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Long Island Steroid Labs Found to Be Big Business (New York Times) - In a central Long Island town, raw ingredients for steroids were transformed into a usable form and supplied to a sprawling underground distribution network, a federal complaint says.

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 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.

Jekyll Island Picks Revitalization Planner (WTOC 11 Savannah) - The Jekyll Island Authority has selected Linger Longer Communities as its partner on the long-term revitalization of the island.

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.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water order for the City of Long Island in ... (WIBW-TV Topeka) - KDHE issued the advisory because coliform bacteria were found in seven recent water samples taken from the public water system. The order will remain in effect until testing of samples indicate no evidence of contamination and all other conditions that place the system at risk are resolved.

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.

Cubans walk out during Bush U.N. speech (AP via Yahoo! News) - Cuba's foreign minister walked out of the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday in protest of President Bush's speech in which he said the "long rule of a cruel dictator is nearing its end" on the communist island.

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.