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Video: Beachgoers Soak Up Rays on 1st Day of Summer
Jennings Beach Draws Good-Sized Crowd in Mid-Afternoon
The first day of summer on Tuesday didn't disappoint, with sunny skies and a temperature high enough to send Fairfield and out-of-town residents to the beach.
Jennings Beach, one of six beaches in town, had a nice-sized crowd by mid-afternoon, and Catherine Doenges, the town's assistant waterfront director, said crowds have been pretty good at town beaches since beach season opened Memorial Day weekend. She said Tuesday was the second day lifeguards were working at town beaches full-time. Before that, lifeguards only worked on weekends, Doenges said.
As a bit of trivia, Doenges said South Pine Creek Beach was the smallest public beach in the state.
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As teens tossed a football, soaked up rays and got some food and drinks from Jennings' concession stand, Maureen Potter of Shelton, perhaps recalling the long and snowy winter, said, "It's been a long time coming. We deserve it."
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