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Long Island's Latino markets (Newsday) - If Latin-American flavors are seeping into mainstream supermarkets, Latin-American groceries are becoming increasingly visible on Long Island. A bodega (small grocery store) will spring up in any Hispanic community numbering more than a few families, and larger communities are often served by full-fledged supermarkets: Met Food on South Broadway in Hicksville, Western Beef in Mineola and C-Town ...

EDITORIAL: Long Island Sound Sentiments (RedNova) - By The Hartford Courant, Conn. Apr. 30--A survey of public attitudes about Long Island Sound ought to give all of us some pause.

Aqua America Completes Water System Purchase on Long Island (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - BRYN MAWR, Pa.----Aqua America, Inc. today announced that its New York subsidiary, Aqua New York, Inc., completed the purchase of Aquarion Water Company of Sea Cliff, Inc., which serves approximately 13,000 residents on Long Island.

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.

This Month in Block Island History - April 21, 1723 (Block Island Times) - Block Island long ago helped breed the pirate Paulsgrave Williams, who happened to come home with his pirate ship Mary Anne 290 years ago last week, April 18, 1717, for a visit with his mother and family - staying for a few days and unwittingly saving his life.

Big Island Off-Roaders May Have a Place to Ride (KHNL News 8 Honolulu) - Hawaii Island off road enthusiasts have long lacked a place to ride, but the opening of a scenic trail at the top of the island opens up the possibilities for the growth of a growing sport.

Island mobilizes to eradicate tree fern (AP via Yahoo! News) - Kauai conservationalists and officials plan to attack the growing numbers Australian tree ferns that have invaded the heart of the island, which is pushing out native plants and endangering the area's fragile watershed.