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Smith Island residents put homes on auction block (The Washington Times) - SMITH ISLAND, Md. (AP) — This island in the Chesapeake Bay has been home to watermen for years, but a scheduled auction of homes this weekend shows evidence of changing times for a community with long maritime roots.

Highway-link project pits Laval against West Island (Montreal Gazette) - Worsening traffic congestion on West Island boulevards north of Highway 40 has put the district at odds with neighbouring Laval over the future of a long-dormant highway project.

Bingo losing steam, but still big on Long Island (Newsday) - Patricia Franzese was a bingo fanatic who resolved, suddenly, to leave the gaming hall forever. Before the last number rang out, she scooped up her talismans -- the lucky stuffed bear, the bingo-ball key chains, the photo of her 11 grandchildren -- and strode out of the hall on Broadhollow Road in Melville.

Naked Swimmer Located in Waters off Long Island (1010 WINS New York) - A naked man who went swimming in the Atlantic Ocean in the dark of night and didn't return was found unharmed Sunday morning after a U.S. Coast Guard search. Neal Mello stripped off his clothes and went in the water around 9:20 p.m. Saturday, Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Annie Berlin said.

Manhasset Girls Softball Reaches Long Island Semi-Finals (Manhasset Press) - The Manhasset 9/10 Girls Softball team reached the Long Island semi-finals of the Williamsport Little League World Series Tournament by virtue of a 7-6 win over Oceanside. The victory was the first sectional level win in the history of the Manhasset Softball program.

Indonesian Woman Dies Of Bird Flu On Bali Island (Nasdaq) - (RTTNews) - Preliminary testing has showed that an Indonesian woman has died of bird flu over the weekend on the resort island of Bali, bringing the number of Indonesian fatalities to 82, out of 103 recorded human cases, an official said Monday.

Joe O?Donnell, 85, Dies; Long a Leading Photographer (New York Times) - Joe O?Donnell took some of the first disturbing pictures after the nuclear bombing of Japan and captured famous scenes as a White House photographer.

Treasure Island Causeway construction almost over (WTSP - Tampa Bay's 10 News) - It's been 2 ½ years since construction on the Treasure Island Causeway began. The old bridge had been there since 1939 and it was in desperate need of repair. A brand new state-of-the-art bridge is complete.

Indonesian woman dies of bird flu on Bali island, preliminary testing shows (The Star Online) - JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP): Preliminary testing shows that an Indonesian woman died of bird flu over the weekend on Bali resort island, an official said Monday.

‘Desert Island Music’ - CDs needed if marooned (The Kentucky Standard) - This all started to swirl through my head a few years ago when that Tom Hanks’ movie “Castaway” was released. He was trapped on a desert island with nothing but a volleyball to keep him company.