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Arrow Electronics Partners With LI Cares to Provide Holiday Turkeys to Long Island Families in Need (SYS-CON Media) - Long Island Cares, Inc., The Harry Chapin Food Bank, today announced it has partnered with Arrow Electronics, Inc. to help provide holiday turkeys to less-fortunate families on Long Island this Thanksgiving season.

No Big Surprises in Long Island Races (1010 WINS New York) - No surprises on in the congressional races on Long Island as all incumbents won.

Ex-U.S. Attorney Ends Tenure Of the Chafees in Rhode Island (New York Times) - Senator Lincoln Chafee, a popular politician from a family with a long political legacy in Rhode Island, lost his re-election bid to Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democrat.

Arturo O'Farrill Jazz Clinic Series at Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus Tuesday, November 7, 4:00 - 6:00 PM (All About Jazz) - Tuesday, November 7, 4:00 - 6:00 PM Pianist and musical director of the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra for Jazz at Lincoln Center, Arturo O'Farrill will lead a Latin jazz seminar as part of Long Island University's Jazz Clinic Series.

Ex-Island cheerleader found dead in N.C. (Newsday) - A former Sayville High School cheerleader who helped her team become Long Islandwide champions several years ago was found killed in her home in North Carolina last week, and police there were questioning her husband in connection with the crime.

Parlex to Shut Down Plant, Eliminating 250 Rhode Island Jobs (RedNova) - By Lynn Arditi, The Providence Journal, R.I. Nov. 8--Parlex USA will shut down its Cranston plant by next spring and move the manufacturing operation to Methuen, Mass., eliminating 250 jobs in Rhode Island.

Neighbor Island Traffic Is Rising, And Problematic (KGMB 9 Honolulu) - A population boom on the Valley Isle has left roadways clogged, but plans are underway to help speed things up. Beautiful beaches, breathtaking scenery, all benefits of neighbor island living.

More LIRR gap reductions (Newsday) - The Long Island Rail Road has narrowed wide gaps at eight more stations in Nassau County and Queens by shifting tracks closer to platforms.

Homeless man stabbed to death (Newsday) - A homeless man was found stabbed to death near the Long Island Rail Road tracks in Copiague Wednesday, Suffolk police said.

Merrick Rallies Around 3-Year-Old With Rare Cancer (CBS 2 New York) - Shannon Gleason might be the toughest 3-year-old on Long Island. The bright-eyed little girl from Merrick wears a smile from ear-to-ear -- hard to imagine for someone who has spent the last five months of her young life battling a rare form of cancer.