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The roads on Long Island this week (Newsday) - The summertime road construction and repair season is upon us on Long Island. Drivers are advised to be prepared, though officials at the New York State Department of Transportation said that in an effort to keep traffic moving, most major summertime projects are scheduled to take place at night.

Long Island Wins Sixth Straight (OurSports Central) - (Central Islip, N.Y., June 3, 2007) - The Long Island Ducks won their sixth consecutive game and moved in sole possession of first place in the Atlantic League's North Division, defeating the Road Warriors 6-2 in front of a past-capacity crowd of 6,212 at Citibank Park.

Police Say 1 Dead In Fatal Car Accident On Long Island Road (WCBS 880 New York) - A 51-year-old man is dead after the car he was riding in took a left turn on a Long Island street and was struck by another vehicle. Police say that Jesus Euceda-Yanes was sitting in the front passenger seat when the car was struck on Front Street in Hempstead yesterday. They say Euceda-Yanes was taken to Nassau University Medical Center,

Singapore identifies Liaoning's Changxing Island as long-term project (Channel News Asia via Yahoo! Asia News) - Singapore and Liaoning have identified the development of Changxing Island in Northeast China, as a long-term project to embark on.

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 ...

Coney island toasts the summer of 2007 (Bay News) - Members of the Parks Department prepare for a long hit summer of keeping Coney Island nice and clean.

Friends of Sherwood Island Hold Annual Meeting (WestportNow) - Donald S. Strait, Connecticut Fund for the Environment executive director, addressed the Friends of Sherwood Island during the organization’s annual meeting today. He spoke about the Broadwater proposal to construct a floating liquid natural gas facility in the middle of Long Island Sound.

Long Island Twins Rise to the Top of Their Game (New York Times) - Twin lacrosse stars Rhamel and Shamel Bratton have helped make Huntington High School a heavy favorite to capture its third straight state title in New York.

More 5-foot-long squid wash up in San Pedro (North County Times) - SAN PEDRO - More five-foot-long squid have washed up on a Southland beach, and anglers are catching the giant cephalopods in the waters off Santa Catalina Island, it was reported Saturday.

Aleutian Pribilof Island association to provide dividends (Alaska Journal of Commerce) - Officials of the Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Association have announced the formation of a community dividend to serve its six CDQ member communities.