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Long Island Music Fans WIN on National Record Store Day with amberRose Marie in Stores at Record Stop, CD Island and ... (PRWeb) - April 19th is National Record Store Day designed with flair to bring attention to community record stores with recording artists and retailers joining as one across the country connecting with fans instore with performances, CD signings and more! On Long Island, Catz Entertainment, radio stations 106.1 BLI and Party 105.3 bring on the beats with amberRose Marie performing her Billboard hit ...

Corporate Fight Lets Toxics Flow to Long Island Sound (Environment News Service) - HARTFORD, Connecticut , April 17, 2008 (ENS) - Connecticut officials are seeking an order against two disputing companies whose inaction and ongoing argument they allege is allowing PCB contamination to jeopardize Bridgeport Harbor and Long Island Sound.

Judge says OK for Mark Rothko's family to move his remains from Long Island cemetery (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - EAST MARION, N.Y. - A judge has approved a request from artist Mark Rothko's children to move his remains from a Long Island cemetery to a burial plot in Valhalla, N.Y.

Officials seize $25M in counterfeit Nike sneakers and other trademark knockoffs in Long Island (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - MINEOLA, N.Y. - Police and prosecutors on Long Island say they've seized $25 million in counterfeit Nike sneakers and other trademark knockoffs. Two men linked to the operation have been arrested.

Long Island Home Prices Fall as Economic Slowdown Crimps Demand (Bloomberg.com) - April 16 (Bloomberg) -- Home prices in New York's Long Island suburbs fell in the first quarter from a year ago and the number of properties for sale rose as the prospect of a recession and limited credit reduced demand.

Long Island officials back Cuomo's pension probe (Newsday) - State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's mushrooming investigation into the possible improper awarding of pensions and health benefits has won the support of Long Island government officials contacted by Newsday.

Fishers urge long-term strategy for P.E.I. harbours (The Guardian) - GEORGETOWN — Prince Edward Island fishermen are calling on the federal government for a long-term vision that plans for the future funding needs of the 44 small craft harbours that are the lifeblood of the province’s inshore fishing community.

City’s Coney Island Design Revised to Break Deadlock (New York Times) - The Bloomberg administration has revised its redevelopment plan for the Coney Island waterfront in an effort to break a deadlock with some landowners and elected officials while still preserving the area’s historic amusement district, which includes the Wonder Wheel and the Cyclone roller coaster.

Carjacking on Long Island (WABC-TV New York) - A vehicle was carjacked with the occupants still inside on Wednesday.

Adventure on West Ship Island, Miss. (AP via Yahoo! News) - It's like something out of a movie: A boat filled with tourists — drinking and happy, delighting in the exploits of the passing dolphins — washes up to a rugged island whose exotic name conjures the mystique surrounding this place.