“That Others May Live” is the slogan of the USAF Pararescue. It also happens to be the calling of a few Smith Point Lifeguards. In just a few days three of our very own, Mike Hartman, Steven Galveo (Rookie of the year – 2010) and Tom Daly (Rookie of the year – 2012) will be answering that call. […]
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Guards…. Smith Point Christmas Party at the Portly Villager. Saturday, December 22nd from 7-10 PM. $25 for open bar and finger food. Like the post only if you are attending, we need an idea of how many people will show up… (Remember, you must be 21 to enter!)
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A C-130 from the 106th Rescue Wing departs F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base to look at the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. The aircraft flew over Fire Island and Eastern Long Island to access damage. (Official U.S. Air Force Photo by TSgt Eric Miller/Released)
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As Long Islanders hunkered down, Hurricane Sandy grew stronger and faster early Monday, bringing a “life-threatening storm surge” to the East Coast, forecasters said. Shortly before dawn, Freeport director of emergency management Richard Holdener said he was concerned that flooding in his South Shore community could be potentially “catastrophic.” Water was already “spilling over the bulkheads” of […]
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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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This is going to be our 3rd Annual Smith Point Alumni Party. Last year it was great to see and catch up with everyone. We had 50 former and current lifeguards attend and raised over $1200 for our Smith Point crew! We hope to see all of you there. If you have any questions please […]
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On June 19th, 2012 the Suffolk County Legislature narrowly passed legislation to outlaw smoking in most areas of county parks and beaches. Suffolk County Legislators were divided on the bill which passed 10-7 “The smoking ban smoking because the effects of secondhand smoke pose a serious threat to the health, safety and welfare of citizens […]
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Memorial Day is a federal holiday observed annually in the United States on the last Monday of May.[1] Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.[2] Formerly known as Decoration Day, it originated after the American Civil Warto commemorate the fallen Union soldiers of the Civil […]
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