MADISON, Connecticut — Hundreds of people came out to Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison Thursday to enjoy the hot weather and have fun in the sun.

“It’s a beautiful day to go swimming in the ocean,” said Lorenzo Cocolla, one of many who came out to Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison to enjoy the hot weather and sunny sky Thursday. 

Abby Welburn and Ellie Mcmanus say they left school early to have a beach day. 

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“We came here to the beach because it’s really really beautiful outside,” said Welburn. “I like to lay outside. I like to go in the water. I love summer, so it’s nice."

Memorial Day Weekend is considered the unofficial kickoff to summer, and people are glad the summer conditions f

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