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Creating a mystery, Connecticut widow buys up islands in Long Island Sound (The State) - BRANFORD, Conn. — Some people collect stamps. Christine Svenningsen collects small islands. The widow, whose private ways and extravagant tastes in real estate have tongues wagging along Connecticut’s coast, has spent about $33 million in recent years to buy 10 of the Thimble Islands in Long Island Sound.

Fun-filled Guide Explores and Celebrates Family Life on Long Island (PR Web) - Be the Coolest Parent on Your Block by Long Islander Patricia M. Sheehan offers family-friendly activities on and around Long Island. (PRWeb Dec 10, 2006)

LONG ISLAND 'SCAMMER' SCAMMED (New York Post) - An accused Long Island scam artist got a taste of her own medicine. Stacey Renz, 32, a mental health counselor from Huntington, was arrested after stealing $772 from a patient in her care, police said yesterday. Renz used the stolen cash as a...

Mystery purchases: Widow buying up little islands off Long Island Sound (Sun-Sentinel) - BRANFORD, Conn. -- Some people collect stamps. Christine Svenningsen collects small islands.

Captain On Fire, Sinks Long Island (The Harvard Crimson) - Jim Goffredo knows exactly what to do when the shots aren’t falling—keep shooting.

Baby plesiosaur bones found in Antarctic (AP via Yahoo! News) - The bones of a baby plesiosaur have been recovered from an Antarctic island, scientists reported Monday. In life, 70 million years ago, the five-foot-long animal would have resembled Nessie, the long-necked creature reported to inhabit Scotland's Loch Ness.

Long Island Medical Briefs: December 8, 2006 (RedNova) - By Claude Solnik North Shore-LIJ presses orthopedics presence The North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System is seeking to better link and market orthopedic services offered at its hospitals.

Philippines resort island hit hard by typhoon (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Boracay island, a white-sands resort and a key Philippines tourist draw, has suffered huge damage from Typhoon Utor which knocked out utilities, resorts and houses.

Harvard 87, Long Island U. 79 (SportingNews.com) - NEW YORK -- James Goffredo had 27 points to lead Harvard to its fourth straight win, 87-79 over Long...

Long Island pilots charged in Brazil crash (WABC-TV New York) - Brazilian federal police have now charged two pilots from Long Island with exposing an aircrasft to danger.