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Jacobsen's pair of homers lifts Long Island to victory (OurSports Central) - (Central Islip, N.Y., Aug. 16, 2006) - After a crushing loss to the Barnstormers on Tuesday evening, Long Island needed someone to step up. The biggest man on the team, Bucky Jacobsen, did just that.

Joseph F. Carlino, 89, Speaker of Assembly From Long Island, Dies (New York Times) - Mr. Carlino was a leading Long Island Republican for 20 years and the speaker of the New York State Assembly from 1959 to 1964.

The other side of Long Island (Baltimore Sun) - Forget the Hamptons. Charming villages and small wineries on the North Fork are capturing tourists' hearts IF LONG ISLAND, N.Y.'S SOUTH Fork is a Grey Goose martini downed on the dance floor, the North Fork is a chilled glass of chardonnay savored on the veranda. The south is Bridgehampton's Mercedes- Benz Polo Challenge; the north is the old-fashioned merry-go-round on the Greenport harbor

Next Big Thing Set To Emerge Is Long Island City's Silvercup (The New York Sun) - With final city approval of the Silvercup West project expected today, Long Island City may be poised to finally live up to the title it has held for more than 30 years: the next hot thing in New York neighborhoods. About as big in total space as the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle, Silvercup West is one of several huge development projects now planned across the five boroughs. Developers

2 Long Island man charged in attack on campers (WCAX 3) - NARROWSBURG, N.Y. Two Long Island men face felony assault charges after they allegedly used a golf club to beat two campers at an upstate campground last weekend.

Long Island Water Suppliers Help Electric Grid (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - During the extended heat wave, with high demands for electricity threatening the integrity of the electric grid, twelve large water suppliers in Long Island stepped up to the plate to help stabilize the grid by reducing electric usage and running generators as part of the Operation Save New York demand response program, administered by Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc. .

Eon(R) Unveils Localized Price Promotion for Decking, Fencing and Spa Accessories in Long Island and Atlanta (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - TORONTO----Aug. 15, 2006--With the outdoor living season as a popular home improvement time, CPI Plastics Group Ltd. , maker of Eon®, announces a special offer at participating retailers in Long Island, New York and Atlanta, Georgia, as an incentive for homeowners to purchase products that will expand their outdoor living space.

600 Stuck For 4 Hours On Long Island Trains (WGAL.com) - FREEPORT, Long Island -- Long Island Rail Road service is back to normal after an incident that stranded about 600 people on two trains near Freeport for about four hours.

B.C. mining company wins right to explore disputed Arctic island (CP via Yahoo! Canada News) - EDMONTON (CP) - Paying $57 for the right to explore a disputed island in the Arctic - long the subject of a minor territorial tug-of-war between Canada and Denmark - appealed to geologist John Robins' sense of humour.

Jacobsen long balls knock off Barnstormers (OurSports Central) - Long Island used a pair of homers by DH Bucky Jacobsen and a strong seven innings from Pete Hartmann to down the Lancaster Barnstormers, 6-3, Wednesday evening at Citibank Park.