Town offers new opportunities for life guards

The Town of Oyster Bay has announced new lifeguard employment opportunities at Town pools and beaches, including a new competitive starting salary of $18 per hour for all lifeguards, as well as openings for 15-year-olds to lifeguard at community pools for the first time.

“From having the opportunity to work at one of the Town’s fantastic summer facilities and building confidence, self-esteem, and leadership skills, to making new friends and helping others, working as a life- guard is one of the best summer jobs around,” Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino said. “Our lifeguards provide an invaluable service in protecting our residents and have helped save countless lives in both pool and ocean waters. We encourage you to take the first step in making this summer your best one yet by applying to be a Town of Oyster Bay Lifeguard today.”

The Town is accepting lifeguard applications from candidates who possess Nassau Lifeguard Certifi-

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Hempstead Town Clerk Kate Murray (rear, fourth left) congratulated Gardiners Avenue Elementary School students who were named Levittown Kiwanis “Terrific Kids,” including fourth graders Ryan Orlandi, Molly Schmidt, Madeline Roeder, Connor Mulvey, Zoe Zhang, Daniel Mendives, Olivia Pena and Christian Castellani and fifth graders Jai Pipada, Giada Reda, Gabriel Kilduff, Sophia Reyes, Patrick O’Connor, Nicolina Colucci, Alexa Cogan and Braden Tung. Also attending were Levittown Kiwanians Jim and Pat Carney, Terrific Kids Program Advisor Ms. McGann, Kiwanis Club Advisor Scott Hass, Principal Dr. John Jared Vanderbeck, Assistant Principal Dyanne Case, Levittown Superintendent of Schools Todd Winch and Nassau County Legislator John Ferretti.