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Feta Blizzard in Long Island City (The Village Voice) - A real Bulgarian mehana touches down in Long Island City (By Robert Sietsema)

Long Island letter carriers announce plans for Saturday, May 13 annual food drive (Amityville Record) - Approximately 259,000 Long Island residents- 93,000 of them being children and 39,000 seniors- turn to soup kitchens, food pantries or shelters for help each year. As part of the 14th annual national effort to collect food for the hungry on Saturday, May 13, the Long Island National Association of L

Bike/Walk Fundraiser for Long Island Alzheimer's Foundation (Great Neck Record) - Looking for the ultimate "feel-good" bike ride or walk? "Memories in Motion," sponsored by the Long Island Alzheimer's Foundation (LIAF), combines great exercise, great scenery and a great cause.

Rain Causing Problems On Long Island (CBS 2 New York) - The rain came down in buckets --“This weather is horrible! It's awful--no spring--we went from winter to hurricane season.” Holly Land of Babylon was right. And for a time, it did seem hurricane-like. More Weather Updates From WCBSTV.Com

Countrywide Bank Opens First Long Island Financial Center in Garden City (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Countrywide Bank, N.A., today announced its continued national expansion with the opening of its first financial center on New York's Long Island.

In the hole, Krispy Kreme exits Island (Long Island Business News) - RIVERHEAD – Long Island’s neon “Hot Doughnuts Now” lights have been dimmed. Compass Group, the area’s Krispy Kreme franchisee, shuttered the last of its area shops, in Melville and Riverhead, said Laura Smith, a Krispy Kreme spokeswoman.

Englishman claims sovereignty over Norwegian island (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - The Barents Sea island of Nymark wants to break away from the King of Norway and be a republic. Or so says Alex Hartley.

House agrees on panel to study island schools (Newport Daily News) - PROVIDENCE - After changing its composition at the request of Republicans, the House of Representatives on Thursday finally passed a resolution creating a commission to study how Aquidneck Island school districts can combine services to save money.

Man Charged With Shooting Girl at Party (AP via Yahoo! News) - A Long Island man has been charged in the death of a 14-year-old girl who was shot at a friend's birthday party last month.

The Butterscotch Stallion Flees The Paparazzi (Defamer) - Perhaps the only thing that could approach inspiring the kind of euphoria we experienced the first dozen or so times we watched Kiefer Sutherland take the Long Island Iced Tea Plunge into that...