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Pletcher adds to record-breaking year with Long Island victory (Thoroughbred Times) - Trainer Todd Pletcher set another record on Saturday, earning his 54th graded stakes win of the year when Safari Queen (Arg) earned a half-length victory in the $150,000 Long Island Handicap (G2) at Aqueduct.

Two Men Bring VERT Peak Fitness Center and Physical Therapy to Long Island (RedNova) - By Adina Genn Dissatisfied with the offerings of area gyms, Kevin Ruthen and Jonathan Marcus looked to bring a new concept to Long Island.

Long Island Pine Barrens to Be Preserved (1010 WINS New York) - Four hundred acres in the Long Island Pine Barrens is being bought so it won't be developed. Suffolk County is joining New York State and the town of Brookhaven announced the purchase of the Yaphank parcel.

LIBI hails Senate plan for Workforce Housing on Long Island (Babylon Beacon) - A plan by the Nassau-Suffolk delegation in the State Senate to provide more workforce housing in the region was hailed today by leaders of the Long Island Builders Institute as "a home run that will help keep young people on Long Island."

Driver Crushed By Tractor-Trailer On Long Island Expressway (NY1 News) - Police are investigating a deadly accident involving a tractor-trailer on the Long Island Expressway Thursday night at 11:30 near the Main Street exit.

Long Island's Postwar Paradise (The New York Sun) - The 2003 documentary "Capturing the Friedmans" told the sordid tale of a suburban father and son accused of sexually abusing young children. The Friedmans lived in affluent Great Neck, Long Island, and the documentary provided the kind of notoriety that no suburban town would want to attract. And it is not the story that Judith Goldstein wants to tell about Great Neck. Instead, she has written a

Long Island Newsday Examines American Medical Association Recommendations On Regulation Of Prescription Drug (Medical News Today) - Long Island Newsday on Tuesday examined American Medical Association recommendations on regulation of direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertisements, which have become "ubiquitous" on television, radio, the Internet, and in newspapers and magazines (Mitchell, Long Island Newsday, 10/31). [click link for full article]

Breeders' Cup marred by fatal injury to Pine Island (Sports Illustrated) - The Breeders' Cup turned tragic in the $2 million Distaff on Saturday when the filly Pine Island was euthanized after breaking down on the backstretch.

Dubai man-made island poised to greet first residents (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Palm Jumeirah, a man-made island off Dubai, is bracing for the arrival of its first residents, even as questions remain about the environmental impact of the mega-projects under way in the Gulf city state.

Long Island Man Fatally Shoots Ex-Girlfriend Before Killing Himself (New York Times) - A 21-year-old man fired at least 22 rifle shots on a quiet street in Northport, N.Y., late last night, also wounding a third person.