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Long Island Seniors Rally for Rx Affordable Prescription Drugs and Cell Phone Protections (SYS-CON Media) - Over one hundred Long Island AARP members gathered today to rally state lawmakers to pass legislation before the end of the 2007 Legislative Session in Albany that will help make prescription drugs more affordable and help assure that their cell phone works in an emergency. The AARP members took their message directly to their legislators during a 'whistle stop' bus tour of Nassau and Suffolk ...

Long Island Board of Realtors Protests Town of Islip's Recently Passed Law at Islip Town Hall (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - Dozens of Realtors® from the Long Island Board of Realtors®, a non-profit trade association representing real estate professionals from Nassau, Suffolk and Queens, staged a demonstration today on the steps of Islip Town Hall to voice their opposition to the recently passed ill conceived legislation that imposes illegal and unreasonable burdens on local real estate brokers and sales agents.

Pine Island businesses face long summer of construction (Post-Bulletin) - PINE ISLAND -- As crews begin tearing up the city's Main Street on Monday, one business owner is turning to his moped to keep customers happy

Annual David Lerner Associates Long Island Police Appreciation Run June 14 (Massapequa Post) - Local runners, walkers and wheelchair athletes are invited to join the investment firm of David Lerner Associates ("The Asset Builders") and the Greater Long Island Running Club for the 16th annual David Lerner Associates Long Island Police Appreciation Run, to be held on Thursday evening, June 14 at Eisenhower Park.

Long Island Brass Guild summer concert to be held July 1 (Babylon Beacon) - The Islip Arts Council will present The Long Island Brass Guild as part of the Free Summer Sunday Concerts on the lawn at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum, Montauk Highway, Great River, Sunday, July 1, 2 p.m. The concert area is handicapped accessible and concertgoers should bring their own chairs. Admission to the concert is free, but there is a $6 per car parking fee.

Babylon Christian School participates in Long Island annual Spelling Bee (Babylon Beacon) - Babylon Christian School's fifth grade team participated in the Long Island Fellowship of Christian Schools (LIFCS) annual Spelling Bee held on March 8. Participants were comprised of students from Christian Schools in Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk Counties. The Babylon Christian School team included students Natali Martinez, Bethany Hammer and Jasmine Ervin.

Long Island Board of Realtors Protests Town of Islip's Recently Passed Law at Islip Town Hall (SYS-CON Media) - Dozens of Realtors® from the Long IslandBoard of Realtors®, a non-profit trade association representing realestate professionals from Nassau, Suffolk and Queens, staged ademonstration today on the steps of Islip Town Hall to voice theiropposition to the recently passed ill conceived legislation that imposesillegal and unreasonable burdens on local real estate brokers and salesagents.

Looking for Work? Go to Eastern Long Island (1010 WINS New York) - Businesses on Long Island's East End say they still have hundreds of jobs available for the busy summer season.

Panel: Island’s alternative energy future looks bright (Long Island Business News) - Long Island is “uniquely positioned” to exploit the transition from fossil fuels to alternative energy forms, according to Yacov Shamash.

Institute for Student Achievement Receives $18,000 Investment From the Long Island Community Foundation (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News) - The Institute for Student Achievement (ISA), a leading school redesign partner, today announced an $18,000 grant from the Long Island Community Foundation (LICF) for the 2007-2008 school year. This grant will support ISA's partnership with Hempstead High School, where ISA is working to transform the school into four small, personalized and academically small learning communities that graduate ...