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Long Island Ducks player pleads not guilty (EARTHtimes.org) - Former Boston Red Sox all-star Jose Offerman has pleaded not guilty in Bridgeport, Conn., to striking two other players with a baseball bat. The alleged incident happened at a game between Offerman's most recent team, the Long Island Ducks, and the Bridge...

Predators beat Long Island, 29-20 (Staten Island Advance) - STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Benny Rodriguez had two interceptions, Chichi Mansaray rushed for 162 yards and Harrison Tindall scored three touchdowns as the New York Predators bested the Long Island Pit Bulls 29-20 in semi-pro football at the Monsignor Farrell field in Oakwood.

How Long Island companies do business in Second Life (AM New York) - When Greg Verdino of Melville gets up to go to work, he no longer makes a dash for the Long Island Rail Road to commute to Manhattan. No, as chief strategy officer of a new marketing company called crayon, on many days he sits down at his home computer and logs into a 3-D virtual world called Second Life.

Long Island Ducks player pleads not guilty (UPI) - Former Boston Red Sox all-star Jose Offerman has pleaded not guilty in Bridgeport, Conn., to striking two other players with a baseball bat.

Jekyll Island Authority Selects Private Partner for Future Revitalization (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - The board of the Jekyll Island Authority today voted to enter into a contract with a long-term revitalization partner to help steer, along with the Jekyll Island Authority and the public, the course of future revitalization of a small portion of Georgia's state-owned barrier island.

Elderly Long Island woman robbed en route to church (WABC-TV New York) - An 85-year-old woman is recovering after she was robbed on her way to church.

Long Island Developers Eye $1B-Plus Resort (Commercial Property News) - Long Island’s hundreds of miles of beaches provide a flourishing vacation trade, and a development team wants to capitalize on that reputation with the island’s largest-ever resort development--a project on eastern Long Island that could command a $1.5 billion investment.

Long Island ends mandatory golf cart policy (Sports Illustrated) - EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (AP) -- A controversial policy mandating the use of golf carts on one of Long Island's most prestigious public courses was rescinded Thursday.

Mortgage turmoil hurts Long Island job market (Newsday) - The Long Island job market, which has been sluggish for several months, has taken a hit because of turmoil in the mortgage market, according to the latest report from the New York State Department of Labor.

DEA Takes Down 'Strong Island Underground' Lab (WCBS-TV New York) - The feds are calling it the biggest-ever crackdown on the illegal steroids trade. Nationwide, 50 underground labs have been raided by police, including several in the New York metropolitan area. One particular lab was located in Farmingdale -- and called "Strong Island Underground."