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Long Island vineyards raise toast to kind weather gods (New York Daily News) - Long Island's East End vintners are gaga over the quality of their grapes following a sun-drenched growing season that included plenty of warm days, a nearly perfect amount of rain and some of the most auspicious harvest weather in recent memory.

West Hempstead Library hosts Long Island writers (Newsday) - When it comes to American literature, Long Island has fostered its fair share of talent through the likes of poet Walt Whitman, F. Scott Fitzgerald of "Gatsby" fame and others.

Police: Karaoke machine-wielding attacker bites off Long Island man's ear (Arizona Daily Star) - UNIONDALE, N.Y. — A crazed attacker broke into a Long Island man's home, beat him with a karaoke machine and bit off his ear, police said.

On Long Island, an Artful Retreat From the Art Scene (New York Times) - One couple?s weekend house on Long Island suggests the Modernist architecture of Southern California.

Long Island Navy Seal Receives Posthumous Honor (WNYC New York Public Radio) - Lieutenant Michael Murphy, a Navy Seal from Long Island who was killed while leading a mission in Afghanistan, will receive the Medal of Honor later this month. REPORTER: Murphy's mother Maureen adm....

Navy SEAL from Long Island Getting Military Honor After His Death (WCBS 880 New York) - A Navy SEAL from Long Island will be the first member of the armed forces to receive the nation's highest military award for valor - the Medal of Honor - for combat in Afghanistan, the Navy said.

Long Island Man Given Medal of Honor (The New York Sun) - A Navy SEAL from Long Island who was killed in combat in Afghanistan will be awarded America's highest military award, the Medal of Honor, the White House announced yesterday. Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy, of Patchogue, will become the first member of the armed forces to receive the award for combat in Afghanistan and the third for service in the global war on terrorism. Murphy, who died at age ...

Long Island housing market takes another hit (Newsday) - The Long Island housing market appears to have taken another hit.

Comrie singing happy song in Long Island (Canada.com) - OTTAWA - Mike Comrie may be far removed from the Ottawa Senators and their hot start, but life is falling into place quite nicely for him in Long Island.

Long Island Country Music Association western dance be held October 20 (Babylon Beacon) - The Long Island Country Music Association will hold its monthly country western dance, Saturday, October 20, 8 p.m. to midnight at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 400 South Broadway, Lindenhurst. The doors open 7:30 p.m. Admission is $10 for members and $15 for prospective members.