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Swimming Resumes At Long Island Beaches After Shark Sightings, Warnings Swimming Resumes At Long Island Beaches After Shark Sightings, Warnings
Swimming Resumes At Long Island Beaches After Shark Sightings, Warnings Swimmers were allowed back in the water at Long Island beaches after it was temporarily suspended due to shark sightings off the shore. Swimming was permitted once again on Thursday, Aug. 5 at Robert Moses State Park after officials were forced to suspend it the day before when a massive number of bunker fish were spotted near the Fire Island Lighthouse, which attracted more predatory marine life. Related story - Fire Island Beach Closed For Swimming After Shark Sightings On Wednesday morning, Aug. 4 swimming at Jones Beach was also temporarily prohibited due to reports of shark sightings…

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by Zak Failla
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Popular Long Island Restaurant Announces Closure Popular Long Island Restaurant Announces Closure
Popular Long Island Restaurant Announces Closure A popular Long Island restaurant that has been a destination spot for summers for the past 12 years is closing its doors. Surf’s Out, a go-to Fire Island restaurant for cocktails and a meal on a lazy summer day, announced on Facebook on Friday, March 12, it won't reopen for summer visitors leaving a hole in a spot that has few eateries serving the beach community. The owners, Dean Cirella, Matthew Barbara, and Paul Barbara, said they had decided it is time to pass the torch to a new team and a different restaurant under new ownership would open in its place. The area of the resta…

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by Kathy Reakes