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Smart Growth Resource Library: 2006 Vision Long Island Smart Growth Awardees (Smart Growth Online) - Vision Long Island hosted more than 375 leaders, experts and advocates at the 5th Annual Smart Growth Awards on June 16, 2006. The event put a spotlight on the cutting edge people, projects and policies that are shaping the future of Long Island’s landscape. Categories were based on Vision Long Island's “Principles of Smart Growth,” and included awards for green development and regional

Long Island's richest man (Newsday) - A nose for numbers made James Simons rich, and now he wants others to get the same chance He's been called the richest Long Islander, and not a lot of people know who he is.

Lightning bolts jolt the Island (Newsday) - At least six are hurt and a building burns as lightning wreaks havoc ahead of the fireworks Lightning strikes yesterday critically injured a Coram woman wading in Long Island Sound, sent five children on a Uniondale baseball field to the hospital, and was the suspected cause of a large warehouse fire, also in Uniondale, authorities said.

Gator makes surprise appearance on Long Island (NorthJersey.com) - LINDENHURST, N.Y. -- Police in this Long Island village nabbed an unusual suspect Saturday -- one with a long tail, powerful jaws, sharp teeth and a family rap sheet that stretches back millions of years.

N. Korea Fires Long-Range Missile, Others (Washington Post) - North Korea today defied strong warnings from Washington and test-launched its long-range ballistic missile, which fizzled less than a minute after lift-off, according to Pentagon and State Department officials.

N. Korea Fires Long-Range Missile, Others (Washington Post) - North Korea today defied strong warnings from Washington and tested-launched its long-range ballistic missile, which fizzled less than a minute after lift-off, according to Pentagon and State Department officials.

Champ Breaks Record at Coney Island Hot Dog Eating Contest (Fox News) - Takeru Kobayashi takes home his sixth straight title and sets a new record in the Coney Island hot dog eating contest, downing 53 3/4 hot dogs in 12 minutes.

Kobayashi bests own eating record at Coney Island (NorthJersey.com) - NEW YORK -- A 160-pound wonder from Japan set a new record by devouring a sickening 53 3/4 frankfurters in 12 minutes to win the annual Independence Day hot dog eating competition on Coney Island.

Charlotte Downs Long Island 2-1 (OurSports Central) - (Long Island, NY) - The Charlotte Eagles, on the road Saturday night, faced the Long Island Rough Riders. Despite going down by a goal in the first minute of play, Charlotte was able to come back and earn a 2-1 victory over Long Island.

Newfound Island Graveyard May Yield Clues to Dodo Life of Long Ago (New York Times) - The scientists expect a trove of dodo fossils to offer the first clear picture of the bird's ecological world before humans arrived.