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Island is long on memories (Newsday) - Surely you remember Long Island, that home of champions, that place brimming with the promise of being a major player in pro sports.

Metropolitan Area Power Giant to Be Sold to British Utility (New York Times) - KeySpan, which provides power to 1.1 million customers on Long Island, agreed to be sold to National Grid for about $7.3 billion.

'Vinny Gorgeous' trial gets underway (Newsday) - Reputed mob boss Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Basciano has a house in the Throgs Neck section of the Bronx with a picturesque view of Long Island Sound, that's just down the street from the popular Marina del Rey banquet hall.

Inquest unrest on Palm Island (Brisbane Courier Mail) - PALM Island is growing unsettled as the island prepares for the last stage of a coronial inquiry on local man Mulrunji, who died in police custody. Mayor Erica Kyle said people of the troubled island off Townsville were anxious and uncertain as they prepared for the resumption of the hearing today.

Raptor rapture for Sauvie Island visitors (The Oregonian) - T he first three raptors were easy to spot. Subsequent ones proved to be more elusive. The setting? Sauvie Island, a rural oasis on the northwest edge of the Portland metro area.

no fine deed goes unpunished (The Express-Times) - CNN reported recently that New York boat captain Harvey Bennett tossed a bottle with a message inside into the Atlantic Ocean off Long Island. That was in August.

Infant left in car outside OTB; Queens man arrested (WABC-TV New York) - A Queens man has been arrested after someone noticed an infant in his unattended car outside a Long Island betting parlor.

Confederate cruiser died a long way from her element (Bladen Journal) - One of the most effective warships that ever flew the Confederate flag died an ignominious death, a long way from the Atlantic Ocean where her crew wreaked havoc.

Strong winds fuel fire (WABC-TV New York) - This morning's gusty winds made it nearly impossible for firefighters on Long Island to get control of a very stubborn apartment fire. It took 15 departments more than two hours to douse the flames.

Awaiting Hollywood Glitter Along the East River (New York Times) - Queensbridge Houses, America's largest public housing development, is a six-square-block maze of brown clover-shaped buildings and worn courtyards, some within sight of the East River. The complex, in Long Island City just north of the Queensboro Bridge, houses more than 7,000 people and is so large that residents sometimes call it a city within the city.