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Schools That Axed Proms Offer Compromise (AP via Yahoo! News) - Two Long Island high schools that canceled their senior proms after years of burgeoning excess that included limos and weekend house rentals in the Hamptons announced a cut-rate compromise Tuesday that will involve bus rides and other more modest arrangements.

Third Annual Long Island 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer (Great Neck Record) - The LI2Day Breast Cancer Walk, an organization dedicated to raising awareness and funding for the fight against breast cancer on Long Island, has announced that its 3rd annual 2-Day Breast Cancer Walk will take place on Saturday, June 3 and Sunday, June 4. The walk will begin, and end, at Smith Point County Park in Shirley.

Troy arrests lead to huge drug bust in Long Island (WCAX 3) - TROY, N.Y. _ Troy city police say two arrests near Albany have helped federal law enforcement officials make a 40 (m) million-dollar cocaine bust in Long Island.

City Islanders Top Long Island University (OurSports Central) - (Hershey, Pa., April 1, 2006)- Goals from forwards Jamel Mitchell and Jim Stevens lifted the Harrisburg City Islanders to a 2-0 win over Long Island University in a preseason match on Saturday afternoon at Hersheypark Stadium. Harrisburg is now 2-0 in preseason play.

Proms allowed, but with less decadence (MSNBC) - Two Long Island high schools that canceled their proms after years of excess that included limos and house rentals in the Hamptons announced a compromise Tuesday that will involve more modest arrangements.

Monmouth 74, Long Island 63 (Kansas City Star) - WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — Marques Alston scored a game-high 17 points to lead Monmouth to 74-63 win over Long Island on Thursday in the opening round of the Northeast Conference tournament.

L.I. Officer Charged With Cyberstalking (AP via Yahoo! News) - A Long Island police officer has been charged with hacking into the e-mail account of a woman he met through an online dating service and posing as her in messages sent to himself and to other men.

Troy arrests lead to huge drug bust in Long Island (WRGB) - () - TROY, N.Y. — Troy city police say two arrests near Albany have helped federal law enforcement officials make a 40 million-dollar cocaine bust in Long Island.

Suozzi cites Medicaid waste in Nassau County (WCAX 3) - MINEOLA, Long Island More than 85-thousand dollars in Medicaid benefits was paid to H-M-Os for 47 Long Island residents who were already dead, according to a study released by Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi.

Students Told They Can Go Out, But Not With A Prom (CBS 2 New York) - Two Long Island high schools are cancelling this year's senior prom. Instead, they will have a dinner party for students, but no tuxedos, limos or wild parties, please. Make wcbstv.com my homepage Get breaking news alerts