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Celebrating Halloween on Long Island (Newsday) - 1880 LONG ISLAND HALLOWEEN . Celebrate Halloween as it was over 120 years ago on Long Island with ghost stories, magic lantern shows, jack-o-lantern carving and entertainment personalities such as the local grave digger at the cemetery, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct 29 and 30, Old Bethpage Village Restoration, Round Swamp Road, Old Bethpage, www.oldbethpage.org, $7 adults, $5 ages 4-14, 60 and older,

Long Island City Set Up For New Banking Opportunities (The Ridgewood Times News) - Long Island City has been designated as a Banking Development District, Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan announced last Friday.

Businesses Establish Long Island Beachheads at Totus Business Centers in Melville, NY (PR Web) - Growing number of businesses are testing the Long Island market without opening full-blown offices. Instead, they have leased space in Totus Business Centers in Melville, where they get plug-and-lay office spaces; custom, short-term leases, and a full-range of services for one fee. [PRWEB Oct 28, 2005]

Citigroup to build office in Long Island City (Newsday) - Citigroup Inc. officials said yesterday the company plans to bring 1,800 jobs to Long Island City as part of a plan to build a $290-million, 15-story office tower, while New York City pledged to spend $30 million in street and other improvements.

Long Island Town Official Throws Rally For Troops (1010wins.com) - Oct 27, 2005 7:13 am US/Eastern (1010 WINS) LINDENHURST, Long Island A Long Island official who refused to remove a ``God Bless America'' banner from town hall is inviting residents to a rally to support U-S troops and to defend the banner.

Staten Island Family Named In Long Island Scam (WNBC) - NEW YORK -- Five members of a Staten Island family were among eight people charged Wednesday with a real-estate scam on Long Island that bilked banks and homeowners out of $12 million.

Long Island company to open warehouse operation upstate (WCAX 3) - ROTTERDAM, N.Y. A Long Island-based company plans to open an 18 (m) million-dollar refrigerated warehouse in the Albany area that will employ at least 300 workers within three years.

Hopkins student from Long Island dies after apparent allergic reaction (New York Newsday) - BALTIMORE (AP) _ A Johns Hopkins University sophomore from Long Island died Wednesday after suffering what he believed to be an allergic reaction, a university spokesman said.

Local Sisters Compete for The Miss Pre-Teen and Jr. Teen Long Island Title (PR Web) - Diandra and Alexandra Botie of Huntington were recently selected to participate in Nationals'; 2005 Miss Jr. Teen and Miss Pre-Teen Long Island pageant competition scheduled for Nov. 12, 2005. [PRWEB Oct 27, 2005]

Long Island Drug and Insurance Suppliers Prosper Even As Hospitals Struggle (RedNova) - By Claude Solnik Many hospitals are hurting, their bottom lines battered by increasing costs for drugs and high-tech medical equipment.