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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.

Waiting for Conclusion in Long Island School District Scandal (New York Times) - The sentencing of the former Roslyn schools superintendent, Frank A. Tassone, who pleaded guilty to stealing $2 million from his well-to-do Long Island district, has been postponed again.

Act earmarks millions for Long Island Sound preservation (WTNH-TV New Haven) - (Bridgeport-AP, Oct. 5, 2006 6:53 AM) _ Connecticut officials are awaiting President Bush's signature on a bill that would provide some $100 million for Long Island Sound.

Act earmarks millions for Long Island Sound preservation (Norwalk Advocate) - A federal bill that would provide up to $25 million a year to preserve and improve sites along the Long Island Sound coast is now awaiting the president's signature.

Motorcycle crash injures Long Islander (Adirondack Daily Enterprise) - SARANAC LAKE — A 65-year-old Long Island man was hospitalized and is in stable condition after losing control of his motorcycle Friday afternoon near Franklin Falls.

Crisis or Solution - Preparing for Workforce 2020 on Long Island (PR Web) - Nielsen Associates addresses Long Island businesses regarding the next generation workforce. (PRWeb Oct 5, 2006)

Sutton & Edwards Reports Long Island, NY, Industrial Vacancies Fell During 2006 Third Quarter; Asking Rents Higher (PR Web) - As industrial property users on Long Island face higher rents and rising interest rates, they are increasingly turning to leasing as an alternative to buying, according to Sutton & Edwards Inc./TCN Worldwide, which reported that third quarter industrial vacancies fell and rents continued to rise. (PRWeb Oct 5, 2006)

How students at Long Island Colleges manage to turn a dorm room into something they can live with (Newsday) - Dorm rooms will be dorm rooms, but some Long Island college students are still finding ways to make theirs special.

Long Island girl grabbed, taped up (AP via Yahoo! News) - A 10-year-old girl riding her bicycle was snatched by a man on Thursday, stuffed into a car, bound with tape and driven around before being dumped on a street, police said.

Long Island Legal Briefs: October 6, 2006 (RedNova) - By Jeremy Harrell EPA: Brownfield caveats will soon become clearer Brownfields are like Forrest Gump's box of chocolates: You never know what you're going to get.