Residents beat the heat in South Boston, Dorchester
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As Boston sizzled over the weekend, residents took to the Dorchester and South Boston waterfront to find relief from the heat.
Pictured: Swimmers cooled off at the Castle Island Beach in South Boston Saturday.
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With coolers and chairs in tow, beachgoers descended on South Boston’s beaches, staking out their claim on the sandy shores.
Pictured: Jaffrey and Eloy Herdia, both Boston residents, carried their family’s cooler toward Castle Island Saturday.
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Others avoided the beach and took to the shade.
Pictured: Martin Steinberg, a South End resident, enjoyed views of the waterfront from his shaded spot along Day Boulevard.
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At Carson Beach in South Boston, swimmers took dips in the bay and tanned.
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Some took advantage of the sea breeze and walked along South Boston’s portion of Harbor Walk.
Pictured: Colleen Fitzgerald, a Boston resident, gave her mother Kathleen Fitzgerald, a Connecticut resident, a tour of the Harbor Walk Saturday.
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M Street beach was full of residents enjoying the sun Saturday.
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Over in Dorchester, the beaches were a little less crowded, but the water was just as cool.
Pictured: Sabrina Chung, a Roslindale resident and lifeguard for the Department of Conservation and Recreation, kept a watchful eye over Malibu Beach in Dorchester’s Savin Hill neighborhood.
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Tenean Beach, in Dorchester’s Port Norfolk neighborhood, was the least crowded over the weekend, offering its visitors solitude and sunshine.
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