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Long Island Lightning Gets a Major League Visit (Garden City News) - On Saturday, January 26th, Jose Vizcaino, longtime major league infielder who ended his career as a member of the World Series champion Cardinals in 2006 and was recently hired as a special assistant with the Dodgers, took time from his busy schedule to provide hitting instruction to the newly created Lightning Travel baseball team at the Long Island Batting Cage in Garden City Park.

Worker crushed to death in Long Island lumber yard (AM New York) - A truck driver unloading wood at Long Island lumberyard has been crushed to death.

Long Island Funeral Home Manager Is Beaten, Robbed (WNBC) - A Long Island funeral home has been robbed.

Blog: Flu takes its toll at Long Island companies (Newsday) - The flu epidemic that has blanketed New York state has affected businesses on Long Island. Many employers are reporting higher than usual absenteeism due to illness.

Car slides off Long Island parking garage, woman killed (AM New York) - Police say a woman was killed when her sport utility vehicle slid off a Long Island parking garage and into a construction pit. Her husband jumped to safety from the passenger seat.

Three fisherman saved from sinking boat off Long Island (WABC-TV New York) - Three fishermen have been rescued from a sinking boat off of Long Island.

Snow storm hits Long Island and the city (Newsday) - A small snow storm hit Long Island and New York City today, leading to dangerous road conditions. The storm is expected to last until midnight, at which point it will turn into sleet and then rain, the National Weather Service said.

Fire destroys portion of Long Island synagogue (WABC-TV New York) - firefighters had their hands full Tuesday morning battling a synagogue fire on Long Island.

Fire Damages School and Synagogue on Long Island (FOX 5 New York) - A Jewish community on Long Island is coming together to cope with the aftermath of a fire at their synagogue and Hebrew school. The fire broke out early Tuesday and badly damaged Temple Israel in Great Neck. The synagogue serves more than a thousand families.

Temple needs overtime to defeat Rhode Island (Philly.com) - For a long time, Temple's chances didn't look good. The Owls trailed Rhode Island by 17 points in the first half and by 12 at halftime last night at the Liacouras Center. They never led until 72 seconds remained in regulation.