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Ocean Rescue's New Chief and 2024 Award Winners

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East Hampton Volunteer Ocean Rescue's Carleen Meers, Barnaby Friedman and Jason Tuma. BARNABY FRIEDMAN

East Hampton Volunteer Ocean Rescue's Carleen Meers, Barnaby Friedman and Jason Tuma. BARNABY FRIEDMAN

Christopher Walsh on Jan 14, 2025
East Hampton Volunteer Ocean Rescue, the year-round, on-call first responder organization, has announced its 2024 award recipients and the appointment of its new chief. Carleen Meers was honored with the... more

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