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Black Birds fly into Amherst: Minutewomen take on Long Island in Round 1 of NCAA Regional (Massachusetts Daily Collegian) - After winning the 19th Atlantic 10 Championship in program history last week, the Massachusetts softball team begins the NCAA Tournament Friday afternoon against Northeast Conference Champion Long Island.

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.

Federal authorities say couple in tony Long Island community abused their servants (Arizona Daily Star) - MINEOLA, N.Y. — A millionaire couple were arrested on federal charges that they kept two Indonesian women as slaves in their swank Long Island home for more than five years, beating and abusing them and paying them almost nothing.

Coast Guard: Fisherman from R.I. missing near Long Island (Boston Globe) - A fisherman from Rhode Island is missing in the waters off Long Island. The Coast Guard says it's searching today for Victor Blanco, a crew member on a 76-foot-fishing boat that's named "Barbara Ann" and is based in Point Judith.

R.I. fisherman missing in waters off Long Island (Boston Globe) - A fisherman from Rhode Island was missing in the waters off Long Island, the U.S. Coast Guard announced Wednesday.

Long Island's Rosie the Riveters honored (Massapequa Post) - Their names are Mary and Betty, Susan and Joan, Cora and Alice, but for one day last week they were all Rosie again. The women, all of whom worked in defense plants during World War II were honored at the American Air Power Museum at Republic Airport, at a ceremony sponsored by Long Island's New York State Assembly minority delegation.

Plans for Jefferson City island (KRCG Jefferson City) - JEFFERSON CITY -- A long-standing desire to develop an area of land along the Missouri River in Jefferson City has not been washed away. KRCG's Monica Madeja discovered that, despite the recent high water, city offcials still want Adrian's Island to become a civic attraction.

LBFD Lent Support During Island Blaze (gazettes.com) - When fires burned more than 4,000 acres on Catalina Island, and when thousands left the island because of the flames, a number of Long Beach groups stepped forward to help.

Island Update (Marco Eagle) - The island has been waiting a long time to have a bricks-and-mortar structure to house their adolescent students and they’ll finally have their wish granted for the 2007-2008 school year.

Coast Guard Rescues Teens from Long Island Sound (1010 WINS New York) - One teenager nearly became hypothermic as he floated in the chilly waters of Long Island Sound with two other friends.