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• Health college grads told 'You have arrived'

  York College of Health Professions, based in Syosset , held its 2013 graduation ceremony at the Melville Marriott on Saturday. Number of associate degrees: 174 Number of bachelor and master degrees: 50 Keynote speaker: Dr. Barbara Ross -Lee, older sister of   Read more »

• LI people on the move, May 9, 2013

  leasing and sales. The Fort Salonga resident was a property manager at UTR, a commercial real estate management company in Kings Park . SALES Andrew Dodge has joined GroupGifting.com in Melville as vice president of sales. The Freemont, Maine , resident was   Read more »

• Suffolk DA: Fidel Castro-Brito pleads guilty to 71 counts of rape, sex crimes

  two indictments, prosecutors said. Still, District Attorney Thomas Spota will ask for 50 years, the maximum term allowed in New York, when Castro-Brito is sentenced June 21, officials said.Castro-Brito "groomed" the girls, ages 12 and under, with gifts so   Read more »

• Nassau loses long-running suit against MTA

  -- New York 's top court dismissed a Nassau County lawsuit Thursday against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority , leaving the county on the hook for almost $26 million and sparking a war of words between two county executive candidates.It's a tangled   Read more »

Around the web

• City Beaches Prepare For Crowds As Holiday Weekend Approaches

  dogs are the best. Come to the beach and help support Coney Island,” Bay Ridge resident Alex Llaurado said. Thousands of New Yorkers will likely be taking Llaurado’s advice this weekend when all 14-miles of city beaches will be open. Queens officials told 8:10 PM from CBS New York Read more »

• Süperfad NY Execs Join Gravity as SCOUT

  York, NY -- International visual effects, design and content company Gravity announced that the three key creative and production executives from Superfad NY have re-assembled as SCOUT, a new divison of Gravity. Gravity CEO/CCO Zviah Eldar made the announcement. 6:58 PM from Animation World Network  Read more »

• Boy attacked by another on city bus, video

  YORK (WABC) -- There is disturbing video of a 13-year-old boy being beaten up by a 12-year-old. It happened on board a city bus, and no one tried to stop it, not even the bus driver on Staten Island. Just out of the blue, 13-year-old James Adrian was challenged 6:43 PM from WABC Read more »

• Bethany Kay's Penthouse Studio — Small Cool Contest

  Bethany Kay Location: New York, NY Square Feet: 305 Division: Teeny-Tiny What I Love About My Small Home: The location, the fantastic southern light (I'm on the top floor of a four-story walk up), the big bathroom. I love how the bed frame of my four poster 6:41 PM from Apartment Therapy Read more »

• Rangers still alive thanks to Game 4 OT decision over Bruins

  York, NY (Sports Network) - Chris Kreider's goal at the 7:03 mark of overtime kept the New York Rangers alive thanks to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins in Game 4 of this Eastern Conference semifinal from Madison Square Garden. Rick Nash skated into the 6:27 PM from NBC WCSH6 Portland, Maine Read more »