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Long Island boaters ready to help terrorism fight (Newsday) - Long Island boaters say they're ready to help with a new Bush administration initiative to enlist the country's 80 million recreational boaters to reduce the chances of a small boat delivering a nuclear or radiological bomb somewhere along the coast.

Queens long island medical group (Queens Courier) - With 22 medical offices throughout Queens, Nassau County and Suffolk County, the Queens-Long Island Medical Group (QLIMG), which boasts being “the largest physician-owned and operated medical practice group in the tri-state area,” has made a commitment to keeping the community healthy, in part accomplishing this through its use of advanced technology.

Long Island Marine slain in Iraq blast (New York Daily News) - A Long Island Marine who trained Iraqi police in the terrorist hotbed of Ramadi died Wednesday when a suicide bomber attacked his squad at a security checkpoint.

Newark beats Long Island in back-and-forth contest (OurSports Central) - (Central Islip, N.Y.) - The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Newark Bears on Saturday 6-4 in front of a past-capacity crowd of 6,166 at Citibank Park.

Hinchey honored for initiatives to protect Long Island Sound (Mid-Hudson News) - RYE – Congressman Maurice Hinchey has been presented the 2008 Sound Guardian Award for his strong efforts on the House Interior Appropriations sub-committee to increase funding for the clean-up and restoration of Long Island Sound.

Officials: Long Island bomb drill going smoothly (Newsday) - A large-scale emergency drill went smoothly Friday at the Suffolk County Fire Academy in Yaphank, officials said, despite a two-hour delay because of an accident on the Long Island Expressway.

80 Bags of Drugs Found in Long Island Home (FOX 5 New York) - A 20-year-old woman was arrested Saturday in what police called a major drug bust in Holbrook, N.Y. Officers found more than 80 bags of heroin, methadone and cocaine inside the Long Island house.

Emergency workers train for terror in Long Island (The Auburn Citizen) - YAPHANK, N.Y. - More than 600 emergency workers rehearsed a response to a simulated radioactive "dirty bomb" attack in what authorities called the largest such simulation in Long Island's history.

Signature Bank's Jericho, Long Island, N.Y., Office Officially Opens (Centre Daily Times) - Signature Bank (Nasdaq: SBNY), a New York-based full-service commercial bank, announced today the formal opening of its new Jericho, N.Y. office on Long Island.

New Zealand's biggest glacier 'shrinking' (CNN.com) - WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- New Zealand's biggest glacier is melting at its fastest pace in recent history, a scientist said Thursday. The Tasman Glacier on South Island was 18 miles long in 1990, with virtually no lake at its front edge, Massey University glacier expert Martin Brook said.