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Alleged Carjacker Nabbed After BMW Stolen On Long Island (WNBC) - A woman was carjacked in East Hills, Long Island, as an armed man took her 2005 BMW from her Sunday evening.

Camano Island boy charged in crime spree (Seattle Times) - An Island County Superior Court judge ordered a 15-year-old Camano Island boy held on $45,000 bail today for an alleged months-long burglary and theft spree in his rural neighborhood.

Long Island burglaries in steep decline (Newsday) - A recent string of nighttime burglaries in Suffolk County masked a major trend in Long Island crime: Burglaries are in steady and steep decline, a criminological sea change caused by advances in home security, sharpening police tactics and changes in society, police and experts say.

Uganda: Robben Island is Not Just About Mandela's Cell (AllAfrica.com) - With an estimated 500 visitors a day, few places anywhere in the rest of Africa can match the tourism traffic to Robben Island. This magnetism lies in events that took place on the island the last part of the 20th century. Yet the story of Robben Island starts long before then.

Aqua America buys systems in Virginia, on Long Island (BizJournals) - Aqua America Inc. said Monday it has agreed to acquire the Aquarion Water Co. for $7.3 million, subject to an adjustment for working capital.

Report: 'Bollywood' Actor To Perform On Long Island (WNBC) - NEW DELHI -- U.S. fans of Indian actor Vivek Oberoi will get a chance to see the star dance at a Bollywood awards event in New York state in May, news reports said Monday.

Some Long Island Hospitals Embrace New Mandates, Some Don't (RedNova) - By Claude Solnik While challenges to the state's Commission on Healthcare Facilities in the 21st Century - a.k.a. the "Hospital Closing Commission" - work their way through court, some Long Island hospitals are following through on the commission's mandates. Others have put them on hold.

Commentary: Long Island: Smarten Up on Smart Growth (RedNova) - By Eric Alexander Ten years ago, we'd have never expected that 70 percent of our young people would plan to leave Long Island. Concurrently, 10 years ago, if you proposed Smart Growth projects on Long Island, you were laughed out of the room.

Not all aboard with LIRR third track plan (Newsday) - As Nassau villages protest the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line Corridor Improvement plan, railroad officials slowly are shedding more light on projects they say would provide more rush-hour trains and eliminate dangerous grade crossings.

Little progress in LI toxic soil removal (Newsday) - Clean up at gas-plant sites was recommended in 1993 report The former owner of two of the largest toxic gas-plant sites on Long Island conducted detailed probes 14 years ago that recommended removing contaminated "hot spots" to limit "environmental, legal and public relations liabilities," according to documents that KeySpan Corp. wants a judge to seal.