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Bacteria closes 4 Long Island Beaches (WABC-TV New York) - Tides Beach in Rocky Point and three other Long Island beaches had to shut down Monday after tests showed higher than acceptable bacteria levels.

Long Island, NY, 2nd Quarter Office Vacancies Fall, Rents Up (PR Web) - Office vacancies on Long Island fell during the 2006 second quarter to 10.7 percent as rents continued to climb, reaching $26.45 per square foot Long Island’s leading commercial real estate services firm, Sutton & Edwards Inc./TCN Worldwide., reported. The firm predicted that soaring New York City rents would boost leasing activity in the suburban two-county region. (PRWEB Jul 24, 2006)

Teen Charged In Long Island Robbery (CBS 2 New York) - A 15-year-old is charged with robbing a woman at knifepoint on Long Island and nearly cutting off her finger.

Riverhounds Ruff up Long Island (OurSports Central) - The Riverhounds Football Club took home their sixth win of the year, defeating the Long Island Rough Riders 4-1 in their final home match of the season.

Bears win fourth in a row, beat Long Island 7-6 (OurSports Central) - NEWARK, NJ - The Newark Bears defeated the Long Island Ducks 7-6 Saturday evening at Bears and Eagles Riverfront Stadium. With the win, the Bears have won four straight to improve to 4-4, and take the three-game series against the first place Ducks with one game left to play.

Alligator taken from Long Island Home (WABC-TV New York) - Friday animal control officers made a wild discovery inside a home on Long Island.

Backstory: Tough island law (The Christian Science Monitor) - In the final installment of the Matinicus Island 'lobster wars' series, a rivalry among lobstermen boils over.

Cincinnati Kings score season high four goals in win against Long Island (OurSports Central) - CINCINNATI - The Cincinnati Kings won their first of two home weekend games in a two-hour rain delayed game against the Long Island Rough Riders, 4-1, at Xavier University Soccer Complex.

Police: Drowsy Driver Killed Long Island Teen (1010 WINS New York) - A 15-year-old girl was struck and killed by a driver suffering from sleep apnea who dozed off at the wheel, police said. Blanca Benitez, 15, and her 17-year-old sister Anna were walking on the sidewalk at about 1 p.m. Sunday when a 2003 Hummer driven by Gerald Taddonio, 55, of Lloyd Harbor, jumped the curb and struck the girls, authorities said.

Lost at sea on the island (Boston Globe) - The Bruins leave Boston in October when the circus makes its annual visit to TD Banknorth Garden. However, on Long Island there's a circus going on all the time in the Islanders' front office. The latest mind-blowing saga featured the hiring of Neil Smith as general manager, and then the firing of Smith by owner Charles Wang only 40 days ...