Heat Advisory: Pool Hours Extended

In response to the National Weather Service’s heat advisory Sunday, Nassau County announced extended hours at its pools. 

Christopher Morley Park in Roslyn, which features an Olympic-size pool, diving tank with boards and a kiddie pool, will remain open until 8 p.m. Sunday, County Executive Ed Mangano said. 

“Nassau County’s outdoor pools provide residents with a terrific place to exercise, have fun and beat the heat, and with the temperatures climbing to particularly oppressive levels we’re going to provide an extra hour of relief,” Mangano said.

Plan to Preserve History

A historic lighthouse the Town of North Hempstead acquired in 2008 but has done little with since because of the tight economy may get a second chance thanks to a joint venture with the Huntington Lighthouse Preservation Society. 

A bad economy and grants that never materialized are a few of the reasons the Town cited in failing to maintain the Stepping Stones Light, a 140-year-old lighthouse off Kings Point, Newsday reported.

The Town is open to a partnership with the Huntington Lighthouse Preservation Society, which has estimated restoration costs at $4 million, the report said. 

Notes & Quotes

The non-profit Early Years Institute and several local pols recently unveiled a “Children’s Reading Corner” at the North Hempstead ‘Yes We Can’ Community Center. The corner, outfitted with a child-sized couch, armchair and three free-standing bookshelves stocked with a wide range of children’s books, was officially opened to the public June 27. Books are available in English, Spanish and Creole . . . “After Superstorm Sandy many of the trees and plants at Clark Botanic Garden were damaged. Thanks to all of you, will be able to plant this new tree. It may look small now, but it will grow to over 70 feet tall,” Supervisor Jon Kaiman told Girl Scout Troops 1298 and 1825 at Clark Botanic Garden. Troop members from the North Side School in East Williston raised money through cookie sales and fundraisers to purchase a copper beech tree for the botanic garden.