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Singer Nina Romano moves up from the basement
glenn.gamboa@newsday.comNina Romano believes necessity is the mother of invention. The singer-songwriter from Sayville loves music from Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan and Dusty Springfield, but she didn't hear songs that had her own specific point of view. So she wrote her own. "I'...Tags: Bob Dylan, Invention and Innovation, MySpace, Johnny Cash, Folk Music
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Driven to unseat GOP incumbent
william.murphy@newsday.comAn environmentalist who runs an auto repair business called The Little Garage is running on the Democratic ticket in the 5th State Senate District against a Republican incumbent who is chairman of the state Senate Committee on Environmental Conservation....Tags: East Norwich, Local Elections, Carl L Marcellino, Upper House, Syosset
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A Shot At 'The Preserve'
Even the darkest of clouds can have a silver lining. As painful as the economic disruption has been, it presents a unique opportunity to save a jewel-like piece of land — a 1,000-acre forest near Connecticut's coastline. By acting now we would...Tags: Middletown, Jack Nicklaus, Connecticut, Connecticut River, Wetlands
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Fight for East End congressional seat heats up
rick.brand@newsday.comRep. Tim Bishop stood before the crowd of 60 veterans at VFW Post 6249 in Rocky Point, and explained his vote on the just-rejected $700-billion Wall Street rescue plan. "Do I like it? No. But I voted for it holding my nose," Bishop, 58, a six-year...Tags: Wages and Pensions, Colleges and Universities, Baseball, Campaign Finance, Illegal Immigrants
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Long Island Sound Cleanup Efforts Get Boost
Efforts to clean up Long Island Sound and Jamaica Bay got a $3.3 million boost this week, thanks in part to two settlements in pollution cases. Ten projects will get $1.6 million in grants from the settlements, which involved New York City's water...Tags: Water Pollution, Stratford, Greenwich, Kennedy Airport, West Haven
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No One Injured In Chester Plane Crash; New Skate Park Opens
Plane crashes in Chester. Skate Park Opens in Cromwell. Guilford Land Trust Acquires 141 Acres. Here are a few of the Middlesex County and Shoreline area stories written by Courant staff reporters over the last week. AREAWIDE ΔPoll Shows Jim Himes...Tags: Jodi Rell, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Employees, Colleges and Universities, Engineering
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Conn. high court rules gay couples can marry
Associated Press WriterIn a landmark victory for supporters of gay marriage, Connecticut's Supreme Court ruled Friday that same-sex couples have the right to wed rather than accept a civil union law designed to give them the same rights as married pairs. The 4-3 ruling...Tags: Jodi Rell, Minority Groups, Maine, Same-Sex Marriage, Family
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At a glance: Living in Cutchogue, Long Island
lisa.doll-bruno@newsday.comTHE SCOOP: Scenic and laid-back, Cutchogue is the birthplace of the North Fork's first vineyard and winery. In 1973, Alex and Louisa Hargrave planted the area's first grapes and two years later opened the winery, Hargrave Vineyard. It was later sold to...Tags: Rivers, Peconic Bay, Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Long Island, Beverage Industry
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Surfcasters are grabbing stripers and blues
Surf fishing really hit stride this week with big stripers in the wash at Montauk and along the South Shore from Shinnecock to Great Gun Beach. Bluefish filled the gaps between linesiders and also put in a North Fork showing at Goldsmiths Inlet. "I was...Tags: Fishing, Huntington Station, Hunting, Music, Robert Moses
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Land Trust Buys 141-Acre Tract In Guilford
The Guilford Land Conservation Trust recently bought the 141-acre Broomstick Ledges, the largest acquisition in the 43-year history of the land trust. Now hikers and outdoor enthusiasts will be able to travel across the northern part of town from the...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Natural Resources, Guilford (New Haven, Connecticut), Land Resources, Connecticut River
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Steve Israel skillfully uses incumbency to gird for challenger
tom.brune@newsday.comWith the Capitol dome behind him on a recent clear day, Rep. Steve Israel unveiled a legislative package to help the middle class: 13 bills that he conceded could not be enacted until next year. But Israel, 50, a Dix Hills Democrat seeking a fifth term,...Tags: Long Island Expressway, International Military Interventions, Private Health Care, Illegal Immigrants, Wildlife
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Honors for De La Soul come from the heart
glenn.gamboa@newsday.comDe La Soul told me once that helping out younger artists helps keep them young. "A lot of people who have got information don't give out --, and then they start to deteriorate and start to look old - look at a lot of today's youth; they look older than...Tags: Hip Hop, Awards and Prizes, Slick Rick, MySpace, Michael Rapaport
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