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UPDATE: UConn police arrest two Long Island teens in hit and run death (Asbury Park Press) - UConn police arrested two 18-year-old Long Island residents in connection with the hit-and-run that claimed the life of a young Manalapan woman who was struck by a vehicle on the UConn campus. The driver, identified as Anthony Alvino, and passenger Michelle Hall, both of Long Island, N.Y., were arrested on felony warrants, University of Connecticut police said. They added that more arrests are ...

Funeral Friday for Long Island Soldier Killed in Iraq (1010 WINS New York) - A funeral service will be held Friday for a Long Island soldier killed in Iraq. Sergeant James Regan was killed by a roadside bomb last week.

Long Island U. 85, Fairleigh Dickinson 80 (SportingNews.com) - HACKENSACK, N.J. -- James Williams scored a game-high 24 points and Eugene Kotorobai made three key ...

Wintry mix moves toward Long Island (Newsday) - Our first real snowfall of the winter season could produce up to 3 inches of snow, plus a touch of freezing rain. Forecasters predict that a blanket of snow up to 3 inches thick will greet commuters Wednesday morning on most of Long Island.

Greek Island roast lamb (Stuff) - A brief sojourn on Patmos, a tiny island in the Aegean Sea, and a long lunch at a bar-cum-cafe by the sea and sheltered by an enormous fig tree will for ever be associated in my mind with the flavours of lemon and roast lamb.

Long Island Native, a Lacrosse Star, Is Killed in Iraq (The New York Sun) - Sergeant James Regan, 26, a former Duke University lacrosse star, planned on getting a master's degree and marrying his fiancé after a fourth tour of duty with the Army, but he was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq last week, family members said. Over the weekend, Regan's loved ones gathered at his parents' house in Manhasset, Long Island, to mourn his loss. An All-American lacrosse player at ...

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.

"Music and Lyrics" in tune with Gotham (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - "Music and Lyrics," the Hugh Grant-Drew Barrymore romantic comedy released Wednesday, was filmed almost entirely in New York City -- save for one scene in Long Island. That's partially because writer-director Marc Lawrence insisted on shooting in the Big Apple.

Police arrest 2 in hit-and-run death of UConn freshman (Boston Globe) - Two 18-year-olds from Long Island, N.Y., were arrested Thursday in the hit-and-run death last month of a University of Connecticut freshman.

Legislature proposing new hoops for proposed LNG terminal (Boston Globe) - Connecticut lawmakers are considering legislation designed to give the state a louder voice when it comes to security issues surrounding a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal in Long Island Sound.