by Kailey Aiken
As August comes to an end, so does the summer season. With Labor Day falling on the earliest date possible this year, the last day beaches will be open for swimming is Sunday, September 7.

Last week, Hurricane Erin brought…

by Kailey Aiken
There always seems to be one weekend towards the end of August when the weather behaves, and the beach fills up like the Fourth of July because everyone wants to get one last beach day in before the school year.

This year, it…

By Kailey Aiken
Last Wednesday, a group of Rockaway Beach lifeguards spent their RDO (Regular Day Off) in Lido Beach to compete in the Town of Hempstead All Women’s Lifeguard Competition.

Nine teams of female lifeguards from across Long…

by Kailey Aiken
This weekend, like many others, came with a few false-alarm submersions. However, it unfortunately also came with one legitimate one, which is always a sad day for our community.

Last Friday, a man drowned on Beach 17th Street…

by Kailey Aiken
Just when I was beginning to think we’d seen it all, 97 surprised us once again.

Last Thursday, an overcast day with smaller waves and only a few people in the water, presented us with a case that I had never seen before.

A…

by Kailey Aiken
The holiday weekend brought the sun, the crowds, the rescues … and the sharks. From the third to the sixth of July, we had shark sightings at least once a day across the beach.

The FDNY Robotics unit was kept busy with shark…

by Kailey Aiken
Although last week’s heat wave has passed, the weather has remained warm, and the sun has been shining the majority of the time. Schools are out for the summer, so our weekday crowd has been steadily increasing, and our weekends…

by Kailey Aiken
Things kicked up on the beach this week with our first big heatwave of the summer. Beaches were packed all weekend, and even more so on Monday and Tuesday, leaving us all wondering what all of these people could possibly do for…

by Kailey Aiken
Well, it rained again all week. But I’m tired of writing about it, you’re probably tired of reading about it, and I know we’re all tired of living it. I think I’m starting to forget what the sun feels like on my skin. But…

by Kailey Aiken
With public schools off and the sun out this past Thursday, we had our first real taste of what summer usually looks like on Beach 97th Street. People were set up on the beach long before 10 a.m. and the sand filled up with beach…