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Long Island man acquitted of spa sex abuse (Newsday.com) - NEW YORK (AP) _ A masseur accused of inappropriately touching two customers at a spa on Long Island was acquitted of any criminal wrongdoing.

Man arrested for drunken driving on Long Island flees in police cruiser (CNews) - SELDEN, N.Y. (AP) - A man arrested on Long Island, N.Y., on Saturday for alleged drunken driving slipped off his handcuffs, slid into the driver's seat of a police car and sped off, police said.

Long Island Crisis Center recognizes volunteer of the month, Amityville resident Regina Harris (Amityville Record) - Long Island Crisis Center, the oldest crisis intervention hotline on Long Island, recognizes Regina Harris as Counselor Assistant of the Month. Counselor assistants answer business lines, greet walk-in clients, and help out counselors in any way possible.

Long Island Coalition for Life Oratory contest application process underway (Babylon Beacon) - All tenth, eleventh and twelfth grade students are invited to participate in the Long Island Coalition for Life Oratory Contest to be held Sunday, April 2, 2006 at Kellenberg Memorial High School, Uniondale.

"Wild" Bill Boer: legendary Long Island drag racer and auto mechanic (Babylon Beacon) - Bill Boer was a Long Island drag racer who always triumphed the race and stole the trophy at the Hampton Dragway quarter-mile. His winning ability combined with his habit of whipping off his helmet after he shifted into second gear earned him the nickname Wild Bill.

Amid ruins, 'island' of normalcy in the Big Easy (USA Today) - On New Orleans' high ground, a slip of land along the Mississippi River that didn't flood when Hurricane Katrina blew into town on Aug. 29 and broke the levees. Here, the lucky ones are trying to go about their lives as though disaster never struck. Meanwhile, junk cars still litter other parts of the city.

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.

Outsiders can score state tests (Newsday.com) - A recent state Education Department decision allowing schools to hire private contractors to score state tests has some Long Island educators worried those contractors might try currying favor with clients by inflating grades.