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Waning summer beach days in New London

August 21, 2015 12:00 am • Last Updated: August 21, 2015 9:38 pm

Leonardo Ramos, 8, center left, and his cousins, Jose Cardenas, 10 and Alejandro Cardenas, 6, all of Willimantic, rush into the water at Ocean Beach Park in New London on Friday, August 21, 2015, the last day of the week before school starts in the region.(Tali Greener/Special to The Day)

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