Call it a minor miracle. I was recently at the Town of Hempstead’s Newbridge Road Park pool in Bellmore, swimming with my kids.
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7/2/12
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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.
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By Joe Diglio
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6/22/12
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Christian Collado, 31, a resident of Baldwin, died on June 6 after briefly running naked along Merrick Road near Grand Avenue and trying to gain access to a commuter bus.
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By Chris Connolly
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6/8/12
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A 37-year-old man riding his bike in Valley Stream was seriously hurt when he was struck by a car, which fled the scene.
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6/4/12
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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.
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5/10/12
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The seventh annual Robbie’s Run was the biggest ever, attracting 1,700 runners between its three races. That’s 200 more participants than ever before, said Jill Levine, founder of Forever Nine–The Robbie Levine Foundation, which sponsors the event.
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By David Weingrad
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5/2/12
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“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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It was a near-perfect day for a race. The air was cool, the sun shining and the course dry. The only hitch was a steady, southwesterly 14-mph breeze with occasional gusts, which buffeted 5K and 10K runners last Saturday morning, especially as they neared the finish line.
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Judy Rattner
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11/16/11
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Nearly 400 people came to Newbridge Road Park in Bellmore on Oct. 23 to take part in the fifth annual Alex’s Run for a Reason Family Run/Walk.
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By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com
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10/28/11
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