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Long Island Machete Murder (FOX 5 New York) - A Long Island man was found slashed to death with a machete. Police said the Brentwood man had cuts all over his body. His body was discovered Friday night in his backyard.

TRITEC Plans $145M Mixed-Use for Long Island Store Site (Commercial Property News) - Long Island, N.Y., is not known for dense development, but a proposal is afoot for a $145 million mixed-use redevelopment in Suffolk County.

1 Man + 5 Jobs = Angry Long Island Taxpayers (WCBS-TV New York) - On Long Island on Friday there were calls for change in a system that's allowed one man to be considered a full-time employee of five different school districts. As CBS 2 HD has learned, the arrangement has earned the man a nice pension, as well as health benefits for life.

Long Island High School Threat (FOX 5 New York) - Security was increased Friday at a Levittown, Long Island, high school after a threatening note was found on a bathroom wall. For the full story, watch the video report from Fox 5's Mega Vega.

Long Island American Water's Rate Case Approved (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - The New York Public Service Commission approved a settlement of Long Island American Water's rate case. The need for the rate increase was driven by the approximately $30 million Long Island American Water has invested in its treatment and distribution facilities to ensure high-quality water.

Md. slay suspect arrested while in class on Long Island (The Daily Record) - GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - Police say a suspect in a 2002 Baltimore killing has been arrested while sitting in a science class at Adelphi University on Long Island.

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.