May 9, 2011
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Swimming pool season is starting up, and while it’s time to make a splash, it’s also time to play it safe. Some 300 drowning deaths of children under age 5 occur in swimming pools each year, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). In most of these deaths, the children had […]
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April 22, 2011
STAMFORD, CONN. — A pool company president expressed remorse Wednesday in state Superior Court as he pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of criminally negligent homicide stemming from the 2007 drowning death of a 6-year-old Greenwich boy. David Lionetti, 55, also entered a guilty plea on behalf of his company, Stamford-based Shoreline Pools Inc., to the charge […]
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April 21, 2011
“As the weather warms up, a lot of families are going to be hitting the pool, but would you know what to do in case of an emergency?” asked Today Show host Matt Lauer during a recent segment. In this video clip, reporter Savannah Guthrie features a family who faced such an emergency, and a near […]
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July 21, 2010
The latest endeavor of the Staten Island Sport Divers Club has surfaced in the pool at the College of Staten Island, Willowbrook. The group has teamed up with the school’s Office of Continuing Education to offer a scuba course for beginners. The final opportunity for newcomers to join the summer scuba program is Thursday. Classes will […]
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