South Side High School alumnus Randell Hansen took another step toward his goal of running a marathon in all 50 states when he took part in the New York City Marathon for the first time on Nov. 7.
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By Mike Smollins
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11/18/21
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I was in Ryann’s Wines in East Meadow around the holidays, standing at the checkout, when a fellow customer, a man in his 70s, called out to a 20-something employee from across the store.
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By Nick Buglione
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2/25/21
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Pat Foye, chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, has said that service on the Long Island Rail Road and Metro North could be reduced by as much as 50 percent — and bus and subway service by 40 percent — in the coming months if . . .
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By Larry Penner
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10/15/20
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Not all local beaches, or beach clubs, will be open Memorial Day weekend. The Village of Atlantic Beach is keeping its eight beaches closed until at least until early June, when they traditionally open, and will not allow the beach clubs that dot its shoreline to open this weekend.
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/20/20
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Within the past month, St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway has successfully treated and discharged more than 120 patients with coronavirus, hospital officials said. St. John’s …
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By Jeff Bessen
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4/8/20
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Tonya Bettineschi, 24, of Island Park, finished the New York City Marathon in five hours, 23 minutes on Sunday.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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11/7/19
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Alma Rocha, the newly minted principal of Freeport’s Columbus Avenue School, will run the TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday as part of a five-member United Way of Long Island team raising funds …
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By Nadya Nataly
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10/31/19
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Thousands of runners from all over the world will descend on the east end of Staten Island at the starting line of the TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday. Among the masses will be Team Mission United, a group of runners participating in support of local veterans and military families. Joining the seven-person squad this year is Merrick native Daniel Bornstein.
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By Alyssa Seidman
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10/31/19
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Running his fingers over the guitar strings, he held his breath. “It’s as if I’m touching rock ’n’ roll history,” said Duncan Faure, former front man of the Bay City Rollers.
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By Nadya Nataly
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5/2/19
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Numerous surgeries haven’t stopped Rockville Centre native Dani Frisch Harkin, a Hodgkin’s lymphoma survivor, from running marathons around the country. Actually, running saved her life, she said.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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4/25/19
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