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Ex-Long Island man extradited in serial killings (New York Daily News) - Relatives of a former Long Island man accused of killing six people in Texas and Pennsylvania apologized to their families and said the suspect had psychological problems that may have been aggravated by a snake bite.

Long Island Schools Ban Cupcake Birthday Parties (WNBC) - A growing number of Long Island schools are abolishing cupcake parties in the classrooms -- hoping to put a dent in the child obesity problem. Parents have a mixed reaction.

Apple picking on Long Island (Newsday) - A great way to spend a fall day on Long Island is to take the kids apple picking. Though farmland and orchards are dwindling in Nassau and Suffolk, there are still places to pick a peck.

From Staten Island Haven, Liberians Reveal War’s Scars (New York Times) - Liberia’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission will collect testimony on Staten Island, home to a large population of survivors of civil war.

New Electric Cars Make Their Premiere In Long Island City (Queens Chronicle) - (Annmarie Fertoli) Major World President and CEO Bruce Bendell, left, Miles Electric Vehicles Founder and Chairman Miles Rubin, right, along with state and local officials.

(September 17, 2007)—A judge Monday in Long Island, N. Y. ordered a man returned to Texas to face charges in a Central ... (KWTX-TV Waco) - Paul Devoe, III is wanted in the deaths of the five Texans and a Pennsylvania woman.

Long Island Wind Farm Not Quite Dead Yet (1010 WINS New York) - A plan for a wind farm on Long Island may not yet be dead. A former bidder has renewed its interest in the project by proposing that it be enlarged.

Bidder has new interest in Long Island wind farm (Newsday) - Weeks after Long Island Power Authority chairman Kevin Law said he would terminate a planned 40-turbine wind farm off the South Shore, a second bidder for the project is expressing renewed interest in taking it on.

Chassis Plans Starts Shipping 101 Configured Rugged Computers to Long Island Rail Road (ThomasNet) - San Diego, CA - August 20, 2007 - Chassis Plans announced today they have begun shipping the Long Island Rail Road Audio/Visual Paging Systems. The contract calls for over 100 systems. The first deliveries of this modified COTS/Industrial(TM) 4U Chassis occurred 2 weeks after receipt of the contract from Long Island Rail Road. This period included engineering the modifications requested by LIRR. ...

Sri Lanka vows to defeat Tamil Tigers (AFP via Yahoo! News) - A top Sri Lankan official said Monday that Tamil Tiger rebels need to be defeated ahead of any political settlement in the island's long-running ethnic conflict.