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Albany, Long Island Game Cancelled (OurSports Central) - Albany, NY - April 16, 2007 - The Albany Patroons game originally scheduled to be held in Long Island tonight, has been cancelled. At this time, no other schedule changes have been made.

Long Island group offers support for Broadwater (WNPR Connecticut Public Radio) - HARTFORD, CT (2007-04-16) A Long Island business group has given conditional support to the Broadwater project. Broadwater is a proposal to build a liquefied natural gas terminal in Long Island Sound. WNPR'S Nancy Cohen reports.

Long Island prepares for flooding as storm nears (CNN.com) - NEW YORK (AP) -- Coastal Long Island could see some of its worst flooding in 14 years when a hard-blowing nor'easter begins whipping through New York on Sunday, officials said.

Jury likely to decide Long Island church sex abuse suit, while most are settled out of court (The Standard-Times) - Jury likely to decide Long Island church sex abuse suit, while most are settled out of court

Little island's long history recounted (Marin Independent Journal) - A new book on the history of Angel Island came about by accident.

Rhode Island Hospital study identifies high-risk patient populations for MRSA carriage (EurekAlert!) - Providence, RI - A Rhode Island Hospital study presented today at the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) annual meeting found that patients in long-term elder care and HIV-infected outpatients appear to be high-risk groups for carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a common cause for health care associated infections.

Long Island diocese faces sex abuse suit (AP via Yahoo! News) - The nation's sixth-largest Roman Catholic diocese went on trial Monday in a $150 million lawsuit accusing church officials of recklessness for employing a youth minister who raped and sodomized teenagers.

Long Island Official Eyes Pit Bull Ban (1010 WINS New York) - A Long Island village official is pushing for a ban on pit bulls -- which he blames for the bloody death of his own dog. Frank Russo's family found their 10-year-old Norfolk terrier dead Wednesday on their patio in Upper Brookville. Russo says two pit bulls were reported to be running loose around the neighborhood at the time. Russo is a village trustee. He says he's planning to file a

Lawsuit Goes to Trial Against the Long Island Diocese Over Sexual Abuse of Teenagers (New York Times) - Jury selection last week for a rare civil trial involving sexual abuse and the Roman Catholic Church gave a hint of what could come.

LOTS OF RING OF HONOR NOTES & NEWS FROM LONG ISLAND EVENT: MICK FOLEY, INJURIES, ERICK STEVENS AND MORE (PWinsider) - The best two matches of Ring of Honor's return to Long Island last night were said to have been Nigel McGuinness & Doug Williams vs. Takeshi Morshima & Chris Hero and the six man elimination match featuring The Resistance vs. The No Remorse Corp. The show was said to have been a solid show with good wrestling but nothing overly eventful from a storyline standpoint.