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Helper is carjacked on Long Island road (Boston Globe) - So much for gratitude. James Scarabino was driving along New York's Long Island Expressway early Thursday when he stopped to help a motorist stranded on the side of the road near a wrecked 2007 Chevrolet Corvette.

West Nile Mosquitoes Found In Long Island, Queens (WCBS-TV New York) - For the first time this year, the West Nile virus has been detected in mosquitoes collected in Queens and on Long Island. The state health department told Nassau and Suffolk counties that insects collected on the island had tested positive for the disease. However, no humans or animals have tested positive for the virus.

Helper is carjacked on Long Island road (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) - So much for gratitude. James Scarabino was driving along New York's Long Island Expressway early Thursday when he stopped to help a motorist stranded on the side of the road near a wrecked 2007 Chevrolet Corvette. The motorist came around, pushed Scarabino out of the driver's seat and then drove off in his 1994 Chrysler LHS, police said. Scarabino, 30, said he tried to stop the man and was ...

Preview now: Series on the health of the Hudson, Long Island Sound (The Journal News) - How's the water? That's the question The Journal News/LoHud.com will answer Sunday and Monday in Testing the waters, a two-part series analyzing the water quality and other environmental issues affecting the Hudson River and Long Island Sound.

Around Long Island Regatta This Weekend (Glen Cove Record-Pilot) - The Sea Cliff Yacht Club invites the community to celebrate the 31st Annual Around Long Island Regatta with a house tour, nautical art show and poetry reading, and a free beach concert.

Long Island man pleads not guilty to setting his dog on fire (CourtTV via Yahoo! News) - A Long Island man who allegedly confessed to setting his pit bull on fire for attacking another dog pleaded not guilty to aggravated animal cruelty Tuesday.

NACEC chosen for LEAP funding; only 1 of 12 on Long Island (Amityville Record) - In perhaps the first-ever program of such regional scope, five of the biggest names in Long Island philanthropy and one anonymous donor are providing nearly half a million dollars to help 12 grassroots, community-based nonprofits in Nassau and Suffolk Counties significantly improve the quality of life on Long Island.

Long Beach Island homes will open doors for annual fundraiser (Asbury Park Press) - Seven unique houses on Long Beach Island will be showcased Aug. 1 during the 41st annual Seashore Open House Tour, a fundraiser for the nonprofit Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences.

Planning for Emergencies on Long Island Sound (WestportNow) - Representatives of the Westport Fire Department (r) were among regional firefighters and the U.S. Coast Guard participating in a meeting of Fairfield County coastal fire chiefs at a Norwalk marina today devoted to discussing cooperation during emergency incidents on Long Island Sound.

Queens, Long Island Second-Quarter Numbers Now Online (The New York Observer) - Appraisal firm Miller Samuel has posted its second-quarter housing market report (PDF) for Queens and Long Island .