As we transition from summer into back-to-school season, things are bound to get a little busier. Now is a great time to see a dermatologist. An annual skin exam is an important part of preventative healthcare routine for lifeguards. A skin exam helps detect skin cancer before it spreads and when it’s at its most treatable. […]
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8/28/2021 at 5 PM
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Created by Relic Sustainability, a soon to be federally recognized 501C3 Non-For-Profit Organization, the Coastal Collaborative focuses on bringing municipalities together with the community and local businesses to fund and establish trash gathering and disposal stations. By providing beachgoers with clean up stations, we are facilitating voluntary trash pick up and stimulating the community’s engagement […]
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A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: floods, heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and loss of glacial ice. (NOAA)Download Image July 2021 has earned the unenviable distinction as the world’s hottest month ever recorded, according to new global data released today by NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information. “In this case, first place is the worst […]
Read More It’s official: July was Earth’s hottest month on record
Who doesn’t like going to the beach? Personally, I don’t know many people that don’t enjoy spending weekends or any weekdays at the beach. Suffolk County beaches provide us with great views, hours of superb entertainment and our families, children, friends and neighbors love it. However, it is painful to see each day pounds of […]
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Picture credit: N. Pikulik Distance Swim (10AM) Jones Beach 1st, East Hampton 2nd, Long Beach 3rd, Smith Point (Degayev, Varrichio, Horan B) 4th, Town of Islip 5th, Westhampton 6th (Dominger, Fici, Konarski P) 2K Beach Run (10:20 AM) Jones Beach 1st, Smith Point (Spiller A, Wisti, Doxsee) 2nd, Long Beach 3rd, East Hampton 4th, Town […]
Read More Smith Point Wins 2021 Long Island Lifeguard Championship
It has been an unusual morning for officers in the Suffolk County Police Department. Police responded to 911 calls reporting a bull running loose on Montgomery Avenue in Mastic at approximately 8:20 a.m. The bull has been spotted in Mastic and Shirley and caused the brief shutdown of a portion of Sunrise Highway. It was […]
Read More If you were late to work this morning…
In an average home, showers are typically the third largest water use after toilets and clothes washers. The average American shower uses 17.2 gallons and lasts for 8.2 minutes at average flow rate of 2.1 gallons per minute (gpm). If a patron leaves a shower on for an hour – a patron wastes 126 gallons […]
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Smith Point Outer Beach is closed to all vehicles until further notice due to the presence of unfledged piping plover chicks, the Suffolk County Parks Department announced Wednesday. The closure is required by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, officials said. Piping plovers are considered a threatened species under federal guidelines. They are considered endangered in […]
Read More Smith Point Outer Beach closed to vehicles due to unfledged piping plover chicks