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Long Island Bus System Struggles With $4 Million Budget Hole (New York Times) - The Long Island Bus system, which faces a financial deficit despite rising ridership, is a lifeline for many commuters who are not served by or cannot afford the train.

Pilot's historic journey stops on Long Island (Newsday) - Barrington Irving, a Jamaican-born pilot, traveled from Cleveland to Long Island yesterday, the second stop of a journey that would make him the youngest pilot and the first black to fly solo around the world.

Va. Taxes Nothing Compared to Long Island (WTOP Radio Network) - Many Northern Virginia residents believe that they're taxes are too high, and their quality of life is getting worse, but a new study shows that Long Island residents are even more unsatisfied.

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.

Both drivers in Long Island head-on crash intoxicated, police say (Newsday) - SELDEN, N.Y. (AP) _ Two cars traveling in opposite directions in the same lane of traffic on Sunday slammed into each other head on, and both drivers were arrested because they were intoxicated, police said. Five people were injured.

Mare Island memories (Vallejo Times-Herald) - Memories of his mother sewing flags inside enormous rooms flooded Vallejoan Harold Smith as he wandered around Mare Island's oldest building. "I was just a little kid.

Police: Two LI Drunks Involved In Head-On Crash (WCBS-TV New York) - Two Long Island drivers have been arrested after crashing into each other and injuring five people. Police say their cars were traveling in opposite directions in the same lane of traffic this morning and slammed into each other head on.