketing their properties to the ex-convicts, who often receive government rent subsidies.

Long Island Headed for Recession in 2007, C.W. Post Study Says (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - BROOKVILLE, N.Y.----Long Island's economy will undergo a mild recession in 2007, brought on by rising interest rates, declining housing prices, a downturn in new construction and high energy costs, according to a new economic outlook report by the Center for Management Analysis at the C.W.

Long Island Business News Follow Ups: October 6, 2006 (RedNova) - By Long Island Business News Staff Down, but not out? Last week, we reported on the demise of a class-action lawsuit launched by LIPA customers who charged the power authority with illegally raising rates through fuel surcharges.

Mom Dies, Dad Doesn?t Grieve, and So a Film Is Born (New York Times) - Moviegoers may be intrigued to know that Doug Block?s ?51 Birch Street,? a documentary about a Jewish couple on Long Island, has received a stamp of approval from Al Jazeera.