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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 jobs grow at snail's pace (Newsday) - Job growth on Long Island remained sluggish, according to the latest figures issued yesterday by the State Labor Department, as the manufacturing sector continued its long decline and the economy slowed nationally.

Two books show off great estates of Long Island (Newsday) - Two new, heavily illustrated books finely detail the history and significance of grand homes built on Long Island. These thoughtful books, both from the same publisher, also tell the stories of the families who built or lived in the homes and reveal a slice of privileged life few people will ever experience.

"One Life to Live" Star Williamson Will Be Barefoot in the Park in Long Island (Playbill) - "One Life to Live" star Bree Williamson will go Barefoot in the Park when the John W. Engeman Theater (located in Northport, Long Island) presents the Neil Simon comedy Aug. 23ÐSept. 23.

Long Island Counties Pick Company For Wi-Fi (WNBC) - A Florida company has been chosen to build and operate a $150 million wireless Internet service that would provide access to most of Long Island at no cost to taxpayers.

Long Island Has Highest Sub-Prime Foreclosure Rate in the State (Manhasset Press) - Concerned by skyrocketing foreclosure rates and the proliferation of predatory mortgages that have afflicted thousands of families in New York, Senator Craig M. Johnson (D-Port Washington), hosted a public hearing on the sub-prime mortgage industry in Long Island.

Long Island Spirits Builds Long Island's First Craft Distillery (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - BAITING HOLLOW, N.Y.----Long Island Spirits, Inc. will begin converting a scenic barn, located on an 80 acre potato field into the first craft distillery on Long Island, announced Rich Stabile, President and Head Distiller.

Herbie Hancock Plays Long Island Summer Festival August 23 (All About Jazz) - OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK - Jazz icon HERBIE HANCOCK plays Friends of the Arts' 2007 Long Island Summer Festival at Planting Fields Arboretum in Oyster Bay on Thursday, August 23 at 8 pm. Reserved seating Pavilion tickets are $120, $60 and $45 and Lawn tickets are $35. Gates open at 6:30 pm.

Long Island seeks congestion-pricing quid pro quo (Newsday) - Long Island lawmakers pressed to vote for commuter tolls to relieve congestion in Manhattan have one question for Mayor Michael Bloomberg: What do we get in return?

Court Hearing to Lift Ban on Heavy Trucks Crossing Bronx-Long Island Bridges to Resume Friday Aug. 17 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Legal representatives of the heavy trucking industry argued today in New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan to lift a newly imposed ban blocking heavy trucks from using the three Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority Bronx-Long Island bridges.