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Man Catches Fire At Long Island Gas Station (CBS 2 New York) - A van driver was on fire when he bolted out of the vehicle before it exploded at a Long Island gas station.

Long Island Man Critical After Serious Accident (WNBC) - EAST MEADOW, NY -- A man from Farmingdale, Long Island, was in critical condition Saturday morning after a serious overnight car accident in East Meadow, Long Island.

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.

'Block Island Five' eyes Town Council (Block Island Times) - Five island residents and long-time island homeowners - Fran Migliaccio, Ray Torrey, Dr. Peter Baute, Herman Hassinger, and Steve McQueeny - are running as a unit to unseat the current Town Council, calling themselves "The Block Island Five." The five finalized their plans to run together as indepen

Almost island paradise (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - The road seemed long, and I had been driving a very long time. But I was not lost. I couldn't be. The island was just 6 miles long. The dirt road curved as the car's wheels spun through puddles and large pocks. Then, as I topped a small hill, I spied what I'd been looking for: Blue Beach, 2 miles of arcing sand hugging a shallow bay. I parked in a small, shaded cove and walked out into the sun.

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.

A Chateau of Her Own (New York Times) - Decades ago, a German-born interior designer was struck by the beauty of a chateau in France. From the ruins of a Long Island City factory, she created a wonderland.