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Chilled turtles warm up on Long Island (UPI) - RIVERHEAD, N.Y., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Six turtles found nearly frozen on the shore of Cape Cod Six have been taken to Long Island to recover.

Vandals again damage Long Island menorah (The Buffalo News) - BALDWIN (AP) - For the second year in a row, an 8-foot menorah erected outside a train station in this Long Island town has been vandalized, authorities said.

Straka strikes twice to lead Rangers past Islanders (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Martin Straka tallied twice and Jaromir Jagr had goal and three assists to lead the rallying New York Rangers to a 6-2 victory over the New York Islanders in Long Island on Wednesday.

Nassau Developer Drops Plan for 60-Story Lighthouse Tower (New York Times) - The owner of the New York Islanders hockey team has dropped his plan to build a 60-story tower in the heart of Nassau County, relenting to complaints that the building would be out of place on suburban Long Island.

Mercer Island’s Lutu got game, just like dad (Honolulu Advertiser) - Mercer Island (Wash.) High School has long been recognized as a boys basketball powerhouse, and the Islanders will begin play in the Fifth Annual Punahou Holiday Classic today with a recognizable name to Hawai'i fans on its roster.

Vornado Completes Acquisition of Broadway Mall In Hicksville, Long Island, NY (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - PARAMUS, N.J.----Dec. 28, 2005--Vornado Realty Trust today announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of the 1.2 million square foot Broadway Mall for $152.5 million, including the assumption of an existing $94.9 million mortgage.

Kalam recalls long association with Balasore (India Daily) - Chandipur was the theatre of his activities for nearly two decades when he was with DRDO, President A P J Abdul Kalam, said today fondly recalling his long association with the Balasore region in Orissa. "I used to spend 50 per cent of my time in Chandipur and Wheeler Island.

The Angels of Sorok Island (donga.com) - I made my way to Innsbruck, Austria last week to visit two sisters who used to work on the Korean island of Sorok. One of them, Sister Marian, now lives in the small Austrian village known as Matrei, which is 20 minutes away from Innsbruck by train.

County board disallows petition for Bear Island cartway (The Pilot-Independent) - Cass County commissioners disallowed a petition Dec. 20 by Bear Island property owner Michael Rollins to designate a public cartway across private property on the island's east shore to his property on the west.

Elk Island Park hires new superintendent (Sherwood Park News) - Sherwood Park News — Over the past 15 years Marilyn Peckett has transformed herself, and now she is setting her sights on transforming Elk Island National Park.