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Long Island briefs (Newsday) - BLAZE DELAYS COMMUTERS. A predawn fire in Farmingdale that officials say may have been intentionally set continued to cause delays and schedule changes on the Long Island Rail Road during the evening rush hour Friday. Evening rush hour traffic also was affected by the Friday morning fire. Sam Zambuto, an LIRR spokesman, said there were about five to 10-minute delays on all trains east of ...

Island bike lanes to be replaced with safer paths (Island Packet) - Hilton Head Island is about to break ground on a long-awaited project to replace some of its last street bike paths with the signature off-street pathways found around the rest of town.

Lady Mocs Top Long Island, Mercer (The Chattanoogan) - Senior first baseman Alyssa Edwards (Geneva, N.Y.) went three-for-four with four RBIs in the Chattanooga’s 7-0 win over Long Island University Thursday afternoon.

City Cellar Wine Bar & Grill Opens On Long Island (PR Web) - City Cellar Bar & Grill, the first Long Island branch of a Florida-based restaurant group, made its Westbury debut in January at 1080 Corporate Dr.The newly built 225-seat dining spot is part of Big Time Restaurant group. With Large and sophisticated with high ceilings, rich wood trims and warm lighting in an urban settingHuge bar with a 25-foot-high glass-enclosed wine cellar showcasing over ...

City Cellar Wine Bar & Grill Opens On Long Island (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) - City Cellar Bar & Grill, the first Long Island branch of a Florida-based restaurant group, made its Westbury debut in January at 1080 Corporate Dr.

Greek Cypriots destroy wall dividing island’s capital (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette) - NICOSIA, Cyprus – The concrete wall that served as a symbol of this island’s decades-long division fell to the roar of bulldozers Friday, but the path between Nicosia’s north and south remained barricaded – this time by plastic and metal screens – and prospects for reconciliation were still uncertain.

Up Close & Personal Wearable Art Sale and Reception at Long Island Marriott Hotel (PR.com) - Madona Cole Originals announces a Wearable Art Fashions and accessories sale & reception on Saturday, March 24, 2007 at Long Island Marriot Hotel, Uniondale, New York. Sale time: 10:00AM - 10:00PM. Highlights include, a 5% -15% discount on all purchases, a door prize drawing every 2 hours and live musical entertainment. [PR.com - March 08, 2007]

George Washington 78, Rhode Island 69 (phillyburbs.com) - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Carl Elliott scored 17 points to help George Washington to a 78-69 victory Saturday over Rhode Island in the Atlantic 10 tournament championship and its third consecutive NCAA bid.

Between Black and Immigrant Muslims, an Uneasy Alliance (New York Times) - Only 28 miles separate a mosque in Harlem from one on Long Island. Yet a vast gulf divides them.

Former Long Islander Creates 'Beer Launcher' (WCBS 880 New York) - A former Long Island man who is a engineering graduate from Duke University is making things better for mankind.