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Girl, 3, Dies In Long Island Fire (WNBC) - A fire swept through a Long Island home on Monday night, killing a 3-year-old girl in her bed, authorities said.

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.

NBK staff and volunteers clean Kubbar Island (AME Info) - National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) in its continuous efforts to build awareness on the growing environment challenges being faced by Kuwait, recently organized a day long beach clean up event at the Kubbar Island.

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.

Long Island diners dis restaurant rest rooms (Newsday) - The June 20 Burning Question about restaurant rest-room shortcomings provoked an outpouring of reader responses.

Long Island House Fire Leaves Little Girl Dead (WCBS 880 New York) - Authorities say Ariella Weiss died while still in bed in a second floor room of her Dix Hills home on Ryder Avenue.

Former Giants/Jets wideout Carter arrested (USA Today) - A former wide receiver with the Giants and the Jets was ordered held on $5,000 bond Tuesday after allegedly dragging a Long Island woman by her hair down a flight of stairs and across a driveway, authorities said. Jonathan Carter, 28, a fifth-round draft pick of the Giants in 2001, surrendered to police on Monday night.

Summer fun at Solstice celebration (New York Daily News) - June 21, the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, turned out to be one of the more enjoyable days of the year at Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City.