Draw Swords Over Lighthouse Armor: Some say shore it up; others, move it inshore to protect favorite surf spot
If the bluff at the Montauk Lighthouse is not armored with an expanded rock revetment, the landmark could topple into the sea in 8 to 10 years, representatives of the United States Army Corps of Engineers said at a hearing on the project on Monday.

Honeybee Thievery Bewilders Keeper stung at losing 'her girls'
Not a good week for bees: Lil' Kim, the rapper known as the Queen Bee, went off to prison on Monday, and 90,000 honeybees are still at large.

EUGENIA STANLEA: A Witness to the 20th Century, Dead at 105. Main Street resident, born with aviation, was 18 before women could vote, saw man land on the moon
Eugenia Stanlea was born at the beginning of aviation and saw men walk on the moon; she moved in time from the Victrola to the iPod, from the party line to the Internet. When she was 18 two years still remained before women were allowed to vote.

SOUTHAMPTON: State Okays College Purchase
In Albany on Tuesday, the State University of New York board of trustees unanimously approved the State University at Stony Brook's acquisition of the Southampton College campus from Long Island University.

Finding Shelter Here: Families from swamped Gulf Coast welcomed
When Susie and Brien Toso heard that Hurricane Katrina was bearing down on the Gulf Coast, they and their three children packed for a weeklong vacation by the beach. Sand toys, bathing suits, and towels were tossed in the car and they left their house in north New Orleans for Fort Walton Beach, Fla., 40 miles from the Alabama border.