Ahoy! With the season half over, we have many triumphs and good accomplishments to our name, including new summer evening programming, a tighter and cleaner Hallets Cove program, and the ability to represent LICCB at many community events simultaneously. Just last weekend, we had no less than three Swim Support teams underway on the same day.  We received much appreciation for our collective ability to keep swimmers true to course! Upcoming: ...the Ever Popular Late Summer Night Circ of Manhattan Island Soon the mystery will be ended and you'll know when to stock up on some sleep before staying up all night paddling [...]

Check out this NYTimes story on the turning of the sludge tide for the Hudson and Harlem rivers last month.  A man on a raft was required to address this massive difficulty. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/06/nyregion/how-the-sewage-spill-into-the-hudson-river-was-stopped.html?_r=2&partner=rss&emc=rss With the waters getting back to as sweet and clean as they get, we are out in full force.  Stay tuned to your email box for the upcoming newsletter with reviews of all LICCB activities of the past month. And go check out the calendar, sign up for a trip, and remember your volunteer muscle is ALWAYS welcome at Hallets Cove on flood tide summer Sundays!  And some Saturdays coming [...]