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Water bill with Long Island perks likely to pass (Newsday) - President George W. Bush vetoed a $23-billion water bill Friday that included about $67 million for Long Island, though members of Congress can count on enough votes to override his veto for the first time in his presidency.

Noel Threatens Long Island, Jersey Shore (WCBS-TV New York) - Hurricane Noel, the deadliest tropical storm to hit the Atlantic this year, was moving up the eastern seaboard Friday, and officials on Long Island and in New Jersey were bracing for wind, rain and possible beach erosion. On Long Island, Suffolk County's Emergency Operations Center in Yaphank was to be activated at midnight in preparation for the high winds, heavy surf and rain. In New Jersey, ...

Four days of rain for Long Island (The Nassau Guardian) - While rain continued to drench every inch of Long Island on Thursday, the first glare of sunshine that pierced the sky over Deadman's Cay shortly after noon, signaled good news for residents who had endured the non-stop rainfall of Tropical Storm Noel for the past four days.

Long Island schools challenged by autism's growth (Newsday) - Explosive growth in the number of Long Island students diagnosed with autism and other neurological disorders is pitting parents who seek greater help for their children against school officials struggling to contain special-education costs.

Accuser testifies in Long Island slavery case (WABC-TV New York) - An Indonesian woman came face-to-face Thursday with a millionaire couple accused of keeping her and another woman as virtual slaves in their Long Island mansion for the first time since she fled the home with only the clothes on her back.

Louisiana's Avery Island a hot spot for wildlife, and for Tabasco (The Daily Comet) - AVERY ISLAND, La. Not long after you cross the little bridge leading over Bayou Petite Anse - "Little Cove," in the Cajun French spoken in these parts - whiffs of the spicy fragrance of Tabasco pepper drift through the air.

Marshland shrinking on Long Island (Newsday) - Fred Mushacke hopped down from the causeway to the edge of West Pond in Glen Cove, his rubber boots sinking into gluey mud as he sketched out a landscape that no longer exists.

City Cop Caught In Drug Bust On Long Island (NY1 News) - A city police officer is being held on $1 million bail following a massive drug bust on Long Island. Glen Smokler was one of 28 people arrested. He has been charged with three counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, and one count of conspiracy.

The First of Long Island Corporation Announces the Election of John T. Lane to the Board of Directors (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance) - GLEN HEAD, N.Y., Nov. 1, 2007 -- The First of Long Island Corporation has announced that John T. Lane has been elected in accordance with the Corporation's bylaws to serve as a Class I director effective November 1, 2007.

Cohen: Proposed status for long-term aliens is limited (Saipan Tribune) - The immigration status proposed for long-term guest workers would not allow them to bring in relatives from off-island, says a federal official who helped draft the NMI immigration bill.