It's been an annual issue over the last three plus years and Jersey Shore towns are trying to find ways to grapple with the ongoing lifeguard shortage.
It's the last lap around the track and student-athletes, coaches, athletic directors and others have finished the race and won in a successful school year and sports seasons inside the Shore Conference.
There is a problem of particular concern across the Jersey Shore and the entire state for that matter -- the cocaine being peddled into our communities.
Whether you're a one sport or multi-sport athlete in high school, now is the time to plan out how the summer months will be spent working out, playing ball, or taking a mental break to get ready for what's next.
Todd Frazier, who helped Toms River East Little League win the Little League World Series over Japan in the summer of 1998, is now in coaching and is looking forward to the next months.