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Child molester arrested on Long Island (WABC-TV New York) - A convicted sex offender is back behind bars on Long Island, accused of making lude gestures at a group of children.

Convicted Child Molester Arrested On Long Island (WNBC) - SHIRLEY, N.Y. -- A convicted child molester was arrested Tuesday on Long Island for allegedly endangering neighborhood children. Suffolk County Police Department detectives arrested 52-year-old Wallace Lee Jr., of Shirley.

Hamptons Luxury Homes to Present at Long Island Investment Banking Group (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - BRIDGEHAMPTON, N.Y.----May 16, 2006--Hamptons Luxury Homes , a nationally recognized and award winning luxury homebuilder of custom estate homes, announced it will make a formal presentation to the Long Island Investment Banking Group at a dinner meeting, Tuesday, May 16.

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.

School budgets up for vote (Newsday) - After two straight years of widespread budget rejections, Long Island schools opened their polls Tuesday for a major test of whether lower spending and tax increases can win back voter support.

Kudos for LIRR Jamaica station (Newsday) - A local branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers recognized the Long Island Rail Road with their Project of the Year award for the agency's $220 million renovation of Jamaica Station.

At 'NYT' The Revolution Will Be Permanent (And Cost-Effective) (Gawker) - Remember the consolidation of the Times regional sections we mentioned before? Apparently, it's not going so well. Sure, providing the same stories for New Jersey, Long Island, and Connecticut might...

Schick to Hold Meeting on Acquisition (KiplingerForecasts.com) - (AP) LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. Schick Technologies Inc., which makes medical and dental digital-imaging equipment, said Tuesday it will hold a special shareholders' meeting on June 14 to vote on its acquisition of Charlotte, N.C.-based Sirona Dental Systems.

Voters On L.I. Actually Applaud School Tax Hike (WCBS-TV New York) - East Moriches in Suffolk County has the dubious distinction of proposing the highest school tax hike on all of Long Island -- 30 percent. But guess what? CBS 2 spoke with East Moriches voters at polls and many were in favor of the hike. Alleged mismanagement and disorganization brought in a brand new superintendent in October. Dr. Charles Russo discovered two years of deficit spending, huge

Annual Experience Festival at Eagle Island is kid-friendly and features 40 craft and food vendors (The Idaho Statesman) - Experience Festival 2006 at Eagle Island State Park Hours: 4-9:30 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday; 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Sunday. Parking Fee: $4 Idaho State Parks motorized entrance fee Festival Admission: $10 per person for 3 days, $5 per person per day, children 12 and under free.