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LI Police Say Toddler Is Dead After Fire In Long Island Home (WCBS 880 New York) - A fire swept through a Long Island home tonight, killing a toddler. Suffolk County police say the child was found in the house at 119 Ryder Avenue in Dix Hills. Police got the call for the fire at 9:11 p-m. They say an unconfirmed number of people were taken to the hospital.

Long Island village to get first Indian American mayor (IANS via Yahoo! India News) - New York, July 1 (IANS) Harvinder Anand, who originally hails from Punjab, will Monday be sworn in as the first Indian American mayor of Laurel Hollow village in Long Island, New York state.

Fire on Long Beach Island extinguished (Asbury Park Press) - Firefighters are responding to a fire at the store Just Bead It. The business is located at the corner of Long Beach Boulevard and 13th Street, according to a dispatcher at the Long Beach Township Police Department. As of 8 p.m. officials were still on the scene, and no further information was available.

Puerto Rico political parties split over island's U.S. ties (New York Daily News) - Breaking News: Puerto Rico's newest political party announced Monday that it will ignore the issue that has long defined politics in the U.S. Caribbean territory — the island's official relationship with the United States.

New York City 35, Long Island 27 (Newsday) - FINAL SCORE: NEW YORK CITY 35, LONG ISLAND 27

First live Long Island Web open house (Newsday) - His video voice on, real estate broker Mike Costanza yesterday talked to the camcorder as he walked through a Holbrook condo. It was open house live on the Web.

Storm Winds Uproot Massive Tree On Long Island (WCBS-TV New York) - Strong winds caused a massive Maple Tree to literally peel the sod from the ground in East Meadow on Long Island. As the tree tipped over, it crushed a metal fence, then came crashing down on this Federal Express truck parked in the driveway next door.

Smyth, Blake lead exodus off Long Island (Newsday) - The opening of the NHL free-agent market yesterday was more like a dispersal draft for the Islanders. After losing leading scorer Jason Blake, top-scoring defenseman Tom Poti and forwards Viktor Kozlov and Richard Zednik to more free-spending teams earlier in the day, they got the worst news of all at the end.

Island bus drivers vote to strike (BBC News) - Bus drivers on the Isle of Wight announce a week-long strike in a dispute over pay.

Smyth, Blake lead exodus from Long Island (Newsday) - The opening of the NHL free agent market yesterday was more like a dispersal draft for the Islanders. After leading scorer Jason Blake, top-scoring defenseman Tom Poti and forwards Viktor Kozlov and Richard Zednik to more free-spending teams earlier in the day, they got the worst news of all at the end.