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 …
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7/3/14
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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.
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By Brian Racow
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6/25/14
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On April 19, Raxx Pool Room, Sports Bar and Grill hosted its first “West Hempstead Day.” At the event, residents played unlimited pool for two hours with up to six of their relatives or friends …
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4/22/14
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Now that school is over, the action will ramp up at backyard and public pools as well as Long Island’s beaches.
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6/20/13
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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.
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By David Weingrad
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8/21/12
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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.
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6/21/12
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In celebration of summer, kids and teens from throughout West Hempstead and surrounding neighborhoods hit the pools at Echo Park in West Hempstead.
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7/6/11
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Katrina Grimm took her turn during a beer pong game at Raxx Pool Room in West Hempstead, where the World Beer Pong Tour held a competition on Dec. 2. According to Raxx manager Mary Catherine, teaming …
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12/8/10
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As part of its World Series of Beer Pong Satellite Tournaments, the World Beer Pong Tour will host two tournaments at Raxx Pool Room in West Hempstead on Thursdays, Dec. 2 and 9, at 9 p.m.
One …
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12/2/10
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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.
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7/1/10
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