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House Moved to Westporter’s Island in Long Island Sound (WestportNow) - If you were to ask Westport resident Christopher W. Kratky what he would bring to a deserted island in Long Island Sound, he would likely tell you he would bring a house.

Aggressive tick on prowl on Long Island (Boston Herald) - NEW YORK - State health officials say an aggressive type of tick has migrated from southeastern states and gained a foothold on Long Island. The development raises new concerns about Lyme disease. Officials...

Lone Star Tick Migrates to Long Island (RedNova) - An aggressive type of tick known as the Lone Star is raising new concerns about Lyme disease on Long Island, N.Y.

Officials Raise Concern About New Tick Variety On Long Island (WNBC) - NEW YORK -- State health officials said an aggressive type of tick has migrated from southeastern states and gained a foothold on Long Island. The development raises new concerns about Lyme disease.

Long Beach Island calms in thunderstorms' wake (Asbury Park Press) - Wednesday's storm may have flooded streets on Long Beach Island, knocked out power and had children paddling about in rafts, but it left the beaches here unscathed.

Brown Raysman Expands Long Island Presence With the Addition of Two Partners (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - NEW YORK----July 7, 2006--Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner LLP is proud to announce that partners Richard F. Harrison and Eric G. Waxman have joined the firm's Long Island office.

Flower of a Tower Is Relighted in Coney Island (New York Times) - For years the parachute jump rotted, a skeletal symbol of Coney Island's long decline. An eager crowd jammed the boardwalk as the city turned the lights back on.

Long Island Sportsman Association to sponsor Vegas night, July 21 (Babylon Beacon) - The Long Island Sportsman Association is sponsoring a Vegas night, Friday, July 21 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 588 Long Island Ave., Deer Park. The doors open at 7 p.m. There will be Roulette, Blackjack, Craps and Beat the Dealer. Food and drink will be available. For more information call 631-

Mansion Moves To Tiny Island (Hartford Courant) - Barge Takes House To Site Off Branford A stately Victorian mansion once again will grace tiny Sumac Island off Branford's Indian Neck, having been floated along Long Island Sound from New London this week and hoisted onto its foundation in one enormous piece.

Woe is we: Ferry riders face long lines (South Whidbey Herald) - Ferry travelers faced a grueling two-hour wait as visitors left Whidbey Island Wednesday after the Fourth of July holiday. It was one of the worst waits in recent memory. In Clinton the long line of cars waiting for the ferry snaked up Highway 525 past the end of the ferry holding lane.