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BaCCA announces annual Long Island Bluegrass Festival to be held July 22 (Babylon Beacon) - The Fourth Annual Long Island Bluegrass Festival will be held Saturday, July 22, noon to 8 p.m. at Copiague's Tanner Park on the Great South Bay and will be held rain or shine. An all day pass is available for $5. For children under age 10, the cost is $2. There will be over 50 food and craft artisa

Long Island AARP Members Want Cell Phone Consumer Protections; Survey Finds Strong Support for New York Cell Phone Bill (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News) - Long Island AARP members want to be treated better by the cell phone industry. They want to know where their phone works, how much they'll pay in hidden fees, and they want to be able to get out of long-term contracts. According to an AARP survey released today, its Long Island members support state legislation establishing the strongest cell phone consumer protections in the nation. The cell

Suffolk County Parks to sponsor Long Island Tennis League Session I to begin July 10 (Babylon Beacon) - The Suffolk County Parks Department will sponsor the Fifth Annual Long Island Tennis and Sports Foundation USA Tennis League. This program offers participants a fun and affordable way to learn tennis.

4 Killed In Long Island Crash (WNBC) - Four people were killed early Wednesday when a car went out of control and crashed on Long Island, police said.

Lancaster outduels Long Island, 6-5 (OurSports Central) - Travis Hake singled home Kevin Wilson in the top of the 12th inning as the Lancaster Barnstormers survived squandering a 5-0 lead and defeated the Long Island Ducks, 6-5, at Citibank Park Tuesday evening.

Former Tiger Tolar signs with Long Island (OurSports Central) - (Central Islip, N.Y., June 13, 2006) - The Long Island Ducks, members of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, today announced that they have signed former Major League left handed pitcher Kevin Tolar to a contract for the 2006 season.

Hawaiian island chain will get national-monument status (USA Today) - President Bush is expected Thursday to create the world's largest marine sanctuary in a chain of uninhabited islands and atolls 1,200 miles northwest of the main Hawaiian Islands. The Northwestern Hawaiian Island Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve will be raised to national-monument status.

China Easing Its Stance On Taiwan (Washington Post) - BEIJING -- Gradually and without fanfare, China has substantially softened its stand on Taiwan, according to senior officials and diplomats. President Hu Jintao, they said, has begun to play down China's long-standing vow to recover the self-ruled island by force if necessary and shifted the focus to preventing any move toward formal independence.

China Easing Its Stance On Taiwan (Washington Post) - BEIJING -- Gradually and without fanfare, China has substantially softened its stand on Taiwan, according to senior officials and diplomats. President Hu Jintao, they said, has begun to play down China's long-standing vow to recover the self-ruled island by force if necessary and shifted the focus...

Councilor: Boston has plans for Long Island (Patriot Ledger) - QUINCY - A suspicious Quincy official worried that the city of Boston is considering opening a pre-release jail facility off Squantum has launched a scathing preemptive strike against Boston officials.