Lifeguard Shortage Closes Community Pool for Third Year

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A community in Massachusetts is lamenting that lifeguard shortages have closed their pool for a third straight year, as the area experiences a heat wave, with heat index values up to 101

The Easthampton Parks and Recreation Department could not open the pool because it was unable to recruit the 5 to 8 lifeguards needed to open up for the season.

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