Cupsogue Beach County Park pavilion on fire, officials say

On Saturday evening, multiple East End fire departments responded to a significant blaze reported at the pavilion of Cupsogue Beach County Park in Westhampton. According to Suffolk County police, the department received a call regarding the fire at approximately 8:00 p.m. Officers from the arson squad were dispatched to investigate the cause. Fire officials confirmed […]

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September 14, 2014
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Investigators probe cause of fire in Cupsogue County Park

Scene at Cupsogue Beach County Park in Westhampton Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, the morning after a fire engulfed the park pavilion. (Credit: Matthew Adams) Updated September 14, 2014 6:31 PM By SCOTT EIDLER AND JENNIFER BARRIOS  scott.eidler@newsday.com,jennifer.barrios@newsday.com Investigators Sunday worked to determine the cause of a Saturday night blaze that destroyed the popular Cupsogue Beach […]

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September 14, 2014
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UPDATE: Cupsogue Beach Hut Destroyed, Taken Down Sunday Morning Following Saturday Evening Blaze

UPDATE: Sunday, 12 p.m. The Beach Hut at Cupsogue Beach in Westhampton was destroyed in a large blaze that engulfed the entire shack Saturday night, Westhampton Beach Fire Chief John “Chip” Bancroft said Sunday morning. Chief Bancroft said a call was made at 8:03 p.m. by a Cupsogue employee working the booth in the parking […]

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September 13, 2014
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Suffolk panel votes for massive dune project on Fire Island

Looking west from the outerbeach dune lines to the swimming area by the main pavillion on Smith Point County Park, July 21, 2014. (Credit: Joseph D. Sullivan) A Suffolk legislative committee voted Monday to join New York State and the federal government in constructing 30 miles of protective dunes and restoring beaches between Smith Point […]

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July 22, 2014
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A beachfront tribute to Flight 800 victims

A beachfront tribute to Flight 800 victims The Paris-bound TWA Flight 800 had just taken off from Kennedy Airport when it exploded at 8:31 p.m. July 16, 1996 and plunged into the Atlantic Ocean south of Moriches Inlet, killing 230 people. In the hours, days and months afterward friends and families of the victims were […]

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July 20, 2014
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Were you a Smith Point Lifeguard?

“An alumnus (masculine, plural alumni) or alumna (feminine, plural alumnae) is a former student or pupil of a school, college, or university. Commonly, but not always, the word refers to a graduate of the educational institute in question.” Our mission is simple: connect and re-connect all Smith Point Lifeguards alumni. When you sign in, you get access to […]

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July 14, 2014
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OUTER BEACH UPDATE

OUTER BEACH UPDATE: This afternoon, Tri Hamlet News received the following statement from Legislator Kate Browning, “I had a meeting today with the Suffolk County Parks Department, County Executive Bellone’s staff, Fish and Wildlife Services and Congressman Bishop’s staff was on the phone. Fish and Wildlife Services are the ones calling the shots. Fish and Wildlife LI Field […]

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July 13, 2014
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5th Annual Smith Point Alumni Party

This is going to be our 5th Annual Smith Point Alumni Party. Last year it was great to see and catch up with everyone. We had 40+ 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 12, 2014
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Knowing Where We Come From

Source (http://startingslo.wordpress.com/2014) Posted on July 7, 2014 by LOCALFORAGER Yesterday a Newport Beach lifeguard passed away while on duty. He went out on a rescue amidst heavy surf and exhausting conditions and never made it back. He wasn’t a boy; he was a man idolized for over a decade for his superior ocean lifesaving abilities. Today, the lifeguard […]

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July 8, 2014
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Update: Outer Beach

Attention!!! Smith Point Outer Beach CLOSED due to nesting! Duration approximately 3 weeks. The piping plover, a stocky sand-colored shorebird, nests only in North America, with three distinct populations. The federally threatened Atlantic coast population of the piping plover breeds on Atlantic Coast beaches from Virginia to Canada… (Read more …)

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June 12, 2014
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