“It’s hard anytime you’re dealing with bureaucracy, with the county, to get anything done,” said Christine Laubis, of East Meadow, a volunteer for the Long Island Dog Owners Group, or LI-DOG, who spearheaded the planning of a dog run at Eisenhower Park. The nonprofit group has been advocating for dog parks since 1998.
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By Shannon Koehle
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4/11/12
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Last Wednesday morning, I was a mile and half into a 3.1-mile run through south Merrick, where I live, when I was overcome by a side stitch that emanated from the right side of my abdomen and wrapped around my torso to my back.
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3/15/12
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At 6:30 a.m. on a recent Monday, I was running hard when I had to stop abruptly at the corner of Merrick Avenue and Merrick Road in Merrick, my hometown. The stoplight had suddenly changed, and the traffic started moving in front of me. I hadn’t noticed that the light had changed. I was in something of a runner’s trance.
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7/14/11
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It only took the jury three hours to decide that Troy Motayne, a 35-year-old Brooklyn resident, was guilty on six separate charges. Now the man who allegedly took part in a robbery of approximately $194,000 at the Mobil on the Run gas station on Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow faces up to 25 years in prison. The sentencing for Motayne is scheduled for Aug. 18.
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By Fran Berkman
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7/6/11
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Put on your running or walking shoes and head out to Wantagh Park for the 8 a.m. registration before the 9 a.m. “Ellen Gordon CPAs 4(a): Cause” walk and run on Saturday, June 18. Proceeds from the run/walk will benefit Island Harvest, the largest hunger relief organization on Long Island.
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6/9/11
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Put on your running or walking shoes and head out to Wantagh Park for the 8 a.m. registration before the 9 a.m. “Ellen Gordon CPAs 4(a): Cause” walk and run on Saturday, June 18. Proceeds from …
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5/19/11
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Police have arrested three Brooklyn men in connection with a robbery at a gas station in East Meadow on May 10. According to detectives, a 43-year-old male employee of Mobil On The Run …
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7/7/10
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Hundreds go running with the Rams
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More than 500 runners participated in W.T. Clarke High School's second annual Run with the Rams in Salisbury on April 17. The morning began with a one-mile fun run, mostly made up …
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4/29/10
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The 3rd annual Building Homes for Heroes 5K Run/Walk will take place on Sunday morning, April 18 at Hewlett Point Beach Park in Bay Park/East Rockaway. The race will begin at 9 a.m. sharp. Race …
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Mary Malloy
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4/14/10
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Students, parents and staff members are reaching out to the community to support W.T. Clarke High School and Middle School at the second annual Run With the Rams fundraiser on …
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2/24/10
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