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October 14, 2017 12:00 am • Last Updated: October 15, 2017 5:28 pm

Volunteers Clint Wright, left, of Noank, and Dennis Hoover of Mystic, owner of Terrific Timbers LLC, attempt to roll a section of a black cherry tree removed from what used to be the playground area of the former Noank School, in Noank on Saturday, October 14, 2017. The tree sections are being cut into boards, to be sold, with the proceeds benefiting the Noank School Public Gardens. (Tim Martin/The Day)
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Groton — Volunteers Clint Wright, left, of Noank and Dennis Hoover of Mystic, owner of Terrific Timbers LLC, attempt to roll a section of a black cherry tree removed from what used to be the playground area of the former Noank School in Noank on Saturday.

The tree is being cut into boards to be sold, with the proceeds benefiting the Noank School Public Gardens.

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