Dan Scheyder, left, of Mystic, and Melissa Barnes of New Haven, Conn., employees at UBS in New London, paint the roof of a playscape, working with fellow volunteers in cleaning up Blackhall Park in New London on Friday, July 28, 2017. About 10 volunteers from various organizations including the Connecticut Connections Neighborhood Association, the New London Beautification Committee, and UBS in New London, spruced up the park, located at the intersection of Blackhall Street, Connecticut Avenue and Garfield Avenue. (Tim Martin/The Day)
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Members of the Connecticut Connections Neighborhood Association Ed Paul, left, treasurer, of New London, and Amado Irizarry rake debris on to a tarp as volunteers clean up Blackhall Park in New London on Friday, July 28, 2017. About 10 volunteers from various organizations, including the Neighborhood Association, the New London Beautification Committee and UBS in New London, spruced up the park, located at the intersection of Blackhall Street, Connecticut Avenue and Garfield Avenue. (Tim Martin/The Day)
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Melissa Barnes of New Haven, Conn., an employee at UBS in New London, paints the top of a playscape as she and fellow volunteers clean up Blackhall Park in New London on Friday, July 28, 2017. About 10 volunteers from various organizations, including the Connecticut Connections Neighborhood Association, the New London Beautification Committee and UBS in New London, spruced up the park, located at the intersection of Blackhall Street, Connecticut Avenue and Garfield Avenue. (Tim Martin/The Day)
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Nora Soruco of New London, president of the Connecticut Connections Neighborhood Association, pushes a pile of leaves onto a tarp behind her as volunteers clean up Blackhall Park in New London on Friday, July 28, 2017. About 10 volunteers from various organizations, including the Neighborhood Association, the New London Beautification Committee, and UBS in New London, spruced up the park, located at the intersection of Blackhall Street, Connecticut Avenue and Garfield Avenue. (Tim Martin/The Day)
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Diane Smith of New London, a member of the New London Beautification Committee, plants a hosta near a large rock as volunteers clean up Blackhall Park in New London on Friday, July 28, 2017. About 10 volunteers from various organizations, including the Neighborhood Association, the New London Beautification Committee, and UBS in New London, spruced up the park, located at the intersection of Blackhall Street, Connecticut Avenue and Garfield Avenue. (Tim Martin/The Day)
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