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Smoky blaze at Long Island school (WABC-TV New York) - Firefighters spent the early morning hours Saturday putting out a blaze that broke out at an intermediate school on Long Island. The overnight fire began on the roof of the structure in Bellport.

Staten Island Week: One Person's Trash Is Another Person's Paper (NY1 News) - NY1 kicks off a week long tribute to things made on Staten Island with a look at a company that is turning the city's trash into paper, saving thousands of trees in the process. NY1's Amanda Farinacci filed the following report.

Charlotte Draws with Long Island 0-0 - Playoffs ahead for Charlotte (OurSports Central) - (Charlotte, NC) - The Charlotte Eagles played their last regular season home game tonight hosting the Long Island Rough Riders. Although the Eagles dominated play on the field, they were unable to finish. The game ended in a 0-0 tie.

Making most of Gateway Island (The Border Mail) - WODONGA council has long held a vision for the Gateway Island area. It sees the area as a major centre for arts, leisure and culture, and is continuing to try to attract businesses that will fit in with the theme.

Book recounts life on Long Beach Island (Courier-Post) - In a small red-trimmed house alongside Barnegat Bay, near the little cove named for her grandfather, Margaret Thomas Buchholz has spent years sorting and poring over photo archives.

The Odds Favor One Of These Guys (Sports Illustrated) - Chicago is my kind of town. Of course it is, it's the golf capital of the country. There are more good golf courses in the metropolitan sprawl that is Chicagoland than anywhere else. (Sorry about that, Long Island.) Medinah, site of next week's PGA Championship, is as good as any and has provided exciting moments such as Sergio Garcia's jump and Hale Irwin's high-five run. What's going to happen

Hatteras Island considers bike-walk plan for N.C. 12 (The Herald-Sun) - Hatteras Island residents have for years wanted to make their main road a friendlier place for bicyclists or pedestrians. County leaders at last have a plan on paper that details a corridor that would run next to N.C. Highway 12, giving a miles-long buffer from speeding traffic and road debris for people who want to enjoy the route at a slower pace.

Upper North Island Barista Finalists Announced (Scoop.co.nz) - Ben Boyle of Altura Cafe, Albany and David Huang of Maggazino, Newmarket were last night announced as the upper North Island’s top two baristas.

Data shows LI's changing face (Newsday) - Census Bureau says nonwhites make up more than 25 percent of Island, with Asians fastest growing group Immigrants from Latin America and Asia are settling on Long Island in growing numbers, changing the face of the region so that nonwhites now make up more than a quarter of the Island's 2.8 million people, according to new data by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Richard Easton and Hal Linden Star in Darwin in Malibu at Bay Street, Aug. 15 (Playbill) - Tony-winners Richard Easton and Hal Linden star in the Bay Street Theatre's production of Darwin in Malibu, set to run Aug. 15-Sept. 3 at the Long Island theatre.