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Defining the state of Long Island (Newsday) - Sure, the idea sounds enticing: Long Island as the 51st state.

Lucky Duck on Long Island (FOX 5 New York) - Circles the duck has become a bit of a celebrity on Long Island. Police issued an order of protection for Circles and her human family after the bird was shot with a pellet gun. The attack was recorded on a surveillance camera. Circles has recovered and the spotlight hasn't ruffled her feathers one bit.

Lucky Duck on Long Island (FOX 5 New York) - Circles the duck has become a bit of a celebrity on Long Island. Police issued an order of protection for Circles and her human family after the bird was shot with a pellet gun. The attacks was recorded on a surveillance camera. Circles has recovered and the spotlight has not ruffled her feathers one bit.

Official Wants Long Island to Become 51st State (WCBS 880 New York) - Suffolk County Comptroller Joseph Sawicki has been talking about the state of Long Island since 1991. READ MORE >> SOUND OFF: Pick the Capital of L.I.

Long Island court issues order of protection for duck (WIVB Buffalo) - CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) -- A Long Island court has issued an order of protection for a duck.

Truck Hits, Kills Elderly Man On Long Island (WCBS-TV New York) - A man crossing the street in New Hyde Park, Long Island was struck and killed. Nassau County Police say 68-year-old Frank Stine was standing in the painted safety zone on Jericho Turnpike, when he turned around and stepped into the travel lane to cross.

Long Island artist work on exhibit in Bay Shore (Babylon Beacon) - Long Island artist Steven Ceraso's Welded Steel Sculpture entitled Deconstructive Forms, opens to the public at the Historic Second Avenue Firehouse Gallery and Performance Space, 17 Second Ave., Bay Shore on April 6 from 2 - 5 p.m.

Conviction in first Long Island identity theft trial (Newsday) - In the first identity theft case to go to trial on Long Island , a New Jersey man was convicted by a Suffolk jury yesterday of stealing the identities of a half a dozen people to obtain Land Rovers, Porsches and thousands of dollars in cash.

LI Biz Blog: Long Island gets fooled, and Oyster Bay on Jeopardy (Long Island Business News) - The University at Buffalo played a nasty trick on Long Island students, all in good April Fools Day fun, though. And Oyster Bay's oyster festival will get a shout out on Jeopardy. Get the details.

Long Island Food Pantry Running Low (WCBS 880 New York) - A Long Island pantry that feeds about 100 families a week says it is running out of food. READ MORE >>