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On the Web With Big Concepts for a Fragmented Long Island (New York Times) - Those whose first thoughts about Long Island usually don’t begin with high-concept, big-think, high-tech regional planning analysis might be surprised by some of the vapors emanating from there.

Long Island Braves win tournament (Massapequa Post) - The nine-year-old Long Island Braves from Massapequa clenched the baseball championship defeating Merrick this Labor Day weekend at the Baseball Heaven Tournament in Yaphank. The boys played with heart and never gave up. Shown in the photo are Manager Nick Vitale, Coaches Chris Brandimarte and John Riggs.

Global Partners Completes Acquisition of Long Island Refined Products Terminals from ExxonMobil (FinanzNachrichten) - Global Partners LP (NYSE: GLP), one of the Northeast ' s largest wholesale distributors of gasoline, distillates and residual oil to wholesalers, retailers and commercial customers, today announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of two refined products terminals on Long Island, New York from ExxonMobil ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) Oil Corporation.

Michael Watt to head Long Island Builders Institute (Newsday) - Michael Watt, president of the Long Island Partnership, will head the Long Island Builders Institute when executive vice president Robert Wieboldt retires in December.

CV's Stupski decides to attend Long Island (Press & Sun-Bulletin) - Chenango Valley's Derek Stupski, with his parents Todd and Michelle on hand, signs to attend Long Island University, where he thinks he'll play third base, perhaps moving to first.

Long Island doctor accused of reusing needles (WABC-TV New York) - New York health officials say a Long Island physician put hundreds of patients at risk by reusing needles and syringes.

Long Island Grape Harvest is 'Winemaker's Dream' (Beverage World) - David Page of Shinn Estate Vineyards in Mattituck said he has never seen anything like it on Long Island.

Long Island house prices go down slightly (Newsday) - There's a 15.2-month supply of properties for sale on Long Island and Queens, up from 11.5 a year ago, according to the October data released Tuesday by the Multiple Listing Service of Long Island, but decreases in the median price of homes sold is far from breathtaking. On the surface, some numbers seem to contradict reality. Houses languish on the market, buyers wait for bottom prices, the ...

DINING NOTES: Tree lighting, Santa, dinner at Amelia Island's Ritz-Carlton (The Florida Times-Union) - Santa Claus and his elves (note to parents: we really waited as long as we could before making the switch to Christmas mode) will make one of their first stops in Northeast Florida next week for a holiday character dinner at Amelia Island's Ritz-Carlton.

Long Island housing inventory goes up (Newsday) - There were 36,210 residential properties for sale on Long Island in October, according to numbers released today by the Multiple Listing Service of Long Island . That's a jump over last year's figure of 33,739. In Nassau, October's housing supply was 10,036, an increase over last year's 9,769. Suffolk's inventory jumped from 13,923 to 14,621.