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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.

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.

Accident claims Long Island man's life (Capital News 9) - Columbia County officials are investigating a bucket truck accident that claimed the life of a Long Island man. Authorities tell us Jaime Perez-Carvajal, 21, of Massapequa, was cutting tree limbs from within a raised bucket along Route 22 in Copake just before noon on Tuesday.

Long Island gas prices jump (Newsday) - Gasoline prices jumped in the past week to the highest level on Long Island since July 26 as crude oil continued to flirt with the $100-a-barrel mark.

Long Island man busted for stealing Election Day signs (New York Daily News) - A 20-year-old Long Island man spent the wee hours of Election Day stealing political signs under the cover of darkness before he was busted, cops said.

Long Island Man Arrested for Stealing Political Signs (WCBS 880 New York) - Police have arrested a 20-year-old man for stealing political signs from various candidates on Long Island.

Ailing interpreter puts Long Island slavery trial on hold (Newsday) - Testimony has been delayed at the trial of two Long Island millionaires accused of keeping two Indonesian women as virtual slaves.

Long Island 'slave' maid said she was tortured every day (New York Daily News) - The Long Island maid allegedly held as a slave testified in excruciating detail Monday about the bizarre punishments that her millionaire employer concocted to torment her.

Ed Cherry Jazz Clinic and Concert Series @ Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus Tuesday, November 6, 2007 4:00 - ... (All About Jazz) - Jazz Guitarist Ed Cherry will lead a jazz seminar as part of Long Island University's Jazz Clinic Series. The series features musicians and music professionals with extraordinary links to jazz history in addition to being outstanding in their own right.

Worker crunch is coming for Island: Seasonal industries will have trouble getting employees in future: APEC official (The Guardian) - The Island economy, with a long history of unemployment problems, is headed for a shortage of workers according to the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council.