Groundbreaking Ceremony for Seaford Baseball Fields

The Village of Seaford welcomed two new baseball fields to its village recently, as groundbreaking ceremonies took place for the fields at Washington Avenue Park.

The construction of the two Little League fields is part of an approximately $1 million overhaul of the 4-acre community park that includes the construction of two new playgrounds, new pathways and benches, a fitness trail, and additional parking.

Located at Jerusalem and Washington Avenues, Washington Avenue Park has been a county property since World War II, when it was acquired for drainage purposes.

Among those in attendance was Kurt Schmitt, president of the Seaford Chamber of Commerce, and Marty Lyons, the former University of Alabama and New York Jet football great, who is also senior vice president of operations for the Chamber.

Runners Score in Main Street Mile Run

The 5th annual Main Street Mile was held on Sept. 5 in Farmingdale. It has become a Labor Day tradition that has grown every year since its inception back in 2005.

This year, the event was presented by Bob Cook, owner of the Runners Edge, and Dave and Busters, both of Farmingdale. Bob Cook was also the co-race director along with Mark Leff of Cisco Systems.

Division 1 College Baseball Teams to Square Off Oct. 2 at Burns Park

The Town of Oyster Bay will host the Supervisor’s Trophy Game, an NCAA Division 1 College Baseball Showdown, at John J. Burns Town Park on Merrick Road in Massapequa on Friday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m., according to Supervisor John Venditto. The contest, featuring NCAA powers New York Institute of Technology and Hofstra University, will showcase some the area’s best baseball talent. Admission is free.

Soccer Program to Assist Plainedge Club

For the 10th year in a row, the Uniroyal Soccer Program is supporting soccer communities across the country. BJ’s Wholesale Club will donate funds and equipment to the Plainedge Soccer Club.

Beginning Oct. 1, players will receive a certificate that can be redeemed for a free soccer ball at BJ’s Wholesale Club while supplies last. Uniroyal Tire and BJ’s Wholesale Club will also donate $2 for every Uniroyal tire sold during the 30-day program.

Award Honors Golf Course Crew

Diehard golfers want it green and want it fast - want the ball to roll quickly eight or ten feet at a tap of their club. And sure, Dave Catalano and his staff want it fast too.

But for the crew at Bethpage State Park’s world-renowned golf courses, it’s about more than play—they’re out to prove something. For they are part of groundbreaking research to develop, test, and fine tune techniques that steeply cut pesticide and fertilizer use.

Massapequa Athletes Score in Annual Tobay Triathlon

Notwithstanding some very precarious weather forecasts for the weekend of August 29 and 30, Hurricane Danny turned out not to have the impact that everyone feared, and more than 1500 athletes, ranging in age from 8 to 80, participated in the 22nd annual Runner’s Edge-Town of Oyster Bay Triathlon, Tri-Relay and Junior Triathlon, and there were no end of smiling faces at the finish line.

New Karate Program for 3-Year-Olds

The American Black Belt Academy in Massapequa Park is introducing a new karate program for children that are 3 years old.

The “Ninja Turtle” class will teach the children basic martial arts movements while at the same time increase their attention span and get them used to being in a structured environment.

Soccer Stars Take On New Challenges

Massapequa H.S. Champs Now Playing for Binghamton

Taylor McCavanagh, Alyssa Staubitz, and Kerry Sullivan are accustomed to playing soccer together. The three Massapequa teammates have played four years of varsity soccer together, in addition to playing on travel teams during the off season. This fall begins a new season for the three friends, with a change of scenery. McCavanagh, Staubitz, and Sullivan will join Binghamton University’s women’s soccer team and Coach Sarah McClellan for the 2009-2010 season.

‘Mr. Massapequa’ Fights for Charity

Keith “Mr. Massapequa” Piro, a longtime Massapequa resident, has been selected to be one of the boxers for the Seventh Annual Long Island Fight For Charity, which will be held November 23 at the Long Island Hilton in Melville.

This action-packed event is one of the Island’s leading charity fundraising and networking events.  The event is expected to have an attendance of more than 1,200 people and to raise over $150,000 for local charities.

Morse Wins Sands Point 5K Run

Congratulations to veteran Massapequa runner Glenn Morse, who scored as the first finisher in the 60-64 age group in the Sands Point Preserve 5 Kilometer Sprint for the Feinstein Institute, held on the grounds of the Sands Point preserve on Saturday morning, August 15. A total of 350 runners successfully completed the 5 Kilometer (3.107 Miles) course.