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Long Island's Master Planner Leaves Regional Board Post (New York Times) - After four decades of battling suburban sprawl and Balkanized government on Long Island, Lee E. Koppelman is resigning.

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

BIPCo long-range forecasters introduce themselves to Town Council By Peter Voskamp (Block Island Times) - Members of the Town Council met with representatives of HDR, the Nebraska-based company selected by the IRP (Integrated Resource Plan) working group to conduct a long-range forecast for the Block Island Power Company.

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.

State can pursue civil case over Petty's Island (The Philadelphia Inquirer) - New Jersey can move forward with a civil case against the potential developer of Petty's Island and its avian consultant for the 2004 death of a baby eagle on the island, a judge ruled yesterday.

Body found near Sanibel Island identified (Bonita Daily News) - Police say the body they found near the Sanibel Island Lighthouse Friday afternoon was that of a Cape Coral woman reported missing on May 8.

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.