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End of the ride

August 03, 2023 6:27 pm • Last Updated: August 03, 2023 10:15 pm

By Dana Jensen
Staff Photographer

d.jensen@theday.com

Vinny Schiavone, 12, of Wethersfield, approaches the end of the water slide Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023 while he and his mother spent the day at Ocean Beach Park in New London.

New London ― Jean Schiavone of Wethersfield said her family once lived in New London and they all love Ocean Beach Park. Jean had the day off from work Thursday and wanted to do something with her son, Vinny, 12, and decided to visit Ocean Beach Park.

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