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Life with the Long Island Ducks an eye-opener for ex-big leaguers (USA Today) - The Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League have a plethora of former major leaguers on the roster. For some, the independent team is a stopping place until a they get another big-league look. For others, it's a final stop in a long career.

Long Island's Offerman charges mound, takes swing at Bridgeport pitcher after getting hit (Bridgewater Courier News) - The Atlantic League responded Wednesday afternoon to one of the ugliest incidents in its 10-year history, indefinitely suspending Long Island Ducks shortstop Jose Offerman after the former major-leaguer charged the pitcher's mound swinging a baseball bat during a game Tuesday night at Bridgeport, Conn.

E-Path Goes to Long Island (Unstrung.com) - HICKSVILLE, N.Y. and TAMPA, Fla. -- The Counties of Suffolk and Nassau ('the counties') located on Long Island, today announced that they have selected e-Path Communications, Inc., and its team of KeySpan Communications and Cisco, to build, own and operate a wireless broadband communications network to provide residents, businesses, municipal governments and visitors ubiquitous service throughout ...

Long Island Selects e-Path Communications, Inc., and its Team of KeySpan Communications and Cisco, for Wireless ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - The Counties of Suffolk and Nassau located on Long Island, today announced that they have selected e-Path Communications, Inc., and its team of KeySpan Communications and Cisco, to build, own and operate a wireless broadband communications network to provide residents, businesses, municipal governments and visitors ubiquitous service throughout Long Island.

Long Island's Offerman attacks Bluefish pitcher with bat (The Greater New Milford Spectrum) - BRIDGEPORT -- Long Island Ducks shortstop and former major league All-Star Jose Offerman attacked Bridgeport Bluefish starting pitcher Matt Beech with a bat in the second inning of Tuesday's game at Harbor Yard, delaying the game 17 minutes.

45 parrots missing after break-in at Long Island, N.Y., pet shop (CNews) - ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. (AP) - Polly want a rescue. Forty-five parrots worth more than 1,000 dollars U-S each have been abducted from a Long Island, New York, pet store.

Long Island Announces Wireless Provider (WCBS 880 New York) - Suffolk and Nassau counties have picked a wireless Internet provider for Long Island. The counties plan to announce their pick tomorrow. Under the program, WiFi will be installed throughout Nassau and Suffolk over three years beginning in the spring of 2008.

Fresh Market coming to Long Island (Newsday) - The Fresh Market, a speciality grocery retailer that sells unpackaged perishables, will soon bring its European-style markets to Long Island.

Long Island far from ready for disaster (Newsday) - The lights go out. A hurricane pounds the Island. There's an outbreak of highly contagious flu. Terrorists have attacked New York City.

Smell of success eludes Indian Ocean spice island (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - At the end of a stony track, watched by soldiers with automatic weapons, the self-appointed leader of a tiny Indian Ocean island is giving an Independence Day speech.