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TWO ARRESTED IN LONG ISLAND ROBBERY (New York Post) - Two Long Island Grinches were nabbed yesterday trying to rob the spirit of Christmas -- and jewelry and cash -- from a 72-year-old man who was decorating the outside of his home for the holiday, police said. But the feisty senior citizen, whose name...

Long Island Crisis Center to offer training (Massapequa Post) - Long Island Crisis Center (LICC), the oldest 24-hour, seven-day-week crisis intervention and suicide prevention hotline, is looking for volunteers for its upcoming Volunteer Counselor Assistant Training Program. Those interested in volunteering must first call 826-0244 to schedule an interview.

Indonesian witness acknowledges letters, lies in Long Island's forced labor trial (The Jakarta Post) - CENTRAL ISLIP, New York (AP): An Indonesian housekeeper who accused a millionaire couple from Long Island of enslaving her and another woman has admitted writing malevolent letters about the wife.

Long Island sounds good to Sens (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) - A trip to Long Island could be just what the Ottawa Senators need.

Police arrest Long Island man in motel break-in (The Post-Star) - QUEENSBURY -- A Long Island man who is wanted by police in Connecticut on a felony burglary charge was arrested at a Queensbury motel on Sunday after he went into a room he did not have permission to enter, and police are looking into whether he is responsible for a spate of unsolved break-ins in the region, officials said.

Kelly Remembers Kanyes Mum At Long Island Show (ContactMusic) - R. KELLY paid his respects to KANYE WEST's late mother onstage at the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island, New York when he led a moment of silence. The r

Money needed for Island Transit facility (Whidbey News-Times) - With approximately 100 employees and only one toilet, Island Transit outgrew its current facility a long time ago. Officials have long been planning to expand and a milestone of sorts was reached Nov. 16 when the Island Transit Board approved conceptual construction designs.

King Kullen hits Staten Island (Long Island Business News) - The Long Island supermarket chain said it entered into an agreement with The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company to buy five supermarkets in the borough.

Long Island gas prices rise again (Newsday) - Gasoline prices rose again during the past week, but the increase was small, and declines in crude oil prices since Friday and in motor fuel consumption last week by American drivers suggest that this latest surge at the pumps has run out of steam.

A $10 Billion Idea in Robert Moses’ Style (New York Times) - A developer wants to build a 16-mile tunnel beneath Long Island Sound that would link Long Island and Westchester.