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Veterans Day Events on Long Island (New York Times) - Here?s a partial listing of Veterans Day events scheduled for Nov. 11 on Long Island.

Former Long Island principal sentenced for sex with girl, 15 (Newsday) - A federal judge sentenced a former Long Island elementary school principal to 12 years in prison Friday for having sex with a 15-year-old Nebraska girl he met on the Internet.

Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival kicks off (Newsday) - The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival kicks off tonight, Nov. 9, with a gala party and two opening night selections at the Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington.

'Highness' Heads Long Island 'Cap (BloodHorse) - Beverly D. Stakes (gr. IT) winner Royal Highness leads a field of eight that is heavily weighted with European contenders in the $150,000 Long Island Handicap (gr. IIIT) Nov. 11 at Aqueduct.

Maid stumbles on the stand in Long Island 'slave' trial (New York Daily News) - The Indonesian maid allegedly enslaved in a Long Island mansion was tripped up on the stand Thursday by defense lawyers when she admitted she had lied to investigators after she ran away from her bosses last year.

Low attendance at Long Island MTA hearing (Newsday) - While hearings on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's proposed fare increases have drawn hundreds in the city, some going until late in the evening, the only hearing scheduled on Long Island stood in stark contrast Wednesday night, with about 40 attendants and fewer than a dozen speakers.

Harbour island is 'dream' location (BBC News) - Long Island attracts many potential buyers, despite its only accommodation being under canvas.

More stunning testimony in Long Island slavery case (WABC-TV New York) - One of the servants at the center of the Long Island slavery case was back on the stand Wednesday.

In pictures: Viewing the island (BBC News) - Long Island has attracted many potential buyers, despite its only accommodation being under canvas.

The First of Long Island Corporation Announces Nine Month and Third Quarter 2007 Earnings (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance) - GLEN HEAD, N.Y., Nov. 8, 2007 -- In the first nine months of 2007, The First of Long Island Corporation earned $1.10 per share versus $1.09 for the same period last year. In the third quarter of 2007, earnings were $.39 per share versus $.37 for the same quarter last year.