Last Thursday, as temperatures approached record highs and a heat advisory went into effect for parts of Long Island, many chose to stay indoors and crank up the air- conditioning. A few, however, took to Masone Beach in Island Park to beat the heat, even before its official opening three days later on Saturday.
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Victoria Leistman
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6/28/12
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All went well at Rockville Centre’s Electric Department during last week’s heat wave.
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Aaron Axelson
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6/27/12
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Live racing at Belmont Park was cancelled due to the excessive heat on Thursday, June 21. Aqueduct Racetrack and the Belmont Café will be open for simulcasting, and NYRA Rewards telebet and internet …
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6/21/12
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As temperatures surpassed 90 degrees on Wednesday for the first time this year, many Lynbrook residents took to the Lynbrook Municipal Pool to seek some relief from the heat. People of all ages swam, …
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By Brian Croce
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6/21/12
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Just days before the city’s beaches officially open for the summer, city lifeguards are on duty Thursday and Friday in anticipation of large crowds flocking to Long Beach amid a heat wave that …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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6/21/12
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On an early-June day, before this week’s sudden high heat and humidity, the Rockville Centre power plant was strangely silent. There were no outages in the village, nothing was malfunctioning and employees were at their stations.
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By Aaron Axelson
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6/20/12
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Valley Stream residents of all ages tried to beat the heat on Wednesday any way possible. Hundreds of people took to the Valley Stream pool to cool off while about two-dozen senior citizens kept cool in the Green Acres Senior Center.
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By Brian Croce
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6/20/12
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Despite scorching temperatures that are projected to continue for the next few days, most people in Baldwin appeared to be keeping their cool today. Of the approximately 60 parents and relatives who clustered in the air-conditioned alcove at Shubert Elementary for the school’s final Moving Up Ceremony, no one reported undue suffering from the heat.
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By Chris Connolly
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6/20/12
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On the second day of the early-summer heat wave, Rockville Centre has two cooling centers open, at the Recreation Center, 111 North Oceanside Road and at the Sandel Senior Center, 50 South Park Avenue.
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6/20/12
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In anticipation of scorching temperatures expected over the next two days, Supervisor Kate Murray has announced that the Town of Hempstead has open 15 cooling centers and extended operating hours at six pools to help keep residents safe and healthy.
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6/20/12
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