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Stehle (27), Crimson roll over Long Island (Boston Globe) - Matt Stehle scored a career-high 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in Harvard's 91-79 victory over Long Island University last night in Cambridge.

Stehle (27), Crimson roll over Long Island (Boston Globe) - Matt Stehle scored a career-high 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in Harvard's 91-79 victory over Long Island University last night in Cambridge. Drew Housman and Jim Goffredo each added 18 points for the Crimson (6-3) as they broke a three-game losing streak.

Long Island Tree Trimmer Dies When Branch Breaks (WNBC) - HUNTINGTON STATION, N.Y. -- A Long Island tree trimmer was killed Wednesday after a branch broke and he fell 100 feet to the ground, Suffolk County police said.

NY agency approves Verizon cable deal for Long Island village (Newsday.com) - NEW YORK -- The state Public Service Commission announced Wednesday it has approved an application from Verizon to operate a cable television franchise in the village of Massapequa Park, the first competition on Long Island for the long-established Cablevision.

Federal Reserve Board of Governors Approves New York Community Bancorp, Inc.'s Acquisition of Long Island Financial (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - WESTBURY, N.Y. & ISLANDIA, N.Y.----Dec. 14, 2005--New York Community Bancorp, Inc. , the holding company for New York Community Bank, and Long Island Financial Corp. , the holding company for Long Island Commercial Bank, today announced that the acquisition of Long Island Financial by New York Community Bancorp, Inc. has been approved by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Man Found Shot Dead In Car Parked On Long Island (WNBC) - DEER PARK, N.Y. -- A man was found shot to death in the driver's seat of his car Tuesday morning on Long Island, Suffolk County police said. Police were called to 71 Scott Ave. in Deer Park after neighbors noticed the body in the car. The man's identity was not immediately released.

MTA Strike Threat: Long Island Contingency Plans (CBS 2 New York) - If there's a transit strike, Long Islanders will feel the impact. That's why these plans have been put in place for anyone needing to commute into New York City.

2004 All-Long Island Girls Soccer (Newsday) - A look at the girls soccer players who stood out on Long Island high school varsity squads in the fall of 2004.

Long Island has a plan in case of transit strike (Newsday.com) - It won't be quick. It won't be easy and it won't be convenient, but when you gotta go, you gotta go. That's why Nassau and Suffolk County officials as well as the Long Island Rail Road and Long Island Bus have set up contigency plans to help commuters get to Manhattan in case of a transit strike Friday. Both Nassau and Suffolk will have carpool staging areas. The railroad will add shuttle service

Harvard Looks To Snap Three-Game Losing Streak Against Long Island (The Harvard Crimson) - The five-game winning streak that got everyone talking has faded to a rather pedestrian 5-3 mark. And if the Harvard men’s basketball team hopes to turn it around tomorrow night against Long Island (2-3), it will once again have to do so without junior center Brian Cusworth.