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Many gathered at Lakeside School for the annual Robbie’s Run.

ame out to Levy-Lakeside School in Merrick on Sunday for the community’s Annual Robbie’s Run, a charity event that raises money for The Robbie Levine Foundation. The foundation is a non-profit … more

6/10/22

Jill Levine with her two sons, Craig, far left, and Joshua, at the 2017 Robbie’s Run.

Robbie's Run founder challenges Rhoads in 19th District

A Merokean with deep community ties and the name recognition to match has set her sights on two-term Nassau County Legislator Steve Rhoads’s seat representing the 19th District. more

By Erik Hawkins | 4/25/19

Pushing 50 and still running strong

A childhood friend recently posted a black-and-white snapshot on Facebook of our middle school cross-country team, a ragtag collection of 30 boys . . . more

6/22/17

Robbie's Run started near Cammanns Pond just off of Merrick Road and finished in front of Norman J Levy Lakeside School.

Robbie’s Run still going strong

A burst of summer weather brought hundreds of runners to Levy-Lakeside Elementary School on April 30 to participate in The 12th annual Robbie’s Run, a Merrick-based 5K race to benefit Forever 9: The Robbie Levine Foundation. more

By Brian Stieglitz | 5/5/17

The 11th annual Robbie’s Run attracted hundreds of runners to south Merrick on Sunday. Proceeds from the race and walk go to purchase automated external defibrillators for youth athletic fields and schools.

Robbie's Run keeps on growing

A heavy rain could not stop hundreds from running or walking in the 11th annual Robbie’s Run at Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick on May 22, as the event has continued to grow since its start in 2006. James Forte, a 17-year-old senior on the Calhoun High School track team, won the 5K for the second straight year, with a time of 17 minutes, 15 seconds. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/25/16

Josh Levine, 16, of Merrick, at right, suffered a concussion in a Kennedy High School junior-varsity baseball game last spring, when a runner slammed into him while he was playing catcher. He was knocked unconscious and now struggles to concentrate and read. He was joined here by his family in April at the annual 5K Robbie’s Run that they sponsor in honor of his late brother, who died while rounding the bases during a Little League practice. From left were his sister, Samantha; mother, Jill; father, Craig; and sister, Riley.

Concussions rattle Central District athletes

Playing catcher, Josh Levine, of Merrick, crouched low on the first-base side of home plate, ball in hand, preparing to tag out a runner trying to score from third base. Suddenly he realized that the runner was charging at him at full speed, lowering his shoulders as if he were readying to tackle him. Levine’s heart was racing. more

By Scott Brinton | 9/9/15

The ninth annual Robbie’s Run will be held this Sunday. Above, Sean Mahon, of Merrick, finished first in the 2013 Robbie’s Run 5K.

Robbie's Run set for Sunday, April 27, in Merrick

The ninth annual Robbie’s Run will take place on Sunday, April 27, at Levy-Lakeside Elementary School and on the nearby streets of south Merrick. The event, which includes a 5K run, a one-mile mini-run and a half-mile children’s fun run, is held in memory of 9-year-old Robbie Levine, a Merokean who died of sudden cardiac arrest while running the bases during a Little League baseball practice in 2005. more

4/24/14

Running for Boston — and America

If New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly were trying during an April 25 news conference to reassure the public that the city’s security infrastructure was tight enough to stave off a terrorist attack, they weren’t doing a very good job of it. more

5/2/13

The Merrick-North Merrick Little League's Field 3 at Levy-Lakeside Elementary School is now the "Forever 9 Field."

Merrick-North Merrick Little League renames ball field as 'Forever 9 Field'

Robbie’s Run, which commemorates 9-year-old Robbie Levine of Merrick, who died of heart failure in 2005 while rounding the bases during a Little League practice, attracted more than 1,700 participants between the annual event’s 5K, mile- and half-mile races through Merrick streets and fields on Sunday. As part of the festivities, Joseph Rocco, president of the Merrick-North Little League announced that the league was naming its front baseball field at Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick as the “Forever 9: Robbie Levine Foundation Field." more

By Scott Brinton | 5/1/13

The annual 5K Robbie’s Run is set to take place this Sunday at 9:15 a.m. Above, runners took off at the 2012 Robbie’s Run.

Robbie's Run route changed

Attention runners and south Merrick residents: The route for the annual Robbie’s Run has changed. more

4/25/13