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LIPA to Long Island: Follow Brookhaven’s example (Long Island Business News) - FARMINGVILLE – The Long Island Power Authority is calling on all Long Island towns to follow the Town of Brookhaven’s lead on Energy Star requirements for all newly constructed homes.

Long Island man shot in his own driveway (WABC-TV New York) - Nassau County Police say a Long Island man is in critical condition after being shot in the head while in the driveway of his home. Now, police are searching for the suspect.

Fire Island's slow burn (New York Daily News) - How do you film a reality show - a genre that thrives on bad behavior - in a secluded Long Island community where cars are verboten and eating an ice cream cone outdoors can bring a fine from authorities?

'Ultimate Fighter' gets Long Island accent (Newsday) - They're calling it "The Comeback," but Matt Serra has been here all along.

Senator calls for federal probe of Long Island airport spending (The Auburn Citizen) - RONKONKOMA - Federal authorities should investigate the reported misallocation of at least $65 million in federal grants to expand the Southwest Airlines terminal at Long Island MacArthur Airport, says Sen. Charles Schumer.

Man Shot In Long Island Home (WNBC) - A Long Island man was shot Monday night in his Roslyn Heights home, police said.

Golf Notebook: U.S. Women's Open course will play long, wet, drips with anticipation (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - Newport Country Club in Rhode Island is dripping with history. The links-style course hugs the Atlantic Ocean shoreline and is such a throwback that it still doesn't have an irrigation system, relying on Mother Nature to decide whether it plays firm and fast or long and lush.

Problem Cited in Demise of One Jet Goes Unfixed in Others (New York Times) - Almost 10 years after T.W.A. Flight 800 blew up off Long Island, fuel tanks remain vulnerable to explosions, the nation's chief aviation safety watchdog said.

Island estate is a rare find (International Herald Tribune) - Discreetly tucked into the trees along the shore, across the bay from the bustling port of Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Hassel Island home of Avna Paiewonsky Cassinelli is an unusual Caribbean property.

As Long Island Turns the Corner on Downtown Vacancies, Supporters Seek Safeguards to Keep Recovering Urban Centers (Smart Growth Online) - After rapidly multiplying shopping centers pushed their own and downtown business vacancies to a record high in 1996, center renovations or conversions and store consolidation and expansion helped fill the empty space, while public-private investments let downtown districts diversify, readjust to new consumer needs and bounce back -- the vacancy rates in 803 Suffolk County shopping centers and 72