The eighth annual Jimi Gubelli 5K Walk/Run took place at Masone Beach in Island Park on June 25. Gubelli, who died in 2008, at age 47, of a heart attack. was well known in Island Park, where he was …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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6/29/16
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After a busy spring, the Seaford Wellness Council is planning an even busier fall. The group met for the final time before the summer on June 21, and outlined many of its activities for the coming months.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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6/28/16
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The bestseller “Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen,” by Christopher McDougall, was published shortly before I took up running again in 2010, after a long hiatus.
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6/23/16
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Residents of communities from across the region descended on Eisenhower Park last Saturday to support Long Island’s leading hunger-relief charity: Island Harvest Food Bank. Sponsored by the …
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By Julie Mansmann
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6/23/16
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The eighth annual Jimi Gubelli 5k Walk/Run is set for June 25 at Masone Beach in Island Park.
Asked why the event continues Jimi Gubelli Foundation Co-Founder Felicia Nicholas said, “We do this …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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6/15/16
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Registration is now under way for the Purple Ribbon Run, which will be held on Saturday, July 23 in Wantagh. There will be a half-mile fun run for children at 8 a.m., and the 5K run and walk starts at 8:30 a.m. The race finish and end is at the Forest Lake Elementary School.
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6/3/16
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About 400 people gathered at the Seaford Harbor School shortly after 8 a.m. on May 21, all nice and clean. They left about two hours later covered in different colors from head to toe.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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6/1/16
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A heavy rain could not stop hundreds from running or walking in the 11th annual Robbie’s Run at Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick on May 22, as the event has continued to grow since its start in 2006. James Forte, a 17-year-old senior on the Calhoun High School track team, won the 5K for the second straight year, with a time of 17 minutes, 15 seconds.
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By Scott Brinton
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5/25/16
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In spite of rainy weather, hundreds of locals and visitors lined central Nassau County streets last weekend to support participants in the region’s biggest race, the Long Island Marathon. For …
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By Julie Mansmann
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5/12/16
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Months after many Long Beach residents called for a pilot dog park on the beach, the city rejected the request last week — citing health and safety concerns — despite reviewing a survey that showed support for the measure.
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By Ben Strack
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5/11/16
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