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Human Remains Found By A Long Island Highway (CBS 2 New York) - Authorities on Friday were trying to identify human remains found near a Long Island highway.

Long Island Newsday Examines Reports Of Birth Control Patch's Side Effects (Medical News Today) - Long Island Newsday on Monday examined reports of the potentially serious side effects from use of medicated patches, including the Ortho Evra birth control patch (Kerr, Long Island Newsday, 4/10). FDA last month announced it would launch a review of the safety of medicated patches. Medicated patches were cited as the primary cause of death in eight cases in 2004 and in three cases in 2003,

Fine Arts Show, featuring Long Island artists to be held (Amityville Record) - A fine arts show and sale, featuring the work of Long Island artists, will be held at First United Methodist church, 25 Broadway (Route 110), Amityville, at Merrick road. The show will be held Friday, May 5, 7 to 9 p.m. when you can join in a reception for the artists and view the works of art. Refr

Brentwood students learnfrom interactive Long Island Native American Program (Babylon Beacon) - Carolyn Calandro presented a handson Native American program to students in Brentwood's Oak Park Elementary School. During the presentation students gained information and heard traditional tales related to Native American history. Calandro brought materials to help explain history on Long Island. S

Walk to help stop hunger on Long Island April 30 (Massapequa Post) - St. David's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Massapequa Park will support CROP when church members and their friends walk to raise money to help stop hunger on Long Island and in the world April 30 at the Marjorie Post Park in Massapequa.

Long Island letter carriers to collect food for the hungry (Amityville Record) - As part of the 14th annual national effort to collect food for the hungry, the Long Island National Association of Letter Carriers and the U.S. Postal Service have joined with United Way of Long Island, Island Harvest, Long Island Cares, The Interfaith Nutrition Network, the Long Island Volunteer Ce

Long Island Technology Briefs: April 14, 2006 (RedNova) - By Jean Paul Vellotti Connecting to the past, with plastics in mind Thirty years after the end of the Vietnam War, Mike Domino of Setauket's Domino Plastics believes the time is right to invest in the Southeast Asian country.

Three pitchers sign with Long Island (OurSports Central) - (Central Islip, N.Y., Apr. 12, 2006) - The Long Island Ducks, members of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, today announced the signing of former Major Leaguer pitchers Ryan Jensen and Andrew Lorraine 2002 Long Island Duck Pete Hartmann to contracts for the 2006 season.

Long Island Medical Briefs: April 14, 2006 (RedNova) - By Claude Solnik Study finds half of cancer deaths preventable Cancer is a terrifying disease that often proves fatal. But a report by the American Cancer Society has found that at least half of all cancer deaths could be prevented.

Wary of Bureaucrats, Beachfront Property Owners Oppose Effort to Stop Erosion (New York Times) - Oceanfront property owners in New Jersey and Long Island don't want to grant large easements to lawmakers.