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Prolonged Sunspot Drought Ends as New Spots Appear

The sun sets over Welsh mountains in a December 2008 file photo. The sun sets over Welsh mountains in a December 2008 file photo.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

EDGEfireisland.com Travel Feed

Frugal on Fire Island :: Specials a Boon to Vacationers

We all know times are tough, but that's no reason not to come to the beach to relax, dine and enjoy nature.

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EDGEnewyork.com Travel Feed

Fourth Of July On Fire Island

Here's what is happening on Fire Island over the Fourth of July weekend: Cherry Grove July 4: Oh Mary! Join thousands of drag queens and their friends as they board a ferry to invade the Fire Island Pines.

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Wed Jun 03, 2009

San Diego CityBEAT

The fun of it

Annie Goodale bikes to Sturgis every summer on a hog donated by her homies from New York.

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Mon Jun 01, 2009

EDGEfireisland.com News Feed

Aggressive Fire Destroys Two Bay-front Pines Homes

A fast-moving fire destroyed two neighboring homes in the Fire Island Pines on May 20.

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Sun May 17, 2009

XLR8R

Review Ocean Beach

BMO's Cesare Cera and Ricky Rinaldi lift angelic strings from Henry Mancini's "Lujon," which add a touch of beatific cocktail jazz to their sturdy 100-bpm beats on "Ocean Beach." Allesandro Meroli's live flute plus 'nuff percussion recall NY DJ Sasha's Organic Groove ethno-downtempo excursions, a sound furthered on the flip's airy Brazilian ode ...

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Tue May 05, 2009

JauntSetter

Digging In: Fire Island's Fresh Seasonal Fare

Dining on Fire Island, our trip pick of the week , most often consists of stepping into your backyard, firing up the grill, and bbq-ing yourself a brat or a fresh cut of fish from the cooler.

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Mon May 04, 2009

JauntSetter

Beachside Bike Rides: Quintessential Fire Island Fun

While we love biking in the city, sometimes it gets to be a bit much. Contending with horn-honking, overzealous cabbies, disappearing bike lanes and a maze of cars and buses is enough to make even the most determined peddler long for greener pastures.

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Sun May 03, 2009

Berkshire Eagle

Salute to the great Pete Seeger

Happy 90th birthday, Pete Seeger! I have loved this man and his music since I was 14 years old and first heard him playing the banjo at Buck's Rock Work Camp.

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Fri May 01, 2009

Environmental Valuation & Cost-Benefi...

$23-$25 million Fire Island Beach Nourishment Expected to Add 1.8 million cubic yards of Sand

Elected and agency officials joined coastal engineers and homeowner representatives on April 17 in a tour of a beach nourishment project Fire Island homeowners.

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Thu Apr 16, 2009

Long Island Business News

Sand saves shore on Fire Island

Fire Island residents are spending about $23 million to restore their beaches. The project that started in January ends April 25 and will have added more than two million cubic yards of sand to beaches used by 11 of the islanda s communities.

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Tue Apr 14, 2009

New York Times

Ocean Beach Fire Chief Not Guilty of Beating Tourist

A jury has acquitted the acting chief of the Ocean Beach Police Department on Fire Island of charges that he beat up a tourist.

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Mon Apr 13, 2009

Newsday.com

Ocean Beach cops acquitted of all beating charges

Two police officers were acquitted Monday of all the remaining charges against them after a Fire Island tourist suffered a ruptured bladder in their custody.

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Sat Apr 11, 2009

WCBS Newsradio 880

Not Guilty for Two Ocean Beach Cops

It took eight days for the jury to return the not guilty verdict for two Ocean Beach cops.

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Fri Apr 10, 2009

WCBSTV.com

Cop Gets Partial Acquittal In Fire Island Beating

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Tue Mar 31, 2009

WCBS-TV New York

Jury Considers Fire Island NY Tourist Beating Case

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Wed Mar 18, 2009

Newsday.com

Ex-cop testifies about Fire Island tourist's beating

A former Ocean Beach police officer told jurors Wednesday he had "a front-row seat" to the beating of a Manhattan tourist that he said he will "never forget." David Gerdon, who was later fired from the department, said the Aug.

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Fri Mar 13, 2009

1010Wins

Manhattan Tourist Testifies in Trial of Fire Island Police

He remembers being hit. He remembers being punched. But Sam Gilberd told a jury in the trial of two Long Island police officers accused of beating him that he blacked out after being kicked in the stomach.

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Thu Mar 12, 2009

Newsday.com

Fire Island tourist recalls beating in court

The Manhattan man who has accused Ocean Beach police of beating him so badly his bladder burst said his attackers' faces were hazy, but other details were crystal clear.

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Fri Mar 06, 2009

Newsday.com

Fire Island police brutality trial begins

A Riverhead jury heard opening statements Friday in the trial of George Hesse, acting chief of the Ocean Beach police department, who is accused of brutally beating a tourist who had been ticketed for littering ...

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