Wantagh residents Alex Charkowick, Samuel Cioffi and Kristina Fuchs are among the 2018 graduating class of rookie lifeguards for the Town of Hempstead who were presented with golden whistles at a ceremony at Point Lookout Park in Lido Beach on July 16.
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By Eden Laikin
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7/26/18
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Two years after the dismissal of a lawsuit filed nearly a decade ago by Long Beach resident Roy Lester — who claimed age discrimination against older lifeguards like himself — he successfully appealed the decision, and his suit will move to a trial.
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By Ben Strack
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7/28/16
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He is scanning the Atlantic, as he has for three months almost every summer since John F. Kennedy was president. Lee Hahn may be in between bites of a chicken sandwich. He may be loudly channeling Elvis. If the ocean is calm, he may have drifted into the observant-daydreaming state lifeguards master. If there are waves, he may be having a hard time sitting still, envying the off-hour guards on surfboards out past the break, catching rides while he can only watch.
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By Jim Harmon
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8/27/14
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