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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

10/11/12

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

By Scott Brinton | 10/2/12

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

9/6/12

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

8/16/12

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

7/2/12

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

5/10/12

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

3/15/12

Gail Carlin, Director of Community Relations at South Nassau Communities Hospital, Assemblyman Brian Curran, and Mark Head, External Affairs South Nassau, at the start of the 5K Run/Walk and Multicultrual Health Fair.

South Nassau Communities Hospital holds its annual 5K

South Nassau Communities Hospital held its 20th Annual “Communities for a Cure” Cancer Awareness 5K Run/Walk and Multicultural Health Fair last Sunday. The 5K drew nearly 400 runners to … more

9/28/11

Running, not racing, through life

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. more

7/14/11

First place finisher William Frederic, left, with second place Rocco Sinisi, who finished just three seconds later.

Oceanside shines at South Nassau’s 5K

The outstanding efforts of Oceanside residents Tommy Hannon and Payton McMahon highlighted South Nassau Communities Hospital’s 19th Annual “Communities for a Cure” Cancer Awareness 5K Run/Walk … more

9/29/10

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