A message from the Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone

A message from the Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone “Join me in congratulating Suffolk County’s own Smith Point Ocean Rescue Team on their impressive victory at the 2016 Long Island Lifeguard Championship this week! This year’s competition featured top lifeguard teams from all over the Island who made their communities proud in this remarkable display of teamwork and athleticism. […]

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July 27, 2016
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A Memory of Grief

The following was an editorial that S.P. Alumni, Rob McDonough, wrote to Newsday in July of 1996. A Memory of Grief As a Suffolk County Lifeguard working at Smith Point Park for 5 summers, I attended the memorial ceremony held there last Monday for the families and friends of the TWA Flight 800 victims. Although, […]

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July 17, 2016
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7th Annual Smith Point Alumni Party

This is going to be our 7th Annual Smith Point Alumni Party. Last year it was great to see and catch up with everyone. We had 30+ former and current lifeguards present! We hope to see all of you there. If you have any questions please call Mike Blum.

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July 16, 2016
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Press Conference with Suffolk County Executive – Steve Bellone

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone Recognizes Smith Point Lifeguards Garrett Thibodeau and Sandi Woodhead for their participation in the 2015 World Life-Saving Championships. These two lifeguards were two of just 16 individuals who were chosen to represent the United States last year in Australia. Press conference is forthcoming…

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June 7, 2016
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Officials unveil plans for new Smith Point Bridge

A rendering of the updated proposed Smith Point Bridge on May 18, 2016. Photo Credit: Suffolk County Public Works The aging Smith Point bridge, which has carried millions of beachgoers to Suffolk County’s largest oceanfront park since opening in 1959, will be replaced with a far taller $60 million crossing that eliminates the drawbridge that […]

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May 18, 2016
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2016 Training Course begins on 3/12/16

Attention 2016 Smith Point Lifeguard Candidates. The 2016 training course will start at Suffolk County Community College (Brentwood Campus) Saturday, 3/12/16, from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Saturday 3/26/16, 1:00 – 4:00 PM Saturday 4/2/16, 1:00 – 4:00 PM Saturday 4/9/16, 1:00 – 4:00 PM Saturday 4/16/16, 1:00 – 4:00 PM Saturday 5/7/16, 1:00 – […]

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February 22, 2016
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Smith Point Christmas Gathering

Smith Point Christmas Gathering, this Sunday 12/20/15 at 1 PM We hope to see all of you there. If you have any questions please call Marty.

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December 16, 2015
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40-Foot Sailboat washed ashore at Smith Point Beach

Today, Tri Hamlet News walked about 2 miles east along the outer beach to take photos of sailboat that washed ashore at Smith Point Beach. Information received from NE Emergency News & WX Feed states: NEW YORK — A Coast Guard Jayhawk helicopter crew rescued a man approximately 12-miles south of Shinnecock Inlet, Thursday. At […]

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October 7, 2015
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Stephany Lynch

My name is Stephany Lynch I have been a Smith Point Lifeguard for 3 years. Over the past year, I’ve had the privilege of working with two extraordinary children, Sam and Jake, who suffer from an extremely rare neurodegenerative disorder. When their mother Maria first approached me, I had never even heard of Cockayne syndrome. […]

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September 12, 2015
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Pesticide application scheduled for Smith Point

Source: trihamletnews.com www.suffolkcountyny.gov/ If weather permits, the Suffolk County Department of Public Works will treat sections of the following communities as part of its ongoing effort to control adult mosquitoes. The following treatments are for Vector Control: New information: Time and date of the application: August 1, 2015, 5:00 a.m. – 7:00 a.m. Approximate location(s): Smith […]

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July 30, 2015
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