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Long Island charities see toy donations drop (Newsday) - As shoppers hit stores in droves in search of the perfect present this holiday season, some Long Island charities say they're hurting for toy donations for children.

Police: Long Island Student Smacked Guidance Counselor With Phone (WNBC) - Police say a guidance counselor at a Long Island high school has been beaten by an angry student.

Roger Long bequeaths $25,000 to Kumu Kahua Theatre (Honolulu Advertiser) - Roger Long, the University of Hawai'i actor-director who died last April, has given Kumu Kahua, the local theater group specializing in plays about the Island experience, a gift of $25,000.

Metro Briefing | New York: Plainview: More Patients Alerted (New York Times) - About 8,500 additional patients of a Long Island doctor will be advised to get tested for blood-borne diseases as an inquiry into his practice expands, the state’s Department of Health says. The agency initially told 628 patients of the doctor, Harvey S. Finkelstein, an anesthesiologist with a practice in Plainview, that they might be at risk for hepatitis and H.I.V. Health officials have said ...

Long Island Roofer Pays $40K for Cheating Workers Comp (Insurance Journal) - A 53-year-old Hampton Bays roofer repaid the New York State Insurance Fund $40,000 after he pleaded guilty to trying to cheat on his workers compensation premium. Investigators said Thomas McNamara

An Island in the Hudson, Plundered in Search of Indian Artifacts (New York Times) - Magdalen Island is so pockmarked with looters’ holes that parts look more like a bombing range than a state-owned parcel of land listed on the national and state registers of historic places.

Thomas helps Bruins end Long Island jinx (The Record) - Tim Thomas stopped 33 shots to help the Boston Bruins win for the first time on Long Island in 11 games, 3-1, over the Islanders on Monday night at Uniondale, N.Y.

Dr. John J. Dindo Named Interim Director of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab (NBC 15 Mobile) - The Board of Directors of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab has named Dr. John J. Dindo, Chair of K-12 Education and Public Outreach at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL),...

Car sales up on Long Island (Newsday) - Recession? What recession?

Holy Microdermabrasion! Staten Island Dermatologist Has Spots All Over Town (The New York Observer) - Real estate is the equalizer in New York, affecting all walks of life. It doesn’t matter if you’re a public school teacher or a stock roker, you must find an apartment. But some take it a little further. Dominick Ligresti, a dermatologist with offices in New Jersey and Staten Island, has been especially active in the Manhattan real estate market, buying and selling enough apartments that ...