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Volunteers clean up Mount Sinai Harbor Beach
Mount Sinai High School students and local residents helped clear debris from the beach during the fifth annual Mount Sinai Harbor Beach Cleanup on Saturday. The event was organized by Coastal Steward, a nonprofit that focuses on environmental restoration on Long Island. Videojournalist: Brittany Wait (Jan. 5, 2013) (January 5, 2013 9:32 PM)
Hannah Pawluk found a tire with a rusted rim half-buried in the sand during the 5th annual Mount Sinai Harbor Beach Cleanup on Saturday.
The Mount Sinai High School senior added the tire to a pile of plastic bottles, driftwood and fishing lures.
“It goes to show that our society is polluting our environment,” said Pawluk, 17, of Mount Sinai. “It’s sad to see this, but it’s nice to know...
