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Hospital Report Cards: Stony Brook University, NUMC Scored Lowest Among Long Island Health Care Centers in Annual ... (RedNova) - By Ridgely Ochs, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Apr. 29--Nassau University Medical Center and Stony Brook University Medical Center scored lowest among 24 Long Island hospitals in an annual report card released today.

Elderly Man Dies In Car Crash On Long Island (WCBS-TV New York) - Police are investigating a deadly car crash that claimed the life of a 90-year-old Long Island man. Police say Joseph Tricarico of Stony Brook was driving his car eastbound on Route 347 in Port Jefferson Station when the accident occurred Saturday. They say he attempted to turn left into the Nesconset Plaza Shopping Center.

Hillary outraises Rudy on Long Island (Newsday) - Long Island loves Hillary Rodham Clinton nearly twice as much as it loves Rudy Giuliani, according to each candidate's first-quarter fundraising filings for their presidential races.

Horrific Long Island crash kills teens (New York Daily News) - A Long Island teen had gunned his father's BMW to "well over 100 mph" when he lost control and slammed into a tree.

Island braced for 70m long load (North-West Evening Mail) - A 70-METRE-LONG, 280-tonne truck looks set to cause chaos on the A590 this weekend. Barrow Island residents have been asked to move parked vehicles from various roads to make way for the lorry, which will carry a BAE Systems generator to Lockerbie in Scotland.

Digging for Answers on Long Island (The New York Sun) - Before Ken Marino was busy dipping his balls in stuff on MTV's sketch comedy show "The State," chances are he was getting verbally abused by his father deep on Long Island. The experience touched him so deeply that he has created "Diggers," a loving tribute to the 1970s clamming communities of the island. Set in 1976, the film follows four friends as they struggle to compete with a corporate ...

Rhode Island to stage massive hurricane drill (Boston Globe) - Rhode Island is prepping for the worst hurricane to ever crash into New England -- on paper at least.

Venter wins Robben Island swim (News 24 South Africa) - Top long distance swimmer Tyron Venter has won the race from Robben Island to Big Bay, facing big ocean swells and jellyfish.

Rhode Island to stage massive hurricane drill (The Daily Comet) - Rhode Island is prepping for the worst hurricane to ever crash into New England - on paper at least. About 250 federal emergency management officials plan to stage a response to the fictional "Hurricane Yvette" from a "storm center" at the Cranston Street Armory in Providence.

Dowling makes nice digs for nesting ospreys (Newsday) - Ospreys on Long Island usually make their nests in trees or atop poles that provide protection and a good vantage point for the fish that are their preferred food.