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Lightning Starts Massive Fire On Long Island (WCBS-TV New York) - Lightning is being blamed for starting a fierce fire that left one firefighter seriously hurt and two homes damaged on Long Island. The fire broke out Sunday afternoon on Smith St. in Franklin Square. Firefighters were called to the scene of a downed power line in the midst of a severe thunderstorm, making their already difficult firefighting task even more complex.

Long Island Sound getting better but much work remains (The Journal News) - More than a decade of effort has brought significant progress in cleaning Long Island Sound, a vital fishing and boating paradise that pumps billions into the regional economy.

Stranded Dolphin Dies on Long Island Beach (WCBS 880 New York) - Efforts to save the life of a dolphin stranded on a Long Island beach failed when the 250 pound animal died before help could arrive.

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.

Police Investigating 2 Bank Robberies (New York Times) - The Suffolk County police yesterday were searching for robbers in two seemingly unrelated holdups on Long Island on Saturday. Three men with handguns held up a North Fork Bank in Deer Park about 9:40 a.m. on Saturday, clearing out three tellers’ stations as well as the bank vault, the police said. The men were in their 20s and 30s, and two wore fishing hats, the police said. Less than an hour ...

NOGA Premier U-12 Team from Long Island Wins Empire Cup (Garden City News) - A recently formed NOGA Premier Soccer team comprised of twelve year old boys from Nassau and Suffolk Counties and coached by Dave Bond competed in the Empire Cup Tournament in Albany NY on July 14th and 15th. They had never competed together as a team and had only trained together a dozen times but were registered to compete in an ultra-competitive bracket.