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Long Island's Most Contentious Eminent Domain Battles (RedNova) - By Ross Daly The Supreme Court decision affirming local government's right to take property for the common good led to a certain amount of "tearing out of hair and rending of clothing," as one Long Island attorney puts it.

Long Island's Community Computer Connections Program Needs Volunteers (RedNova) - By Kathy Lombardo The Community Computer Connections Program needs volunteers with a background in PC hardware and software. The program provides computers free of charge to families across Long Island who would otherwise not be able to afford them.

Long Island Lizards Blast Into Brooklyn (OurSports Central) - Uniondale, NY (April 10, 2007) -- The Long Island Lizards of Major League Lacrosse today announced they will host a free lacrosse clinic on April 21 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm in association with Aviator Sports and Recreation in Brooklyn, NY. The Lizards joined up with Aviator Sports earlier this year and are kicking off the partnership with this clinic.

RING OF HONOR RETURNS TO LONG ISLAND AND NEW JERSEY THIS WEEKEND, COMPLETE UPCOMING LINEUPS, NEW VIDEO WIRE, JONNY ... (PWinsider) - As you can see above, the latest Ring of Honor Video Wire is online. There's a quick clip of Mark Briscoe's shooting star press in Detroit and my Lord, that is scary looking. He's really lucky he got away with just a concussion.

Penobscots ask OK for slots on Indian Island (Boston Globe) - Representatives of the Penobscot Indian Nation asked Maine lawmakers Monday to allow them to operate 400 slot machines during high-stakes bingo games on their reservation on Indian Island, saying they need to compete with Bangor's Hollywood Slots.

Volcanic island set to become public park (The New Zealand Herald) - Aucklanders will get a new public park and an island volcano will be restored as part of a deal for the disposal of treated waste from Auckland's major wastewater treatment plant.

The Big Island's big side (Chicago Tribune) - Our adventure begins on the lands where King Kam built a nation Maui and Oahu still get more visitors and more exposure. But travelers looking for a different, a "new" or a more adventuresome Hawaii are turning to the Big Island. The bustling West Coast, where the big resorts and most excursion headquarters are located, is the logical place to start

For anniversary, long-missing medals (The Cincinnati Enquirer) - For more than 60 years, Gerald and Cecelia O'Connor Grever of Blue Ash had no medals to mark their World War II service in the Navy and the long-distance romance that led to marriage, but they did have some wonderful memories. Now, they have both.

HIV-Positive People In Africa Increasingly Seek Support From Groups Founded By Others Living With HIV, Long Island ... (Medical News Today) - HIV-positive people in sub-Saharan Africa increasingly are turning to groups founded and run by others living with the virus, rather than the formal health sector and nongovernmental organizations, for support, Long Island Newsday reports. In 2001, there was one support group in Ghana, compared with almost 200 currently. [click link for full article]

LIU Faculty Concert Tuesday, April 10 at 4:00 PM (Free Admission) (All About Jazz) - SPRING 2007 FACULTY CONCERT @ LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY'S BROOKLYN CAMPUS On Tuesday, April 10 at 4:00 PM, the LIU Jazz Studies Department will present their annual faculty concert at the Kumble Theater (located in the Humanities Building on Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus.)