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American horse racing has roots on Long Island (Newsday) - That a Long Island-owned thoroughbred would get a chance to strut his Triple Crown stuff right here on Long Island has its circular logic. Ages before Big Brown's current quest -- even centuries before the Kentucky Derby- Preakness- Belmont Stakes series materialized as racing's most prestigious challenge -- the sport had its distinct local accent, these environs having been the first to foist ...

Police say Long Island woman was slashed, dragged (Asbury Park Press) - Police on Long Island have arrested a woman for slashing the face and breast of another woman and dragging her about 125 feet with her car. The woman, a 31-year-old Hempstead resident, was charged with assault and possession of a dangerous weapon. She is expected to be arraigned Tuesday. Naussau County police say the suspect attacked the other woman near Rutland Road and Jerusalem Avene in ...

Illegal Fireworks Bust Nets 2 On Long Island (WCBS-TV New York) - The Fourth of July is still more than a month away, but authorities are already cracking down on illegal fireworks on Long Island. Police said they arrested two men in Medford on misdemeanor charges of unlawful dealing with fireworks.

Review: 'Leaving Long Island' on Ch. 21 (Newsday) - Reason to watch: This one's about you and your future (How's that for a compelling reason?), asking why young people are leaving the Island in droves, and how this demographic drain will ultimately impact Suffolk and Nassau counties.

Long Island Sound surveys are `living aquariums' (Boston Globe) - One hundred and twenty times this spring, the crew of the John Dempsey will drop a net into Long Island Sound, drag it for 30 minutes, then release the gasping contents onto a sorting table.

Greenland premier snubs Canada's claim to Hans Island (Canada.com) - The premier of Danish-controlled Greenland has re-launched the war of words over tiny Hans Island, rejecting Canada’s claim to the disputed Arctic territory and describing how the indigenous people of Greenland took possession of it long before British, American or Canadian explorers ever reached the place.

Oak Island council to tackle pier amid long agenda (The Wilmington Star-News) - Oak Island Town Council will take care of business Tuesday night by holding a marathon meeting.And one councilman is determined to add buying the Yaupon Beach Fishing Pier to the long list of issues.

Gas prices go up again in Rhode Island; $4 around the corner (WPRI Providence) - The $4 mark is just around the corner at the gas station, as prices in Rhode Island continue a weeks-long climb.

Maui, Big Island urged to conserve (Honolulu Advertiser) - It won't be long until Maui and the Big Island see water restrictions, said Neal Fujii, the state drought and water conservation coordinator with the Commission on Water Resource Management, of the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Dog electrocuted on Long Island City street (AM New York) - A woman is mourning after her dog was killed by a stray jolt of electricity from a light pole in Queens.