Cities, towns struggle to find lifeguards for summer
Pandemic makes it more difficult for some to get certified Share Updated: 12:11 PM EDT Jun 2, 2021
Pandemic makes it more difficult for some to get certified Share Updated: 12:11 PM EDT Jun 2, 2021
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Show Transcript OF THE SEVEN POOLS IN PART BECAUSE OF THE SHORTAGE OF GETTING LIFEGUARDS. IN JAFFREE, THE TOWN BEACH WLIL BE OPEN THIS YEAR, BUT SOMETHING WILL BE MISSING. WERE A CURRENTLY NOT STAFFING OUR TOWN BEACH WHIT LIFEGUARDS. WE ARE NOT ABLE TO VEHA ENOUGH STAFFED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE LIFEGUARDS ON THE BEACH. RAY: SAHAR HOOPER FROM THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AS PART OF THE PROBLEM GETTING LIFEGUARDS HAD TO DO WITH CERTIFICATION. THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH CLASSES TO GO AROUND. WITH COVID NOT ALL OF THE CLASS IS BEING SHUT DOWN, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE NEEDED TO RECERTIFY AND THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH CLASSES. WE ARE NOT FULLY STAFFED IF WE WERE TO OPERATE TWO POOLS. RAY: KEENE
If you traveled last Memorial Day and are planning to head out again this year, you'll notice a big change, as AAA is expecting a 60% increase in travel.
Even though parts of New Hampshire saw intense rain Wednesday night, experts say it wasn t nearly enough to combat worsening drought conditions. The latest drought map released Thursday shows most of the state abnormally dry. “If we measure from the calendar year, from January, that captures snowpack plus spring rain, we re about five inches short,” Tom O’Donovan, water division director for the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services. Going back a full year, precipitation is down about a foot. While some water bodies, like Lake Winnipesaukee, are in good shape now, there are concerns.“We ve got our minimum outflows going and Winnipesaukee will do what it does, for the rest of the season. So, it ll go in to drop unless we get some steady precipitation over the next couple months,” O’Donovan said.If that doesn t happen, the lake could drop by as much as a foot by the end of the summer. Contributing to the issues is that trees have leafed out, which can make