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Long Island Power Company Agrees to Be Sold to British Utility (New York Times) - KeySpan, which provides power to 1.1 million customers on Long Island, said today it had agreed to be sold to National Grid, a British utility, for about $7.3 billion in cash.

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.

DSWD reaches island barangay (Sun Star) - CAPIZ -- An island barangay, which can be reached only by crossing a long stretch of open sea, availed of a total of P150,000 capital assistance from Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VI recently.

Boy, 6, Is Orphaned by Murder-Suicide (New York Times) - A Long Island murder-suicide made an orphan of a 6-year-old boy who was home Monday when his father shot his mother and then turned the gun on himself, the Suffolk County police said.

Pine Island Little League to start play (The News-Press) - The final 150 Little League players to hear the words "Play ball" will start play Saturday morning at Phillips Field when the Pine Island Little League stages its annual grand opening ceremonies.

Palm Island officer accused of brutality (The Sunday Mail) - THE police officer at the centre of the inquiry into the death of an Aboriginal man while in custody once ran over an Aboriginal woman's foot then told her to "get up and walk", a hearing on Palm Island was told yesterday.

Awash in abuse (Newsday) - Child welfare caseworkers unable to keep up with surge in abuse reports Long Island child welfare investigators aren't completing abuse and neglect investigations in the two-month time frame that state law requires, according to county caseload records, leaving hundreds of Nassau and Suffolk children at risk.

Quality wrestling overshadows problems with venue (Press & Sun-Bulletin) - After finally catching up on my sleep following a busy weekend of wrestling at the New York State Public High School Athletic Association championships in Long Island, I tried to pinpoint my one lasting memory from the tournament.

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.

Superintendent's Column (LeRoy Pennysaver & News) - 1. In the wake of horrific financial mismanagement in a few Long Island School Districts, the New York State Senate and Assembly passed two school finance reform bills in June 2005 to address the problems caused by this scandal. The State Comptroller’s Office has hired 89 accountants to conduct an a