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Birthday buddies go back a long way (Narooma News) - LONG-TIME visitor to Narooma Allan Thompson celebrated his 90th birthday on July 30 with the help of friends and family. Over the decades, the farmer from Beaufort near Ballarat has been travelling up to NSW and Narooma to spend his holidays on the coast overlooking Montague Island.

Rain needed to extinguish Cumberland Island fire (Tribune & Georgian) - National Park Service officials on Cumberland Island are keeping a wary eye this week on the site of a brush fire thought to be caused by a lightning strike.

New Ohio River Span Near Parkersburg Will Carry Traffic Over Blennerhassett Island: ; Bridge Links the Past With the (RedNova) - By KRIS WISE DAILY MAIL CAPITOL REPORTER PARKERSBURG - Until recently, Blennerhassett Island was a quiet little sanctuary for deer and a tourist destination for people willing to take a quick boat ride across the Ohio River from Parkersburg.

Shane leaves Love Island (ITV.com) - Shane Lynch has dramatically walked off Love Island admitting his heart belongs to a mystery woman back home. The former Boyzone singer made the announcement to his fellow contestants earlier today, although he won't spill the beans on her identity.

LIPA Considers Electricity Generating Projects (1010 WINS New York) - The Long Island Power Authority says it needs more generating plants and more sources of electricity to meet future demands.

LIRR President Announces His Retirement (1010 WINS New York) - The president of the Long Island Rail Road has announced his retirement. James Dermody announced Tuesday that he will step down, after 48 years working on the railroad.

Phillip Island to host Australian GP until 2011 (Stuff) - MELBOURNE: Australia's Phillip Island will host a world championship race every year until at least 2011, the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix Corporation (AMGPC) said on Tuesday.

COMMENTARY - Changing Rhode Island By Changing R.I. Politicians (RedNova) - By EDWARD ACHORN DOUG MANCOSH was 25 years old when he came to Rhode Island, to manage a factory at Quonset Point, BB&S Treated Lumber, which had about $1 million in sales a year. Ten years later, he bought the company, and built it into a thriving $100 million-a-year operation.

2 LI nursing homes make 'avoid' list (Newsday) - In a nationwide Consumer Reports survey of 16,000 nursing homes, two Long Island facilities appear on New York's "avoid" list, which the magazine says represents the worst of 659 facilities in the state.

Behind bars (Portsmouth Herald) - Every bar has its regulars. Publicans, a neighborhood bar in Manhasset on Long Island closed years ago, but in JR Moehringer's memoir "The Tender Bar" (Hyperion, just released in paperback), the regulars are still sitting on barstools.