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Long Island home to 9 of 100 priciest ZIP codes (Newsday) - According to Forbes.com , Long Island is home to four of the 20 priciest ZIP codes in the United States. The list was compiled using median home sales prices from July 2006 to July 2007 across the country.

Coltrane’s Long Island Home Designated a Historical Place (JazzTimes Magazine) - The Dix Hills, Long Island home of jazz saxophone immortal John Coltrane and his wife Alice Coltrane has been added to both the New York State and the National Register of Historic Places.

Millionaires face new charges in Long Island `slave' case (AM New York) - Attorneys for a millionaire couple accused of keeping two Indonesian women as virtual slaves in their Long Island mansion shrugged off a new 12-count federal indictment on Wednesday, insisting their clients would be acquitted when the case goes to trial next month.

Peapod by Stop & Shop Opens New Long Island Facility (Progressive Grocer) - SEPTEMBER 19, 2007 -- BRAINTREE, Mass. -- Internet grocer Peapod, LLC and Stop & Shop have opened a third facility on New York's Long Island in response to consumer demand, the companies said.

The First of Long Island Corporation Announces Increased Quarterly Cash Dividend (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance) - GLEN HEAD, N.Y., Sept. 19, 2007 -- The First of Long Island Corporation announced today the declaration of a third quarter cash dividend in the amount of 15 cents per share. The dividend, which is up a penny per share over the 14 cents declared in each of the first two quarters of this year, will be paid on October 12, 2007 to shareholders of record on October 2, 2007.

Long Island drivers pass over trucks for cars (Newsday) - Long Island's new-vehicle market improved in April, May and June, auto registration data show, with Asian carmakers increasing their market share and consumers continuing a shift away from high-priced trucks in favor of passenger cars.

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.

Peapod by Stop & Shop Online Shopping and Delivery Service Opens New Facility on Long Island (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Leading Internet grocer Peapod, LLC., and Stop & Shop, today announced the opening of a third facility on Long Island to better serve the needs of consumers looking for the convenience of online grocery shopping and delivery to their home or business.

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.