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Miss New York pageant moving to Long Island (Newsday) - After spending a quarter-century upstate, the Miss New York pageant is heading south to Long Island.

Miss New York pageant moving to Long Island (WSTM-TV NBC 3) - HUNTINGTON, Long Island After spending a quarter-century in upstate New York, the Miss New York pageant is going south.

Miss New York pageant moving to Long Island (WCAX 3) - HUNTINGTON, Long Island After spending a quarter-century in upstate New York, the Miss New York pageant is going south. Pageant officials said today that the...

NASA Astronaut to Speak at Two Long Island High Schools (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News) - NASA astronaut Mike Massimino, one of the seven crew members for the space shuttle mission that will make one last "house call" to the Hubble Space Telescope will speak at two Long Island high schools on Monday, March 19. The shuttle mission is targeted for September 2008.

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.

Target chain is eyeing island (Newport Daily News) - PORTSMOUTH - Target has its aim on Aquidneck Island. Portsmouth officials said the "upscale discounter" chain is considering building a 500-foot-long store on 16 acres of vacant land at West Main Road and Union Street.

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.