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Did Easter Island get 'ratted' out? (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News) - Rats and Europeans are likely to blame for the mysterious demise of Easter Island, a team of anthropologists suggests.The fate of the people who built hundreds of 10-ton stone statues on the South Pacific island and then vanished has long been seen as a cautionary environmental tale.

Long Island bakery owner found shot dead (New York Newsday) - WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. (AP) _ A Long Island bakery owner was discovered shot to death near a Westhampton Beach country club Saturday, and police are now searching for a motive.

Long Island U. 59, New Hampshire 56 (Boston Globe) - DURHAM, N.H. -- Paska Morkeliunas had 16 points, including two crucial free throws with eight seconds to play as Long Island held on to beat New Hampshire 59-56 on Saturday night.

Researchers Believe Rodents Deforested Easter Island (KXTV) - WASHINGTON - Rats and Europeans are likely to blame for the mysterious demise of Easter Island, suggests a team of anthropologists. The fate of the people who built hundreds of 10-ton stone statues on the South Pacific island and then vanished has long been seen as cautionary environmental tale.

M.T.A. Scales Back Midtown Ventilation Project (New York Times) - Bowing to opposition from St. Patrick's Cathedral and real estate interests, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has backed away from a plan to build a 16-story ventilation tower in Midtown as part of its $6.3 billion project to connect the Long Island Rail Road with Grand Central Terminal.

Did Easter Island get 'ratted' out? (USA Today) - Rats and Europeans are likely to blame for the mysterious demise of Easter Island, a team of anthropologists suggests.

Nasdaq warns Cyanotech (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - Big Island-based Cyanotech Corp. has been warned by Nasdaq that its stock price has been too low for too long and it will be delisted from Nasdaq's SmallCap market if it doesn't do something about it.

Snow makes for messy commute, little else (Newsday.com) - While the season's first snowy nor'easter was not as forceful as forecasters anticipated, the storm still brought accumulations of 2 to 5 inches of snow across Long Island and caused difficulties during the morning rush hour.

Asthma Coalition of Long Island Supports Families in Their Fight Against Asthma (RedNova) - By Ken Cerini Each day, 49,000 children grapple with asthma on Long Island.

Marijuana network delivery scheme busted (Newsday) - A drug organization calling itself the Cartoon Network delivered high-grade marijuana to the doors of affluent clients in New York City and Long Island who identified themselves on the phone with the code-word "cartoon," according to court documents.