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Mayor Mary Bossart pinned an honorary medal on Kristen Caulfield at the village board meeting on Oct. 5. Caulfield rescued fellow Rockville Centre resident Mike Gimpel.

It’s the story of one village resident saving the life of another. As Hurricane Earl headed up the East Coast last month, churning up the North Atlantic and creating dangerous rip currents and inclement weather, Kristen Caulfield was just another 18-year-old off-duty lifeguard. more

Tom Steinert | 10/13/10

Near-drowning in Lynbrook village pool

Three-year-old Lucas McNally of Lynbrook was rushed to Winthrop University Hospital after he was found unresponsive at the bottom of the village pool in Greis Park on June 23. more

Clarissa Hamlin | 6/30/10

If all goes according to plan, Town of Hempstead lifeguard captain Andrew Rinn will lead the town's rookies through two weeks of team-building for the 10th season next month.

Giving the town all he's got

The two columns of gray T-shirted, sweat-drenched runners you may see hustling across the sand on a Town of Hempstead beach early next month will not be the Marines, but rather the town's rookie lifeguards, being drilled by Training Officer Andrew Rinn. For two weeks Rinn will beat the teenagers down and build them back up, in the ocean and out, weeding out quitters, building a team. He'll be the one in a lifeguard uniform, though looking, frankly, with his shoulder-length black hair, more like Russell Brand's athletic older brother than a beach captain. more

Jim Harmon | 6/23/10

Steve Kohut, the former chief of Long Beach Lifeguards, addressed Martin Avenue sixth-graders about the importance of water safety.

Safety first at Martin Ave. school

Martin Avenue Principal Mark Weiner has been a lifelong resident of Long Beach, and while he learned to respect the water as a child, he wanted his students to do the same. more

Deirdre Krasula | 6/23/10

Town of Hempstead lifeguard captain Andrew Rinn, of Oceanside, who trains the town’s rookies each summer, had some fun on a wave off Lido Beach last summer — months before undergoing major hip surgery.

Oceanside lifeguard giving the town all he’s got

The two columns of gray-T-shirted, sweat-drenched runners you may see hustling across the sand on a Town of Hempstead beach early next month will not be the Marines, but rather the town's rookie … more

Jim Harmon | 6/16/10

Long Beach lifeguards have made some 20 ocean rescues already this season.

Long Beach kids respect ocean’s power

Over the past two weeks, there have been more than 20 rescues of distressed swimmers in Long Beach waters, according to Chief of Lifeguards Paul Gillespie, who noted that none of the swimmers … more

ARIELLA MONTI | 6/10/10

Chief of Lifeguards Paul Gillespie gives more than 30 prospective lifeguards the run-down of the test that will determine who will fill 10 empty spots.

Long Beach rookies hit the pool

More than 30 potential Long Beach lifeguards took to the recreation center pool at 7 am on May 9, in hopes of snagging one of 10 open positions. “Last year, because of the depletion of … more

5/13/10

The star-crossed life of an All-American

The exuberant Matthew McConaughey look-alike in the photo at left is Stephen Vincent McGrain, one of the most talented athletes in Nassau County history. In August 1972 McGrain was 22 and a newly … more

By Jim Harmon | 3/10/10

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