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Long Island Sportsman Association to hold Vegas night Friday, April 21 (Babylon Beacon) - The Long Island Sportsman Association is sponsoring a Vegas night, Friday, April 21 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 588 Long Island Ave., Deer Park. The doors open at 7 p.m. There will be Roulette, Blackjack, Craps and Beat the Dealer. Food and drink will be available. For more information call 631

Move underway to consolidate central office services in Long Island's School Districts (Massapequa Post) - Babylon Town Conservatives, long part of an effort to reduce taxes on Long Island, have set their sights on schools, saying they believe that millions can be saved by consolidating the administrative offices of the 125 school districts on Long Island into three, headed by BOCES.

Massapequa reaches quaterfinals of The Long Island Challenge (Massapequa Post) - Following their first-round victory in The Long Island Challenge, the academic team from Massapequa High School is moving on to the Nassau County quarterfinal round, where their familiarity with global events, local history, popular culture, art, literature, math and science will be fully tested. Ma

The Search for the Long Island Hitlers (New York Times) - Mark Kassen may finally have gone too far, even for his loving and broadminded folks. Monday night he opens as Hitler in a show called "Little Willy."

Islanders Snap 6-Game Losing Streak (AP via Yahoo! News) - While Alexander Ovechkin was looking for 50, Rick DiPietro finally nailed down No. 1. Ovechkin came to Long Island in search of two goals to reach 50 in his rookie season, but he left empty-handed as DiPietro posted the New York Islanders' first shutout of the season in a 5-0 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday night.

Long Island town lets Verizon into cable market (Crain's New York Business) - (AP) — A Long Island town approved a cable television franchise for Verizon Communications, making it the largest municipality in New York state to allow two companies to compete for customers.

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Long Island Businesses Finding Ways to Cut Energy Costs (RedNova) - By Jean Paul Vellotti If the increasing costs of electricity are shocking, try turning the lights off. It might sound like a joke, but it's actually smart business. Increasingly, large businesses are discovering ways to save on energy costs other than just dimming the bulbs.

Like a Bordeaux, Via Local Vines (New York Times) - Barbara Shinn and David Page, a married couple who own Home Restaurant in Greenwich Village, make stylish food-oriented wines at Shinn Estate Vineyards, in Mattituck on the North Fork of Long Island. Their 2005 First Fruit, a bright blend of sauvignon blanc and sémillon, resembles a Bordeaux blanc. Dry and crisp, it has the refreshing flavors of a citrus mélange.

Petrova and Kuznetsova advance at Amelia Island (Daily Times) - AMELIA ISLAND: Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova moved a step closer to a second straight WTA title here Friday as she reached the semi-finals of this $600,000 claycourt tournament. The fifth seed, trying to follow up her success at the prestigious tier one event in Miami, rolled to a 6-3, 6-1 victory