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Young pilot hoping to solo around the world stops on Long Island (Sun-Sentinel) - LONG ISLAND, N.Y. -- 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.

Police: Two Drunk Drivers Crash Head-On In Long Island (WNBC) - Two Long Island drivers have been arrested after crashing into each other and injuring five people.

Sprint Nextel 'Powers Up' Wireless Coverage, Capacity to Its Networks on Long Island (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - LONG ISLAND, N.Y.----Sprint Nextel announced today it added 37 wireless cell sites to its Nationwide Sprint PCS Network and Nextel National Network on Long Island with a total investment of $47 million in 2006.

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.

N.J. couple has a long wait for their day in an Island court (Staten Island Advance) - STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A $5 million negligence lawsuit against a Tottenville strip mall, managed by federal court Judge Eric Vitaliano's wife, Helen, has been bouncing around the court system for three years because of the Vitalianos' political ties, according to a published report.

As Ridership Rises, Long Island Bus System Faces $4 Million Deficit (New York Times) - The 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.

520,000SF Long Island Office Campus Trades for $99M (Commercial Property News) - Ownership of Franklin Avenue Plaza, a 520,000-square-foot office complex in Garden City, N.Y., has just changed hands in a transaction valued at $98.7 million.

Rhode Island Hospital study confirms RF ablation effective for treating inoperable lung cancer (EurekAlert!) - Providence, RI – A minimally invasive procedure known as radiofrequency (RF) ablation is effective for treating lung cancer in patients who are not candidates for surgery, according to a Rhode Island Hospital study published in the April issue of the journal Radiology.

Engineers to help find Homer's Ithaca (AP via Yahoo! News) - A geological engineering company said Monday it has agreed to help in an archaeological project to find the island of Ithaca, homeland of Homer's legendary hero Odysseus. It has long been thought that the island of Ithaki in the Ionian Sea was the island Homer used as a setting for the epic poem "The Odyssey," in which the king Odysseus makes a perilous 10-year journey home from the Trojan War.

Governors Island Could Play Host to an Auto Race (The New York Sun) - A car-racing league is considering a slot on its circuit for Governors Island, the 172-acre former military base that the city and state are intending to develop. A spokesman for the Indy Racing League, John Griffin, said the company hopes to add New York City to its racing league within a few years. "Governors Island certainly is something that has come up, but in terms of definitive plans, we ...