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One Dead in Long Island Highway Accident (AP via Yahoo! News) - A car carrying two children swerved through traffic on a Long Island highway, hitting at least three vehicles before colliding with another and killing one person, police said.

Silvercup Studios to expand on Long Island City waterfront (Newsday) - Silvercup Studios, the production facility whose stages have been graced by everyone from "Tony Soprano" and "Carrie Bradshaw" to Bruce Springsteen and Britney Spears, Tuesday announced a $1-billion expansion on the Long Island City waterfront.

Driver Blamed for Series of Long Island Crashes, One Fatal (New York Times) - A motorist carved a path of destruction along a busy road on Long Island, striking at least three vehicles before smashing into another one, killing its driver.

Barrage Trade Cromwell to Long Island (OurSports Central) - Philadelphia, PA (February 16, 2006) - The Philadelphia Barrage of Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, traded Keith Cromwell (A), John Kasselakis (G)(Umass '98) along with the 16th and 19th picks in 2006 Collegiate Draft to the Long Island Lizards.

Calif. Family Adopts Dog That Strangled Long Island Child (WNBC) - NEW YORK -- The golden retriever that accidentally strangled a 6-year-old girl on Long Island has a new home in California. Eighteen-month-old Jessie was sent away by Long Island animal shelter officials.

Northrop Grumman Announces New Scholarship Program for Long Island Students (PrimeZone via Yahoo! Finance) - Northrop Grumman Corporation is offering five $10,000 scholarships to Long Island high-school seniors who plan to major in aerospace-related engineering, applied mathematics or computer science in college.

Long Island Newsday Examines New FDA Drug Safety Oversight Board (Medical News Today) - Long Island Newsday on Wednesday examined how the FDA Drug Safety Oversight Board has sought to "find its way" over the past eight months as the agency considers the "need to protect business secrets ... against an obligation to inform the public about the risks of prescription medicines." FDA last year established the board to monitor medication safety issues and inform the public about

Long Island town finds a way to limit ferry traffic (Block Island Times) - For years the resort town of East Hampton, on the east tip of the South Fork of Long Island, has fought off ferry proposals that it believes would increase traffic through its congested streets. It has one terminal, in Montauk, where the Viking line operates a summer passenger boat to Block Island,

Hardaway, Pitbulls Play In Long Island (OurSports Central) - Patchogue, N.Y.-The Strong Island Sound are proud to announce that on Friday March 3rd at 7 p.m. at Suffolk Community College in Selden the Florida Pitbulls will be their opponent in the final game of the regular season.

Hardaway to visit Long Island March 3rd (OurSports Central) - Patchogue, NY. The Strong Island Sound are proud to announce that on Fri, Mar 3 at 7pm at Suffolk Community College in Selden, the Florida Pit Bulls will be their opponent in the final game of the regular season. Former NBA star Tim Hardaway is a player/coach and part-owner of the Florida team.