Heckscher State Park beach reopens
Heckscher State Park Field No. 6 West Beach in East Islip was reopened to swimming by midafternoon on a hot Fourth of July, state parks officials announced Wednesday.
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation had closed the beach earlier Wednesday because of a high level of bacteria, said park manager David Guest.
Retesting later in the day found conditions "satisfactory for swimming," the department said.
'His sacrifice made a difference': Gold Star mother honors son's memory Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, of Bay Shore, was the first serviceman from Long Island killed in the Iraq War.
'His sacrifice made a difference': Gold Star mother honors son's memory Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, of Bay Shore, was the first serviceman from Long Island killed in the Iraq War.
