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Free Jazz Clinics at Long Island University' s Brooklyn Campus: Ravi Coltrane (10/3) Matt Balitsaris (10/4) 4 p.m. to 6 (All About Jazz) - At its free jazz clinics in October, Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus will feature musicians with extraordinary links to jazz history in addition to being outstanding in their own right: Ravi Coltrane, son of the legendary saxophonist, and Matt Balitsaris, guitarist, composer and founder of Palmetto Records.

Long Islanders Flew Jet In Mid-Air Brazil Disaster (CBS 2 New York) - Two Long Island men piloted the corporate jet that survived a mid-air clipping with a commercial airliner that crashed into the Amazon, and the jet itself was owned by a private Long Island company. Joseph Lepore, 42, of Bay Shore, and Jan Paladino, 34, of Westhampton Beach, were helming the smaller plane.

Officials Strike Deal To Protect Sites Along Long Island Sound (Hartford Courant) - Hammonasset Beach in Madison, Faulkner's Island in Guilford and the Lower Connecticut River are among 33 environmentally sensitive areas on Long Island Sound that will get special attention, thanks to an agreement reached last week among the region's top environmental officials.

Fish scarce at Sakhalin port (International Herald Tribune) - The far-eastern Russian island of Sakhalin has been long known for its rich fish stocks. But fishermen here say the industry is not what it was in Soviet times.

LI Men Piloted Jet that Crashed in Brazil (1010 WINS New York) - Two Long Island men piloted the corporate jet that survived a midair collision with a commercial airliner in the Amazon.ExcelAire Service, a private Long Island company that owns the Brazilian-made Legacy executive jet, said both men were commercial pilots who were taking the jet on its inaugural flight.

Tassone Misses Second Court Hearing (CBS 2 New York) - The reduced sentence promised for a crooked superintendent who looted $2 million from a Long Island school district was in jeopardy Wednesday after he missed his second hearing in three weeks, claiming he was suffering from medical problems.

CPI Aero reports progress in sales (Newsday) - CPI Aero Inc., one of Long Island's last-remaining makers of spare parts for aircraft whose fortunes have been plummeting lately, today said skies may be brightening, mostly as a result of contract awards from private industry -- not the Pentagon, its traditional customer.

Otis featured on Dubai's Palm Jumeirah Island (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance) - Otis Elevator Company, a unit of United Technologies Corp. , will install 70 Gen2 elevators and eight escalators in a major residential development on Dubai's landmark Palm Jumeirah Island.

Roanoke Island Festival Park Receives two million dollars for exhibit enhancement project (Outer Banks Sentinel) - The Roanoke Island Commission is pleased to announce the receipt of a two million dollar state appropriation for the implementation of The Exhibit Enhancement Project at Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo.

LIPA Lowering Bills (CBS 2 New York) - The Long Island Power Authority is lowering its monthly bills to homeowners by an average of $6.20. Commercial customers will see an average drop of about $70 a month. LIPA says lower fuel costs and higher-than-expected summer revenue allows it to cut bills by 4 percent this month. The rate cut is expected to take effect October 16.