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U.S. Transportation Secretary Signs Record $2.6 Billion Agreement to Fund New Tunnel Network To Give Long Island ... (U.S. Department of Transportation) - The federal government will provide $2.6 billion to help build a new network of train tunnels under New York City designed to connect trains from Long Island to Grand Central terminal, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters announced today.

Long Planned, Transit Projects Get U.S. Help (New York Times) - Federal money will be used for a Long Island Rail Road connection to Grand Central Terminal and for a Second Avenue subway.

Comeback stories abound on Long Island (USA Today) - The St. Louis Blues did a great job putting together Brett Hull Night. It was very emotional and there were some laughs in there as well. Brett was very convincing as the prodigal Blue finally returning home, but he enjoyed his days with the Stars and the Red Wings, too.

If you go: Santa Catalina Island (Boston Globe) - Santa Catalina Island can be reached by sea and air from various locations along the Southern California coast. The Catalina Express catamaran from Long Beach (800-481-3470, catalinaexpress.com) costs $56.50 round-trip. For general information , visit catalina.com .

WWF: 52 new species discovered on island (AP via Yahoo! News) - Scientists have discovered at least 52 new species of animals and plants on the southeast Asian island of Borneo since 2005, including a catfish with protruding teeth and suction cups on its belly to help it stick to rocks, WWF International said Tuesday.

Teen finds $24K in Long Island theater, returns every last dollar (USA Today) - A woman who lost $24,000 in cash at a movie theater says she was stunned when the teenager who found the wad returned it.

Long Island Teen Sentenced For 'Sweet 16' Murder (WCBS-TV New York) - Defense attorneys said Tuesday a gang member charged with murder in the death of a teenage girl at a friend's Sweet 16 party did not understand what he was doing when he fired a gun in the back yard and through a kitchen window. Danielle Baker, 14, was inside her friend's North Amityville home April 8 when a bullet flew through the window and hit her in the neck. She died in her sister's arms.

Darren Eliot: Ted Nolan's underdog spirit (Sports Illustrated) - A guy returns from a near decade in exile and delivers in just the same manner as before his banishment. Yet, little mention is made of the man despite his dramatic return and early success in the vast media landscape of New York. In fact, even on Long Island, the locals have been slow to embrace their team's surprising start under the guidance of new coach Ted Nolan.

Long Shocks Maddalone! (Fightnews.com) - Final Forum in association with Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing combined forces at the Merchant Marine Academy in Kingspoint, Long Island, to put on the final show in New York this year.

Spitzer says he won't raise taxes (Newsday) - Stressing the need to boost economic development on Long Island, Governor-elect Eliot Spitzer promised again Monday that he will not raise state taxes.