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Long Island's year in review (Newsday) - It was a year of tragedies, and a year of hope on Long Island. A drunk driver was convicted of murder for plowing into a limousine carrying a wedding party and killing the driver and a little girl. Another group of children who waited in Honduras and Ecuador for treatment of life-threatening ailments got it at a Long Island hospital.

Organ Stolen from Long Island Church (WCBS 880 New York) - Someone broke into a Medford, Long Island church and stole the keyboard organ and two speakers - worth seven thousand dollars.

Long Island Offshore Windmills meeting January 3 (Babylon Beacon) - On Wednesday, January 3, 2007, 7 p.m. the Babylon Green Party will host Beth Fiteni of the WindWorks Long Island, also known as the Long Island Offshore Wind Initiative (LIOWI), to speak about the windmills being placed off the Babylon shore.

Wright, No. 9 Jayhawks beat Rhode Island (AP via Yahoo! News) - Julian Wright, held out of the starting lineup for the first time this season, scored a career-high 23 points and No. 9 Kansas avenged one of its most painful losses with an 80-69 victory over Rhode Island on Saturday night.

Verizon Communications presents $15,000 Technology Grant to Vision Long Island (Babylon Beacon) - On November 17th, 2006, Verizon Communications presented Vision Long Island with a $15,000 technology grant at Vision’s 5th Annual Smart Growth Summit, held at the Huntington Town House. Verizon’s Susan Beyer Hayes presented the grant to the organization in order to facilitate improved community outreach efforts.

No. 9 Kansas 80, Rhode Island 69 (MSNBC) - LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) -Julian Wright, held out of the starting lineup for the first time this season, scored a career-high 23 points and No. 9 Kansas avenged one of its most painful losses with an 80-69 victory over Rhode Island on Saturday night.

No. 9 Kansas finally puts away Rhode Island (Fox Sports) - Julian Wright, held out of the starting lineup for the first time this season, scored a career-high 23 points and No. 9 Kansas avenged one of its most painful losses with an 80-69 victory over Rhode Island on Saturday night. Wright, a 6-foot-8 sophomore who had only five points on Thursday night against Detroit, was 10-for-14 from the field. Brandon Rush had 19 points for the Jayhawks (12-2), who ...

Kansas Seeking Sixth Straight Win in Men's Hoops Saturday Against Rhode Island (CSTV's College Sports) - No. 9/10 Kansas concludes its four-game home stand and the calendar 2006 season by playing host to Rhode Island (7-6). The Jayhawks have won five straight games, matching their season-long winning streak. KU defeated Detroit 63-43 Thursday.

Florida island has a colorful past (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - Residents of Key West call themselves "conchs" after the large shells that were a favorite of the English Bahamian settlers. But it's a story from more recent times that sums up the island's independent spirit. In 1982, the U.S. Border Patrol -- looking for drugs and illegal aliens -- blockaded Hwy. 1, the only road connecting the Florida Keys to the mainland. Protests didn't end the blockade, so ...

Armed Robbers Hold Up Long Island Hotel (WNBC) - Police are looking for four armed men who robbed the Howard Johnson's motel in Westbury, Long Island.