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We’re in the middle of summer, and with so much playing in and around so much water, just how many of us have the requisite swimming skills? more

8/6/14

Veterans and active military personnel will be able to visit Hempstead Town beaches for free this weekend.

Town waives recreational fees for military personnel Independence Day weekend

To salute the veterans and active service personnel in honor of Independence Day, Hempstead Town will waive parks’ admission fees on the July 4th weekend for active military personnel and … more

7/3/14

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.

County hikes fees

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

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

Toddler and babysitter drown in Lawrence pool

A house painter on Wednesday pulled a babysitter and a toddler from a backyard pool at 2 Beechwood Drive in Lawrence. The 3-year-old toddler the woman was tending to was unable to be resuscitated. The babysitter was brought to the intensive care unit of St. John's Episcopal Hospital, but reportedly died later. Police said they believed that she had been in the pool and holding the little girl, when she lost her footing and drowned after drifting from the shallow end to the deep end. more

Lori Gross | 6/23/10

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