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Gearing up for Robbie's Run
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. more
Hate graffiti discovered at Bellmore LIRR station
Racial slurs insulting African-Americans were scrawled recently across billboard advertisements at the Bellmore Long Island Rail Road Station. The LIRR removed the vandalism early Monday evening, after alerted to the problem by the Bellmore Herald. more
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Paul Depace operates this year’s train display in the basement of his Valley Stream home.
Call him conductor
Paul DePace has devoted more than three decades of his life to public service, as a member of the District 24 Board of Education. But he’s also dedicated many years to his hobby — train collecting. more
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Levy-Lakeside sixth-graders participating in the Smile Train club, with their advisers, Susan Holland, at back, left, and Hanna David, right.
Saving smiles, one plastic bottle at a time
Sixth-graders at Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick are raising funds to provide cleft palate surgery to children around the world by collecting recyclable plastic bottles. more
South Nassau Communities Hospital earns state grant
On Dec. 8, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that $785 million will be awarded to various initiatives around the state through the Regional Economic Development Council initiative. Long Island will be … more
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Students in grades 3, 4 and 5 in Wilson Elementary School highlighted the charities their ice cream sales will support.
Wilson Elementary School gives back
In this season of giving, the Wilson Elementary School Student Government voted to donate $225 of its proceeds from weekly ice cream sales to Camp ANCHOR, The Smile Train and the North Shore Animal League. more
Derailed: Feds charge 11 in LIRR scam
Federal authorities arrested 11 people, 10 of them Long Islanders and one East Meadow resident, last week and charged them with fraud for allegedly participating in a multimillion-dollar Long Island Rail Road scam. more
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For the price Long Island Rail Road commuters pay, they should be guaranteed protections and provisions, according to U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer.
Schumer calls on LIRR to 'recommit' to riders
The cost of a monthly Long Island Rail Road pass from West Hempstead to Manhattan is $223. From Rockville Centre, it’s $254. For that amount of money, LIRR commuters should not have to sit in … more
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Semi-private training for athletes and fitness buffs
Twenty years experience in the athletic and fitness field has led Barbara Brenseke, a Certified Fitness Instructor, to launch her own training facility. She has worked in numerous health clubs throughout Long Island. An athlete herself, she competes in Olympic triathlons, marathons, and is a USTA tennis player. more
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Buses will replace trains on the Far Rockaway Branch from 6:15 PM this Saturday, October 8 through 12:05 AM on Monday, October 10.
Buses replace trains on LIRR’s Far Rockaway branch this weekend
Train service will be suspended for switch surfacing, drainage and rail replacement work MTA Long Island Rail Road customers planning to ride the Far Rockaway Branch this Saturday evening through … more
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