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Long Island Sportsman Association to sponsor Vegas night October 6 (Babylon Beacon) - The Long Island Sportsman Association is sponsoring a Vegas night, Friday, October 6 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 588 Long Island Ave., Deer Park. The doors open at 7 p.m. There will be Roulette, Blackjack, Craps and Beat the Dealer. Food and drink will be available. For more information call 63

Long Island Country Music Association to host fall dance September 30 (Babylon Beacon) - The Long Island Country Music Association will be holding its first fall dance Saturday, September 30, 8 p.m. to midnight at the Irish American Hall, 297 Willis Ave., Mineola. The doors open 7:30 p.m. Music will be provided byD.J. Cousin Brucie. Free dance lessons will be given by Ellen Kiernan. Adm

Violent attempt to invade a home in Long Island (WABC-TV New York) - In Long Island, a bizarre and violent attempt to invade a home in Coram.

Ravi Coltrane (10/3) Matt Balitsaris (10/4) Give Free Noontime Jazz Clinics at Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus (All About Jazz) - At its free jazz clinics in October, Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus will feature musicians with extraordinary links to jazz history in addition to being outstanding in their own right: Ravi Coltrane, son of the legendary saxophonist, and Matt Balitsaris, guitarist, composer and founder of Palmetto Records.

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.

Government Island park plans progress (The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star) - Stafford officials file plans for development of Government Island

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.

The CQPolitics Interview: David Mejias (N.Y. 3) (CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! News) - Democratic Nassau County Legislator David Mejias said he has both the credentials and the national mood on his side in his long-shot bid to unseat seven-term Republican Rep. Peter T. King in the 3rd Congressional District, despite the longstanding Republican leanings of its constituents in the Long Island suburbs of New York City.

King’s Bid for an Eighth Term in N.Y. 3 Still Strong, But No Coronation (CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! News) - New York Democrats in recent years have made serious headway in the longtime Republican strongholds of Nassau and Suffolk, the two heavily populated counties in the New York City suburbs of Long Island.

Long-sought project to restore Peninsula wetlands about to begin (San Jose Mercury News) - A wetlands restoration effort is about to begin on Redwood City's Bair Island, an area environmentalists have fought tooth and nail for decades to preserve.