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Band Of Long Island To Perform (Garden City News) - North Hempstead Supervisor Jon Kaiman announced today that the Band of Long Island would be performing at Bar Beach Park in Port Washington on August 8, 2007, beginning at 7:30 PM, as part of the Town's summer concert and movies series. He also announced that he would contribute a special reading of "Casey at the Bat" prior to the concert.

DEP approves power cable replacement in Long Island Sound (Stamford Advocate) - The state Department of Environmental Protection has approved a plan to replace power cables in Long Island Sound that have been leaking oil-based insulating fluid for years.

Some say boats should stop dumping in Long Island Sound (The Journal News) - The state should follow Connecticut's lead in banning all boats from emptying their treated toilet waste in its areas of Long Island Sound, some local boaters and officials say.

Fest: So long to Sand Island (The Express-Times) - BETHLEHEM | Musikfest will be celebrated on Sand Island for the last time next year. The 10-day festival's RiverPlace venue in 2009 will move to the proposed SteelStax project, ArtsQuest President Jeff Parks announced Thursday.

Unusual trek across P.E.I. set to begin Saturday: Amy Blanding of Long River and partner will pull tires across ... (The Guardian) - A 23-year-old P.E.I. woman is planning an unusual trek across Prince Edward Island. Amy Blanding from Long River and trekking companion Eric Welscher-Bilodeau, 18, of British Columbia will be travelling from North Cape to East Point raising awareness about the Pole to Pole Leadership Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring, connecting and empowering youth around the world ...

Hurricane Warning for Long Islanders (WNYC New York Public Radio) - The Long Island Power Authority has a grim warning for Long Islanders. The company says the smallest category of hurricane would knock out power to more than a half-million customers and it could lea....

Map data unlikely to calm furor: Plum Island flood plain information gets update, but changes 'not official' (The Daily News of Newburyport) - PLUM ISLAND - New scientific information on Plum Island's flood plain is finally ready for public consumption, but officials say it probably won't settle the long-simmering furor over a controversial map that took away many islanders' rights to add onto their homes.

Striking workers prepare for long haul (Nanaimo News Bulletin) - Nanaimo sawmill worker Makhan Rai is one of thousands on the Island and B.C. coast expecting a long strike.

Man Killed by Gas Fumes After Electricity Is Cut Off (New York Times) - MASTIC BEACH, N.Y., Aug. 2 — A 19-year-old Long Island man was killed Thursday and seven members of his family were sickened when a gasoline-powered generator they were using because their power had been shut off for nonpayment spewed carbon monoxide fumes into their home, the authorities said.

Cause Of Long Island Woman's Death Uncertain (WCBS-TV New York) - Police on Long Island are investigating a death that has left the community both confused and distraught. The body of a 49-year-old woman was found on the first floor of a Wyandanch home on Monday, among newspapers and lighter fluid, when firefighters responded to a call that the two-story wood frame house was on fire.