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Long Island mom got a cheap 'hit' (New York Post) - An upper-crust Long Island housewife accused of hiring a hit man to off her hubby lamented she could only afford to maim him -- but then was thrilled to learn she could whack him at a bargain-basement price of just $20,000, authorities said yesterday. That's the stone-cold, cost-calculating...

Long Island U. beats Fairleigh Dickinson 63-61 (AP via Yahoo! News) - Kenny Onyechi's layup with 1:48 to play gave Long Island University a 63-61 win over Fairleigh Dickinson on Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the Northeast Conference tournament.

Long Island U. beats Fairleigh Dickinson 63-61 (AP via Yahoo! Sports) - Kenny Onyechi's layup with 1:48 to play gave Long Island University a 63-61 win over Fairleigh Dickinson on Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the Northeast Conference tournament. The No. 4 seeded Blackbirds (14-16) led 60-51 with 6:12 left, before a 10-1 run by the No. 5 seeded Knights (11-20).

DA: Long Island Mom Charged in Murder-For-Hire Plot (1010 WINS New York) - Long Island officials say a mother of four has been arrested after agreeing to pay an undercover officer posing as a hit-man $20,000 to knock off her husband.

A Mexican eatery grows in Long Island City (Crain's New York Business) - Lisa Fickenscher - A pair of brothers who earned a mention in the 2010 Michelin restaurant guide for Shi, their Long Island City Asian fusion spot, is opening a second restaurant down the street. The Lee brothers, who both boast the first name Shih, as does their father, plan to open a casual Mexican bar and restaurant called Skinny's Cantina this fall at 47-05 Center Blvd., in a luxury ...

The First of Long Island Corporation Announces First Quarter Cash Dividend of 20 Cents Per Share (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance) - GLEN HEAD, N.Y. -- The First of Long Island Corporation announced today the declaration of a first quarter cash dividend in the amount of 20 cents per share. This represents an 11% increase over the dividend of 18 cents per share declared in the first quarter of last year.

NTSB Gives Probable Cause For May, 2009 Long Island Mid-Air (The Aero-News Network) - Neither Pilot Saw The Other Aircraft Prior To The Accident The NTSB has issued its probable cause report in a mid-air collision which occurred May 18th, 2009 off the coast of Long Beach, CA. The board determined that both pilots failed to see and avoid the other aircraft in order to prevent the collision.

Long Island Farmers Protest (Long Island Press) - Hundreds of farmers from across New York and Long Island converged on the State Capitol on Monday urging legislators to back off on a series of measures that aim to drive more family farms out of business, killing local agriculture. “We need to remind Albany that agriculture is the number one economic engine in upstate New [...]

Purina ONE Sets Up Pet Food Bank on Long Island (1010 WINS New York) - A temporary food bank has been set up at the North Shore Animal League in Port Washington where free pet food will be distributed until 7 p.m. Friday.

Snowstorm liver transplant is a miracle for Long Island woman (New York Daily News) - Four police departments, two helicopters, one plane and dozens of plows teamed up to get a Long Island woman to her liver transplant surgery - just in the nick of time.