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Police capture gator on Long Island lawn (AP via Yahoo! News) - Police in a Long Island village nabbed an unusual suspect today — with a long tail, powerful jaws, sharp teeth and a family rap sheet that stretches back millions of years.

Police Capture Alligator - on Long Island (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - LINDENHURST, N.Y. (AP) - Police in a Long Island village nabbed an unusual suspect today - with a long tail, powerful jaws, sharp teeth and a family rap sheet that stretches back millions of years. The alligator was sitting on a Lindenhurst man's front lawn when he went out to get his paper this morning. At the sight of the homeowner, the gator ran to hide in the hedges. Suffolk County police

'Black Widow' tops Long Island man in biscuit eating contest (USA Today) - A diminutive woman known as "The Black Widow" outchomped a Long Island man Saturday during a biscuit eating contest in Virginia. Sonya Thomas, of Alexandria, ate 60 ham biscuits to win a competitive eating contest at the 16th Annual Virginia State Harley Davidson Owners Group Rally.

City Isles Win Second Straight in Long Island (OurSports Central) - (Harrisburg, PA)- Jamel Mitchell scored the only goal of the night and Dave Kern posted his first shutout of the year as the Harrisburg City Islanders earned their second straight win on Saturday night, downing the Long Island Rough Riders 1-0.

Study finds no environmental links to higher Long Island cancer rate (People's Daily) - A multi-year study of elevated breast cancer rates in several communities of Long Island, New York found no environmental factors contributing to the spike.

Beach restoration hits raw nerve on Long Beach Island (NorthJersey.com) - SURF CITY -- For the oceanfront homeowners on Long Beach Island, a plan to shore up 15 miles of eroded coastline with broad new beaches and protective dunes seems like the ultimate gift.

Long Island Men Charged With A Hate Crime (WCBS-TV New York) - Two Long Island men are out on bail after being charged with a hate crime. Police said 17-year old Michael Post 22-year-old Victor Valentino attacked a 21-year-old man in Centerport because he is black.

Tim Goettelmann Leads Long Island To 9-6 Win Over Defending Champs (OurSports Central) - TOWSON, Md. - Attackman Tim Goettelmann scored three goals and added two assists as the Long Island Lizards (2-4) snapped a four-game losing streak with a 9-6 victory over the defending Major League Lacrosse champion Baltimore Bayhawks (2-4) in the lowest scoring game in Major League Lacrosse history at Johnny Unitas Stadium at Towson University on Friday evening.

Verizon Statement on N.Y. PSC's Confirmation of Company's Video Franchises With Long Island's Town of Oyster Bay and (SYS-CON Media) - The New York Public Service Commission issued Tuesday (June 20) an order confirming Verizon's video franchises in the Long Island communities of the Town of Oyster Bay and the village of Cedarhurst. The Town of Oyster Bay granted the company a franchise on May 9, and the village of Cedarhurst granted a franchise to the company on May 1. The commission has the authority to review franchise

Long to speak on Johnson's Island (Port Clinton News Herald) - LAKSIDE -- In his 20th consecutive visit to the Lakeside Heritage Society Sunday Speaker Series, Port Clinton resident Roger Long will share stories of Johnson's Island.