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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)

Vote counting under way in Fiji following week-long election (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Vote counting has begun in Fiji following the racially-charged general election in the south Pacific country, with officials saying the result of the week-long ballot would be known later in the week.

China island gears up for package tours (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - It's a toss-up who's going to suffer more from culture shock: the people of Hainan or the beach-mad Britons who have China's southernmost island in their sights.

Island dispute sets off nationalist frenzy in Korea (Financial Times) - On Dokdo's east island, a rocky outcrop lashed by winds where seagulls circle cloud-covered peaks, dozens of excited South Koreans leap off one of the few boats that successfully moors at the treacherous jetty.

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

'Survivor: Exile Island' Crowns Its Winner (Zap2It) - In a season that began with the players divided by age, the two youngest contestants went head-to-head on Sunday (May 14) night for the "Survivor: Exile Island" crown.

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.

POLS 101 for graduates (Newsday) - Commencement season began on Long Island for thousands of graduates, who withstood high winds, chilly weather and a light drizzle to hear from one past and one present New York senator before turning their tassels to the left.