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It’s City salaries vs. Long Island lifestyles (Long Island Business News) - New York, New York, the town so nice, they pay you twice. For attorneys, that’s twice what you could make on Long Island.

Gotti's widow back in Long Island hospital (The Post-Standard) - Roslyn - The widow of mob boss John Gotti was being treated Wednesday at a Long Island hospital, where she was admitted after reportedly becoming ill at her daughter's Old Westbury home.

Severed leg on Long Island linked to Mamaroneck torso (The Journal News) - MAMARONECK - A severed leg that washed up on the Long Island estate of Cablevision magnate James Dolan has been linked to a Mamaroneck murder case.

Torso case: Police confirm link to leg found on Long Island (The Journal News) - MAMARONECK - A severed leg that washed up on the Long Island estate of Cablevision magnate James Dolan has been linked to a torso that washed up on a Mamaroneck beach last month.

Crowded out, Island arts magazine goes on the block (Long Island Business News) - The Improper is on the block. The owners of the free monthly Long Island-centric magazine, formerly known as The Improper Hamptonian, have retained Baldwin print media consultant and broker The Kamen Group to sell the publication.

Archaeologists on Greek island uncover ancient tomb (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Greek archaeologists have uncovered an intact tomb and what was likely a Roman theatre on the Ionian Sea island of Cephalonia, the culture ministry announced Wednesday.

Dad, two sons in pot bust (New York Daily News) - A Centereach father and his two teenage sons have been charged with growing marijuana in the attic of their Long Island home, Suffolk County police said yesterday.

Venus keeps rolling at Amelia Island tournament (USA Today) - Venus Williams advanced to the quarterfinals of the Bausch & Lomb Championships on Thursday, beating Meilen Tu 6-2, 7-5. The unseeded Williams, coming off a second-round victory over fourth-seeded Patty Schnyder, will face eighth-seeded Tatiana Golovin in the quarterfinals of the clay-court tournament. Golovin beat 12th-seeded Samantha Stosur 6-2, 6-1.

NY's Coney Island opens last season before renewal (CNN.com) - NEW YORK (Reuters) -- With the traditional crash of a bottle of egg cream, Brooklyn's borough president on Sunday launched the Coney Island amusement park's last season ahead of a major redevelopment that will raze much of the lovably seedy boardwalk area.

3 LI Reps. go fact-finding abroad (Newsday) - Three Long Island members of Congress are using their two-week spring recess to make separate fact-finding trips abroad.