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Cent. Connecticut 81, Long Island 58 (WFSB 3) - NEW BRITAIN, Conn. -- Tristan Blackwood had 21 points and six assists to lead Central Connecticut to an 81-58 win over Long Island on Wednesday. Lenny Jefferson added 15 for the Blue Devils, who jumped out to a fast start.

Long Island Power Authority Named in Class Action for Charging Its Customers Millions of Dollars in Improper Rate (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - The law firms of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP and Jaspan Schlesinger Hoffman LLP today filed a class action lawsuit against the Long Island Power Authority on behalf of all residential and business customers of LIPA since 2001 seeking to recover monies paid to LIPA as a result of LIPA's improper rate increases. The plaintiff, a resident of Suffolk County, has seen her electric bills

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.

Sutton & Edwards' Perri Upbeat on Long Island Retail Property (PR Web) - Philip Perri, Director of Corporate Real Estate Services at the Lake Success, NY-based commercial real estate services firm, is upbeat about the outlook for retail space on New York's Long Island. [PRWEB Feb 22, 2006]

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.

New York eyes island for urban oasis (CNN.com) - NEW YORK (Reuters) -- With acres of greenery and a view of the Manhattan skyline, Governors Island is an oasis of calm just a few minutes from New York's teeming financial district. But for most of the last 200 years, that oasis has been off limits to all but military personnel.

State Takes Over 9 Substance Abuse Centers (New York Times) - RIVERHEAD, N.Y., Feb. 23 The State of New York took control of nine substance-abuse treatment centers scattered around Long Island on Thursday. The action ended a three-day State Supreme Court hearing in which state officials, who had revoked the centers' operating certificates, were seeking control.