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The price for a round of golf on a weekend day at Eisenhower Park’s Red Course will increase from $43 to $47 for adults who live in Nassau County. Republican county legislators and County Executive Ed Mangano last week approved increases of hundreds of county fees covering a wide range of services.

The Republican-controlled Nassau County Legislature on June 16 approved fee increases for many county services, including parks, museums, pools, golf, marinas and vendor registration. County Executive Ed Mangano, who proposed the fee hikes in May, signed them into law June 19. more

By Brian Racow | 6/25/14

Stay safe in the water this summer

Now that school is over, the action will ramp up at backyard and public pools as well as Long Island’s beaches. more

6/20/13

Merrick Herald reporter David Weingrad of North Merrick, at back in blue shirt, recently took a diving class with Hempstead Town instructor Anthony Carbone, in yellow, at Newbridge Road Park pool in Bellmore. Weingrad joined a class of children from Park Avenue Elementary School and wrote a column about his experience learning how to dive. Above were Weingrad’s diving buddies, from left, Danny Shami, 8, Grace Glynn, 6, Miranda Price, 9, Carbone, Khristo Shami, 10, and Violla Shami, 6.

Diving right in at Newbridge Road Park pool

I am 25 years old, and until recently, I had never dived into the water. Call me crazy, but the prospect of plunging headfirst into a deep pool of blue had always spurred a sense of anxiety in me. So I was more of a slowly-ease-yourself-into-the-water-stair-by-stair-while-wincing-and-complaining-about-how-cold-the-water-is kind of guy. more

By David Weingrad | 8/21/12

In and around the water, safety is key

Summer is all about cool swims on sun-drenched days. But without a measure of common sense, swimming — in a backyard pool, at the local public pool or in the ocean — can turn dangerous, even deadly. more

6/21/12

Baldwin’s thoughts with baby recovered from swimming pool

A two-year-old boy was found in a swimming pool at 10:44 a.m. yesterday morning, said Detective Dux of the Nassau County Police Department. The child was found in a pool on Vivian Court in Baldwin by a relative. According to Dux, the relative retrieved the boy and summoned emergency services. CPR was administered to the child who was removed to South Nassau Community Hospital. He is listed in critical condition. more

Chris Connolly | 6/16/11

Summer can be cool if we all follow the rules

Recent drowning deaths on Long Island have prompted local officials to focus on water safety at our beaches, bays and public pools and to remind private pool owners of regulations already in place. more

7/1/10

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