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Fuschillo and McDonough Honor Jones Beach Lifeguard

Captain Ed Peters served as a lifeguard for 50 years and was once a teacher in the Belmore-Merrick Central High School District.

Senator Charles Fuschillo, R-Merrick, and Assemblyman David McDonough, R-North Merrick, recently congratulated Captain Ed Peters for 50 years of service as a Jones Beach lifeguard. 

Peters became a Jones Beach lifeguard in 1963 and is currently the supervisor of Field 6, where he supervises a crew of 46 lifeguards. 

He holds the rank of Captain, which is the highest lifeguard position. In addition to being a lifeguard, Peters was a math teacher at Mepham High School and retired from teaching in 1997.

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