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Long Island county legislators vote to crack down on employers of illegal immigrants by levying fines (San Diego Union-Tribune) - RIVERHEAD, N.Y., 3:02 a.m. Sept. 20 (AP): Business owners could soon face fines and even jail time if they hire illegal immigrants in this Long Island community, the latest in one of many efforts by local governments across the country to crack down on undocumented workers.

Long Island Wine: Old World Meets New (TheStreet.com) - Superb, rich sips for fall can be found at local vineyards all over Long Island, N.Y.

Body found floating off Long Island (WABC-TV New York) - The body of a man has been found floating off the shore off Atlantic Beach, Long Island.

Hersha Hospitality Management to Operate Two Long Island Hotels (Hospitality Net) - LONG ISLAND, N.Y. | Hersha Hospitality Management (HHM), a hotel management company of nationally franchised, midscale and upscale hotels in the eastern United States, today announced that it will operate the 161-room Hampton Inn in Farmingville, NY and the 133-room Holiday Inn Express in Hauppauge, NY.

Rossy Wins in Long Island! (Fightnews.com) - On a rainy Friday night, a crowd of 870 filled the Huntington Hilton in Melville, Long Island, to cheer and support Long Island’s own Derrick Rossy.

Verizon Expands FiOS TV Service to More Long Island Communities (SYS-CON Media) - Verizon today began offering its FiOS TV service to more Long Island consumers, offering a true choice for subscription television and on-demand programming via the company's all-digital, fiber-optic network. Verizon is the first company to offer such a communications network, connecting homes and businesses directly to fiber optics on a widespread scale.

Verizon Expands FiOS TV Service to More Long Island Communities (Broadcast Newsroom) - HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon today began offering its FiOS TV service to more Long Island consumers, offering a true choice for subscription television and on-demand programming via the company's all-digital, fiber-optic network.

Intel installs wireless 'WiMax' Internet in Amazon island city (USA Today) - Intel chairman Craig Barrett traveled to an isolated Amazon River island city on Wednesday to launch wireless Internet access with the company's WiMAX technology, using a satellite link to beam bandwidth to a place where even electricity is hard to come by.

'Animal House' busted on Long Island (WABC-TV New York) - Police found a python, alligators and emus in the residence, as well as iguanas and other lizards.

Victims of Colorado plane crash were Long Island residents (Newsday) - CRAIG, Colo. (AP) _ A coroner has identified two men killed in a small plane crash near the Wyoming border as Long Island residents.