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Long Island Man Sentenced For Posing As A Gynecologist (Fox 23) - NEW YORK (AP) - A Long Island man who posed as a gynecologist -- and conducted job interviews for office staff at two Queens motels -- was sentenced to six months in jail and ten years probation.

Man, 20, Dies In One-Car Accident On Long Island (WNBC) - NEW YORK -- A 20-year-old Long Island man died in a one-car crash on Monday. Suffolk County Police said early Monday morning, at about 3:15 a.m., Mario Morancruz, of Cherokee Street, in Selden, was driving a 1996 Dodge van westbound on Mooney Pond Road near Orchard Drive in Farmingville.

$25,000 grant awarded to Hatteras Island Rescue Squad (Outer Banks Sentinel) - Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Jim Long announced today that the Hatteras Island Rescue Squad has received a $25,000 grant from the State of North Carolina.

Ajax's long-lost palace discovered on Greek island (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - On a deserted green hill above the Aegean Sea, archeologists have unearthed what may be the palace of Ajax, one of the greatest heroes in Greek mythology.

Dog Who Mauled Long Island Boy Had Attacked Before (WNBC) - A Rottweiler that mauled a 4-year-old Long Island boy was supposed to have been euthanized two years ago, along with a second dog, after the dogs killed another family’s pet rabbit.

Easter Island: The Dream at the End of the World (New York Times) - As he neared his 78th birthday, an award-winning playwright marked the occasion with a trip to the remote outpost of Easter Island, a journey nearly 50 years in the making.

Long Island Village of Cedarhurst Approves Video Franchise for Verizon (SYS-CON Media) - The Village of Cedarhurst is the sixth New York community to bring its residents a major step closer to choice for their cable television services, thanks to the village board's unanimous vote last night (May 1) to award a video franchise to Verizon for its FiOS TV service.

Federal funds proposed to preserve land around Long Island Sound (WFSB 3) - WASHINGTON -- A federal initiative has been revived to help preserve environmentally sensitive land in Connecticut and New York around Long Island Sound.

Long Island girl's walker stolen (WABC-TV New York) - Her parents say their little girl depends on the walker to get around and they just want it back.

Long Island Neighborhood Enraged Over Dog Attack (CBS 2 New York) - Neighbors on Barclay Avenue in East Hempstead, Long Island are shocked and outraged after a 4-year-old boy was mauled by three dogs as he walked with his grandparents in front of his own house yesterday afternoon.