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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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.
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2/14/12
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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 …
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Lee Landor
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10/19/11
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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.
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Teri Ann Loeser
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10/13/11
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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 …
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10/5/11
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The MTA Long Island Rail Road is operating near-normal on Friday, Sept. 30 after lightning struck crucial switching equipment in Jamaica on Thursday afternoon, damaging the signal system that …
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9/29/11
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Updated: 5:15 p.m., Sept. 9, 2011: An eastbound Long Island Rail Road train struck and killed a New Jersey man at the Merrick train station just before 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, according to LIRR spokesman Aaron Donovan. Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Nassau County police were on hand to investigate with LIRR officials.
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By Scott Brinton and David Weingrad
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9/7/11
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Long Island Rail Road customers planning to ride the Far Rockaway Branch this Sunday are advised to allow up to an hour extra travel time as buses replace trains during the resurfacing of a key …
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8/24/11
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As a result of a track modernization project in Mineola, the Long Island Rail Road will undergo service reductions and adjustments throughout the month of August.
One of two main line tracks will …
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8/10/11
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Purple Heart Pups, a fundraiser founded by Merrick resident Lisa Siano along with the Merrick Lions Club, joined the National Amputation Foundation, a Malverne-based nonprofit that aids amputee veterans, on May 7 for a 3K walk to raise funds for veterans.
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By David Weingrad and Lee Landor
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5/12/11
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