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Labor Day and the Beach Jones Beach L abor Day – It's the last holiday of the summer, was the last day of vacation before school started for me, and in New York, it's the last day the beaches are open for swimming. Growing up it was both a day I dreaded (because of school) and a day I looked forward to (because of the beach). L abor Day weekend is when Kris and I moved into the house we now live in. That was 25 years ago. Our neighbor Judy hosted a welcoming breakfast with bagels that Sunday morning for us. All the neighbors came to meet us and to welcome us to the neighborhood. We held our own open house for both our friends, family, and our neighbors a few weeks later. Since that time we have annually had a Labor Day party on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend where we have invited friends, family and all our neighbors. Each year we had a few more attendees until the count leveled off to about 40 or so. Judy then joined us as a co-host. With our backyards right ne