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Leek Coming Back To Long Island (OurSports Central) - (Central Islip, N.Y., Mar. 10, 2008) - The Long Island Ducks today announced the signing of pitcher Randy Leek. Leek returns to the Ducks after an impressive 2007 season in which he posted a 5-1 record with a 2.24 ERA in 84.2 innings pitched.

Three independent banks spring up on Long Island (Newsday) - It's a little early for spring, but Long Island's latest crop of start-up independent banks already is budding.

Long Island Couple Honored for Rescuing Boaters (WCBS 880 New York) - A Bellmore, Long Island couple have been honored for rescuing three college students who were in a sinking rowboat last month. READ MORE >>

Opinion: Long Island needs a tech support environment (Newsday) - For decades, Long Island has enjoyed its reputation as a cradle of technological innovation - the nurturer of ideas and technologies that commercialized aviation, put a man on the moon, developed magnetic resonance imaging and unlocked the mysteries of genetics, paving the way for lifesaving medical advances.

Flooding Closes Long Island Roads (FOX 5 New York) - Police say some Long Island roads are reopening after being closed for hours this morning because of flooding. In Nassau County, the Sunrise Highway has reopened near the Sunrise Mall in Massapequa, and Hicksville Road is back open near the Hicksville train station.

Stratford debates future of Long Beach (Connecticut Post) - STRATFORD — Four days after a fire destroyed four vacant Long Beach West cottages in what is still under investigation by police and fire officials as possible arson, the issue of whether the

Nationalists claim victory in Malta (AP via Yahoo! News) - Malta's election commission confirmed the island's long-ruling Nationalist Party has narrowly won a parliamentary election.

Senators and Taxpayers Rally to Restore Cuts to Long Island Education Funding (Glen Cove Record-Pilot) - At a recent Education and Taxpayer Rally in Farmingdale, hundreds of taxpayers, educators, students, and business and labor leaders partnered with Long Island's Senate Majority delegation to call upon Governor Spitzer to restore the funding he cut to Long Island schools in his proposed education budget.

Yonkers man struck by van in police chase dies (Newsday) - A Yonkers man died Monday, six days after he was struck by a van as he ran across the Long Island Expressway trying to elude police -- all over the theft of two boxes of cookware.

Long Island Junior Soccer League News (Great Neck Record) - US Youth Soccer has named Addie Mattei-Iaia, president of the Long Island Junior Soccer League (LIJSL) as their Regional Administrator of the Year, an honor that positions her as a contender for the national title of Administrator of the Year. US Youth Soccer is the largest member of the United States Soccer Federation, the governing body for soccer in the United States.