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Jury rejects Long Island teacher's $2 million witch claim (CBS 46 News Atlanta) - CENTRAL ISLIP , N.Y. (AP) -- The jurors never fell under her spell. A Long Island teacher who said she was fired from her job because administrators mistakenly thought she was a witch was powerless to do anything Tuesday as a jury rejected her claim and her $2 million lawsuit.

Luxury Long Island Estate Seized by IRS-CI to be Publicly Auctioned on March 22 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - The U.S. Department of Treasury will offer a luxurious Long Island estate for public auction on Thursday, March 22.

Asian Long-Horned Beetle Threatens Trees On Staten Island (NY1 News) - The Asian long-horned beetle has become a threat to Staten Island for the first time. The beetles have made their way to an isolated bird sanctuary off the island's coast, and scientists are trying to figure out how they got there. So far about 15 trees are infested.

No money in Long Island 'witch' suit (AP via Yahoo! News) - A teacher who alleged that she was fired from her job because administrators thought she was a witch lost her $2 million lawsuit in U.S. District Court on Tuesday.

Long Island Man Killed By Tree (WCBS 880 New York) - A Long Island man was crushed to death by a tree he was trying to bulldoze in his family's backyard.

Leading UK Soccer Club Aligns With Long Island Junior Soccer League (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - The Liverpool Football Club of the English Premiere League has announced the formation of an association with the Long Island Junior Soccer League , one of the largest community- based youth soccer organizations in the U.S.

Assateague Island, offseason: Wildlife but no crowds (CNN.com) - ASSATEAGUE ISLAND, Virginia (AP) -- Some 40,000 spectators crowd in here each July to watch the famed Chincoteague Wild Pony Swim. That's when the horses that inhabit part of this barrier island off the coast of Maryland and Virginia are rounded up for a 3-minute swim across the channel.

Closing on a House, and a Life?s Story, Told in Art (New York Times) - For two Long Island men, a simple real estate venture has turned into a mammoth effort to preserve the life?s work of an obscure artist.

Long Island Teacher Loses $2M 'Witch Trial' Lawsuit (WNBC) - A teacher who said she was fired from her job because administrators mistakenly thought she was a witch was powerless to do anything Tuesday as a jury her $2M lawsuit.

DAWN advocate on Island full time (Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber) - More than a year after the demise of Island Domestic Violence Outreach Services, a new agency — Domestic Abuse Women’s Network, or DAWN — has stepped into the breach.