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Same NY House Catches Fire Twice
Authorities say the same house caught fire two nights in a row this week. Nassau County, N.Y., Fire Marshal Michael Mennello says both fires have been deemed accidental.
Lake Success home catches fire twice in 2 days
Nassau fire marshal Michael Mennello was on the phone Wednesday night, explaining to a homeowner why her Lake Success house had caught fire the night before, when he heard a call over the radio: The house was on fire again.
Survey says: Construction firms lack planning
Lake Success-based Grassi & Co. partnered with New York Construction magazine on the report that surveyed construction company officials on the state of their business, including organizational structure, contract types, training and technology, profitability and access to capital, financial tools, business development and future vision.
Three Villages Holding Elections Tuesday, June 16
The villages of Great Neck, Kings Point and Lake Success will all hold elections this coming Tuesday, June 16.
Bad Retail Climate Lets Strong Chains Expand At Discount
Retailers live and die by two sets of numbers: sales per square foot and rent per square foot.
Two men face mailbox theft charges
Two Brooklyn men, arrested in the act of looting credit cards and other documents from home mailboxes in Lake Success, face a court hearing Thursday, police said.
Long Island-based ship attacked by pirates, officials say
The Liberty Sun, a ship registered in Lake Success was attacked about 300 miles off the coast of Somalia.
Canon U.S.A. Expands imageFORMULA Line With The Addition of New Departmental Scanner
Lake Success, N.Y.- Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging and software solutions, today introduced the imageFORMULA DR-6010C departmental scanner.
Trio launches tea-infused waters
AriZona, Poland Spring, Nestle beverages use amber-colored UV- and oxygen-barrier PET bottles.
Owner of LI firm to call for arming cargo ships
The head of a Lake Success-based shipping company that had one of its vessels attacked by Somali pirates will lobby Congress on Tuesday for arming cargo ships.
LIE truck fire blocks lanes in Nassau
Two westbound lanes of the Long Island Expressway are closed after a truck fire in Lake Success.
Oscar-nominated actress and producer Talia Shire was at the center of two of the most popular film franchises in Hollywood - " she was the painfully shy Adrian, who won the heart of rough-hewn boxer Rocky Balboa in the "Rocky" series, and appeared as Connie Corleone, youngest daughter of Don Vito Corleone in "The Godfather" sequels.
While son-of-Carter Brack Obama mulls over the options available to him with regard to those Somali pirates, American merchant seamen are still risking their lives and dodging bullets: Pirates Fail in Attack on U.S. Ship By Mark McDonald, New York Times Hong Kong - An American cargo ship was attacked by pirates armed with grenade launchers and ...
Somali pirates seize two more ships
Somali pirates hijacked two more cargo vessels and opened fire on two others on Tuesday in attacks that showed a determination to go on striking at shipping on the region's strategic trade routes.
Attacked ship carried food to Africa, Asia
MELVILLE, N.Y. ? When the ship Liberty Sun was attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia on Tuesday, it was traveling a dangerous route, but one its company's vessels had made safely hundreds of times.
French navy seizes 11 accused of pirate attacks off Somalia
A pirate "mother ship" was intercepted by French forces on Wednesday. The French Defense Ministry said the raid thwarted a pirate attack on a Liberian-registered vessel.
NY co.'s ship safe in Kenya after pirate attack
An American cargo ship damaged by Somali pirates while carrying humanitarian supplies has arrived safely in a Kenyan port under U.S. Navy escort.
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NY company's ship damaged in Somali pirate attack
Somali pirates have attacked and damaged an American ship carrying humanitarian aid, but the ship and crew are safe under Navy escort.
A U.S. Central Command spokesman says the Liberty Sun reported being attacked around 11:30 a.m. EDT Tuesday. The vessel's owner, Lake Success, N.Y.-based Liberty Maritime Corp., says the pirates fired rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons. The ship was en route from Houston to Mombasa, Kenya.
The military spokesman, Navy Capt. Jack Hanzlik, says the Liberty Sun has a crew of about 20.