Low attendance numbers at Belmont Park’s fall championship season have steeled the resolve of local legislators and activists bound and determined to see the racetrack turned into a major destination.
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by Matthew Hampton
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11/11/09
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Elmont runner Dan Delahanty, a local resident running in his first New York Marathon, finished with an overall time of 3:45:20 last Sunday. Delahanty, who took up running about two years ago, said he never dreamed he’d be running in a New York Marathon, let alone participating in one as his second-ever 26.2 mile race.
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by Matthew Hampton
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11/4/09
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Oct. 29 was a great day for 28 local seniors and their families, as the Town of Hempstead held a housing lottery for Foster Meadows senior housing, which is scheduled to be finished before the end of the year.
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Matthew Hampton
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11/4/09
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Residents from across Elmont traded their costumes for rakes, brooms and shovels last Saturday morning, pitching in to help clean up Hempstead Turnpike.
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Matthew Hampton
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11/4/09
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A quiet Elmont Street became the scene of an attempted carjacking Oct. 27, but the attempt went south for the alleged would-be perpetrator.
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Matthew Hampton
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11/4/09
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One last race for the season
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Belmont Racetrack’s lights went dark for the season on Sunday night, but not before racing fans had one last chance to catch some of the best racing in the country.
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Matthew Hampton
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10/29/09
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For distance runners, every mile is an exercise in pushing themselves further and testing the limits of what they can do physically. Every muscle is stretched farther, every breath puffs out the chest a little wider.
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Matthew Hampton
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10/29/09
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Local school districts are scouring their budgets, looking for places where they can save after word came down last week that Gov. David Paterson will likely try to cut school aid mid-year by more than a half billion dollars statewide as part of his $5 billion Deficit Reduction Plan.
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Matthew Hampton
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10/29/09
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A gas station attendant in Elmont showed an iron will with a gutsy display of bravado last week, as he swiped a 12-gauge shotgun out of the hands of a would-be robber trying to steal cash from his register.
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Matthew Hampton
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10/29/09
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In 2009, Elmont boys soccer coach Pat Corvetti was faced with the challenge of life without Ahkeel Rodney and a roster filled with underclassmen.
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Andrew McClure
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10/28/09
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