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Veterans and active military personnel will be able to visit Hempstead Town beaches for free this weekend.

Town waives recreational fees for military personnel Independence Day weekend

To salute the veterans and active service personnel in honor of Independence Day, Hempstead Town will waive parks’ admission fees on the July 4th weekend for active military personnel and … more

7/3/14

The price for a round of golf on a weekend day at Eisenhower Park’s Red Course will increase from $43 to $47 for adults who live in Nassau County. Republican county legislators and County Executive Ed Mangano last week approved increases of hundreds of county fees covering a wide range of services.

County hikes fees

The Republican-controlled Nassau County Legislature on June 16 approved fee increases for many county services, including parks, museums, pools, golf, marinas and vendor registration. County Executive Ed Mangano, who proposed the fee hikes in May, signed them into law June 19. more

By Brian Racow | 6/25/14

Natalie Suriel, 5, had fun running through the spray at the pool.

Splashing into the summer

Summer has finally arrived. With temperatures sitting comfortably in the high 70s and low 80s last weekend, many families visited the pool at Veterans Memorial Park on the corner of Prospect and East Meadow Avenues to go for a swim. more

By David Weingrad | 6/25/14

Police cars outside of the School Street home where a 26-year-old male drowned on Tuesday afternoon.

Man drowns in East Meadow pool

A 26-year-old man died on Tuesday afternoon after police say he drowned in a swimming pool in the backyard of a home on 1954 School Street in East Meadow. more

7/16/13

Stay safe in the water this summer

Now that school is over, the action will ramp up at backyard and public pools as well as Long Island’s beaches. more

6/20/13

Merrick Herald reporter David Weingrad of North Merrick, at back in blue shirt, recently took a diving class with Hempstead Town instructor Anthony Carbone, in yellow, at Newbridge Road Park pool in Bellmore. Weingrad joined a class of children from Park Avenue Elementary School and wrote a column about his experience learning how to dive. Above were Weingrad’s diving buddies, from left, Danny Shami, 8, Grace Glynn, 6, Miranda Price, 9, Carbone, Khristo Shami, 10, and Violla Shami, 6.

Diving right in at Newbridge Road Park pool

I am 25 years old, and until recently, I had never dived into the water. Call me crazy, but the prospect of plunging headfirst into a deep pool of blue had always spurred a sense of anxiety in me. So I was more of a slowly-ease-yourself-into-the-water-stair-by-stair-while-wincing-and-complaining-about-how-cold-the-water-is kind of guy. more

By David Weingrad | 8/21/12

Veterans Memorial lifeguards save drowning victim

Veterans Memorial Park lifeguards rescued a drowning boy on July 25. more

By Shannon Koehle | 8/2/12

In and around the water, safety is key

Summer is all about cool swims on sun-drenched days. But without a measure of common sense, swimming — in a backyard pool, at the local public pool or in the ocean — can turn dangerous, even deadly. more

6/21/12

Summer can be cool if we all follow the rules

Recent drowning deaths on Long Island have prompted local officials to focus on water safety at our beaches, bays and public pools and to remind private pool owners of regulations already in place. more

7/1/10

How a pool alarm works [Video]

Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray demonstrates a pool alarm at Veterans Memorial Park in East Meadow on June 21. She is assisted by volunteer swimmer Michelle Bentibevegna. See the story here: … more

Mike Caputo | 6/24/10

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