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This week in Long Island Football history (New York Newsday) - This week in Long Island Football history:

Man Hit Crossing Street On Long Island (WNBC) - BRENTWOOD, N.Y. -- A Long Island man was killed Monday night while crossing the street near his home, Suffolk County police said. Jose Cruz, 51, of Brentwood, was crossing Fifth Avenue at 10:34 p.m. when he was struck by a sport utility vehicle driven by Sara Villarto, 32, of Brentwood, police said.

Slaying has Long Island residents on edge (Houston Chronicle) - SANDS POINT, N.Y. — Homicide detectives searched for clues today in the slaying of a young woman whose battered body was found amid the mansions and millionaires of this Long Island community that inspired F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby."

Man Injured In Long Island Motel Fire (1010wins.com) - Oct 18, 2005 7:18 am US/Eastern (1010 WINS) HUNTINGTON, Long Island A man who apparently was drinking and smoking in bed at the Abbey Motor Inn in Huntington was badly burned in a fire. Suffolk County police say 58-year-old Charles Rokoscak lived in the motel.

Man Burned In Fire In Long Island Motel Room (WNBC) - HUNTINGTON, N.Y. -- A man who was apparently drinking and smoking in bed at the Long Island motel where he lived was badly burned in a fire Monday, Suffolk County police said.

Long Island principal cancels prom because of 'financial decadence' (Chicago Sun-Times) - UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Brother Kenneth M. Hoagland had heard all the stories about prom-night debauchery at his Long Island high school: Students putting down $10,000 to rent a party house in the Hamptons. Pre-prom cocktail parties followed by a trip to the dance in a liquor-loaded limo.

Rain Dampens Long Island Wine Spirits (1010wins.com) - Oct 17, 2005 6:54 am US/Eastern (1010 WINS) PECONIC, N.Y. In the wine country of eastern Long Island, the 2005 harvest was cause to raise a glass and toast the good times.

Taiwan needs long-range missiles, ex-leader says (Houston Chronicle) - WASHINGTON - Taiwan's former president, Lee Teng-hui, said Tuesday that a growing military imbalance with China made it increasingly necessary for the island to acquire "some kind of long-range missiles" that would give it an offensive capability.

Family Robbed At Gunpoint In Long Island House (WNBC) - PLAINVIEW, N.Y. -- Three armed men broke into a Plainview, Long Island, home early Monday morning, woke up the residents and demanded money and jewelry, Nassau County police said.

Ferry trip to Greenport, Long Island; proceeds to BI Early Learning Center (Block Island Times) - On Saturday, Oct. 22, join the Wronowski family and Block Island Express for a special benefit cruise from Old Harbor to Greenport, Long Island. The cost of the trip is $20 per person, with all proceeds going to the Block Island Early Learning Center.