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July 18, 2024 6:51 pm • Last Updated: July 18, 2024 7:32 pm

By Dana Jensen
Staff Photographer

d.jensen@theday.com

Lifeguard Alex Martinez, of Waterford, watches over people at Ocean Beach Park in New London Thursday, July 18, 2024. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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New London ― Lifeguard Alex Martinez, of Waterford, watches over people at Ocean Beach Park in New London on Thursday, July 18, 2024, as the region enjoys a stretch of hot summer weather.

The National Weather Service forecast for Friday is sunny, with a high near 82 degrees Fahrenheit and a north wind 5 to 7 miles per hour becoming southwest in the afternoon.

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