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After a terror attack at the Boston Marathon on Monday, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano said that county officials are reviewing security plans for the annual RXR Long Island Marathon, which is to take place in central Nassau on May 5. Above, runners at the 2012 Long Island Marathon.
L.I. runners in shock after bombing
Alex Cuozzo, president and coach of the Bellmore Striders running club, bounced between websites as the Boston Marathon progressed on Monday, checking on the club’s three members who were competing in the race. more
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Scott Brinton
Tunnel to Towers, a truly amazing race
I awoke at 3:45 a.m. on Sept. 30, and by 4:35 I was on a train speeding from Merrick to Penn Station. At 6 a.m., I stood at Liberty and West streets in Lower Manhattan, near 1 World Trade Center. more
A number of wounded veterans made the 3.1-mile-long journey from Red Hook to Lower Manhattan, some in wheelchairs, others with the aid of crutches.
9/11 run becomes one of NYC’s biggest races
More than 30,000 runners and walkers converged on the Red Hook section of Brooklyn on Sunday, lining up near the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel. At 9:30 a.m. they were off, hurrying through the tunnel and then the side streets and quiet park walkways of Lower Manhattan in the 11th annual Tunnel to Towers Run, which has become one of New York City’s biggest races. more
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Moving ahead, 11 years after the 9/11 attacks
Last Sept. 11 marked the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, a terrible day on which more than 3,000 people, including dozens of South Shore residents, died. more
A place for furry friends to play
About 10 members of the Long Island Dog Owners Group, also known as LI-DOG, gathered in a small room at the East Meadow Public Library on Aug. 15 to discuss the ongoing construction of a dog run at Eisenhower Park, near Salisbury Park Drive and Stewart Avenue. more
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Scott Brinton
Running in tribute to a 9/11 hero
On Sept. 11, 2001, New York City firefighter Stephen Siller called his wife, Sarah, shortly after 8:46 a.m., when five Al Qaeda terrorists slammed American Airlines Flight 11 into the World Trade Center’s North Tower. more
East Meadow Crime Report
One car was ablaze on Morris Drive and approximately 27 others sustained tire damage on nearby streets on July 20 and 21, police said. more
Taking health care into our own hands
Call it a minor miracle. I was recently at the Town of Hempstead’s Newbridge Road Park pool in Bellmore, swimming with my kids. more
Peter Hawkins, of Malverne, was ready for the race and quickly zoomed around the park as he maneuvered to the front of the line to kicked off the crowd.
Pounding the pavement for police
The Greater Long Island Running Club held its 21st annual David Learner Associates Long Island Police Appreciation Run on June 14 at Eisenhower Park. All proceeds from the event went to the Police Crisis Fund, which supports families of the local police force in emergency situations. more
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A runner is reborn in middle age
I rounded the corner into Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick on April 29, sweating and panting, and I heard my wife shouting my name in the distance. I ran to Katerina’s voice. more
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