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First of Long Island Declares Dividend (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - First of Long Island Corp. announced a regular quarterly dividend of 15 cents per share. The bank holding company said it will pay the regular dividend Jan. 11 to shareholders of record Dec. 31.

Imhotep's Bocachica picks Long Island University (The Philadelphia Inquirer) - Imhotep Charter senior Miguel Bocachica made an oral commitment yesterday to play basketball at Long Island University. The 6-foot-6 swingman chose the Blackbirds over Hartford, Quinnipiac, Fairfield, St. Peter's and Morgan State.

Long Island Schools Take the Lead in MRSA Prevention (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - CSG/SportsCoatings, in conjunction with the Patchogue-Medford and Smithtown Central School Districts, today announced a ground-breaking deal that brings the most proactive and proven antimicrobial treatment to Long Island, New York.

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.

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....