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Swastika & sick graffiti defile Long Island synagogue (New York Daily News) - BRAZEN VANDALS defaced the door of a Long Island synagogue with a swastika - then came back hours later and painted even more sickening graffiti, congregation leaders said.

Shark panics Long Island beachgoers, then dies and washes ashore (CP via Yahoo! Canada News) - NEW YORK (AP) - The swimmers were back at Long Island's Rockaway Beach on Sunday after hundreds were scared out of the water a day earlier by an apparently ill shark.

Bears Take First Game From Long Island, 4-2 (OurSports Central) - NEWARK, NJ - September 1, 2007 - Reliever Jason DiAngelo struck out catcher Jared Price with two men on base to nail down his 14th save of the season and give the Newark Bears a 4-2 victory over the Long Island Ducks on Saturday night at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium.

Terrifying home invasion on Long Island (WABC-TV New York) - A Long Island family was terrorized Friday night. Three men reportedly burst into their home waving a rifle -- at one point holding it to their child's head.

World War II Women Honored On Long Island (WCBS-TV New York) - Anne King was 19 and earning $12 a week in a Kresge's dime store when she was recruited in 1942 to learn how to make airplane parts from blueprints. At Republic Aviation on Long Island, she worked both as a mechanic and riveter on P-47 Thunderbolt fighters and other aircraft.

Volleyball tops Long Island (The Arizona Republic) - Arizona State beat Long Island 3-0 before falling 3-2 to New Mexico at the Hilton Phoenix/East Mesa Challenge at Arizona State.

Where the work is on Long Island (Newsday) - Accountants are hot. So are home health aides.

Sea Tow helps with Long Island Sound rescues (The Journal News) - MAMARONECK - For most boaters, a storm is a bad thing. For Capt. Ken Cavanagh and his crew at the Sea Tow rescue service, it's a change of pace. "We enjoy testing our abilities," he said. "Ninety percent of the times, it's gorgeous.

A reborn Ford Island hosts military minds (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) - When the nearly mile-long causeway connecting Ford Island with the Halawa side of Pearl Harbor was proposed, it was described as "a bridge to nowhere," U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye recalls.

Long Island Newsday Examines Medicare Rule That Will Deny Payment To Hospitals For Preventable Errors (Medical News Today) - Long Island Newsday on Wednesday examined a new rule from CMS that will deny reimbursements to hospitals for preventable errors that occur while patients are in their care, a move that advocates believe will encourage better quality and help reduce avoidable injury and infection rates. Hospital-acquired infections are the most common cause of preventable patient harm, with CDC estimating that 1. ...