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Homeless man charged with robbing Long Island bank (The Palm Beach Post) - A bank surveillance photograph led New York authorities Thursday to suburban Boca Raton, where they charged a homeless man with robbing a Long Island bank.

Smyth: Capt. Long Island? (Newsday) - From the moment he set foot on Long Island for his 19-game regular season with the Islanders, Ryan Smyth has been doing all the little things that, taken together, spell: W – I – N – N – E – R.

Manhattan-Style Condos Move Into Long Island City (Multi-Housing News) - MAY 01, 2006 -- A six-story residential building nearing completion is causing a stir in Long Island City, N.Y. Part of the long-anticipated renewal of the Hunters Point Section, its amenities and understated luxury are sure to stand out in this gritty neighborhood of two-family houses, railroad flats and unfinished loft space.

Verizon Wireless and NY State Senator Marcellino Announce Donations to Long Island Domestic Violence Prevention ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - New York state Sen. Carl L. Marcellino and Matt Pantaza, general manager for BJ's Wholesale Club on Long Island, joined Verizon Wireless today at the company's Communications Store in Huntington Station to announce $6,000 in donations to two local groups dedicated to domestic violence prevention and education.

Health Care Costs Drive Up School Budgets (New York Times) - School boards in Westchester and on Long Island face big jumps in health care costs this year.

Reported Injuries Rise on Long Island Rail Road (The New York Sun) - Despite efforts to close gaps between its station platforms and train cars, gap-related injuries on the Long Island Rail Road have increased over the past year, according to railroad officials. Since August, when a teenager fell to her death through a gap at the Woodside station, The railroad has spent more than $3 million adjusting and extending platforms at 21 of its stations. It has also waged ...

Travel: Santa Catalina Island is the place for you (Florida Today) - Santa Catalina Island is a scenic oasis off the coast of Southern California where you can explore the land or dive in the ocean, and find plenty to do in between.

Olympian on Long Island card! (Fightnews.com) - Heavyweight Wilmer Vasquez 1-0 (1 KO), who represented his native Venezuela at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, will fight Mike "The Hammer" Jones, 3-7 (1 KO) in a four rounder at the Huntington Town House in Huntington Station, Long Island on Friday.

Long Island’s Eisenhower Park to host 2007 USA Swimming Spring Championships (USA Swimming) - COLORADO SPRINGS , Colo. – The 2007 USA Swimming Spring Championships will be held March 27-31 at Long Island’s Nassau County Aquatic Center .

Long Island Lawmakers Vote on Day Laborers (WNYC New York Public Radio) - Lawmakers on eastern Long Island have rejected a proposal to outlaw day workers from congregating on public roads. Almost 50 people testified about the measure last night, before Suffolk County legis....