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Budget bill will pump $370M into Long Island (Newsday) - Long Island institutions will receive at least $372 million for about 40 projects ranging from law-enforcement upgrades to X-ray research through an 11th-hour "omnibus" spending measure that was expected to clear the Senate Tuesday night.

Long Island Man Busted in eBay Baseball Card (Fox 5 New York) - A Long Island man is accused of scamming a buyer in an eBay sale of a baseball card back in May 2006, police said.

Christmas cheer dining out on Long Island (Newsday) - Tradition has it that nothing beats being home for the holidays. Sometimes, though, whatever the reason, Christmas dinner works best at a restaurant. Admittedly, finding one that's open can be a challenge on Dec. 25, the one day it goes dark and quiet at most Long Island dining spots.

Long Island Helicopter Noise Deal Struck (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Helicopter operators have agreed not to fly low over Long Island and to route their flights away from heavily populated areas.

The First of Long Island Corporation Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend of 15 Cents Per Share (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance) - GLEN HEAD, N.Y., Dec. 18, 2007 -- The First of Long Island Corporation announced today the declaration of a fourth quarter cash dividend in the amount of 15 cents per share. The dividend will be paid on January 11, 2008 to shareholders of record on December 31, 2007.

VAI's Chief Information Officer Honored as One of Long Island's Top IT Professionals (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - RONKONKOMA, N.Y.----VAI , a Long Island-based enterprise software developer for the distribution, manufacturing, retail and service industries, announced today that the firm's CIO, Kevin Beasley, received a Long Island Software & Technology Network Top Twenty Techie award.

Program to give Teddy Bears to sick kids expands to Long Island (Newsday) - After more than two decades of distributing Teddy Bears to children in New York City hospitals, the Theodore Roosevelt Association plans to expand the program to Long Island and cities across the country next year.

Long Island Couple Convicted of Keeping Slaves (WNYC New York Public Radio) - A federal jury in Long Island found a millionaire couple from Muttonville guilty of enslaving their two Indonesian housekeepers. The jury convicted Mahender Sabhnani and his wife, Varsha of all 12 c....

Courier News Online - Long Island millionaires guilty in 'modern day slavery' case (Bridgewater Courier News) - CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) _ A jury on Monday convicted a millionaire couple of enslaving two Indonesian women they brought to their Long Island mansion to work as housekeepers, subjecting them to repeated psychological and physical abuse and forcing them to work 18 hours or more a day.

Long Island beats Mount by 12 (The Evening Sun) - Long Island used a strong start and finish to the first half on its way to a 57-45 win against Mount St. Mary's in Northeast Conference women's basketball action on Sunday at Emmitsburg, Md.