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They’re old hands at sand in Oqunquit

A sandcastle contest brings out some of the best.

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Sebastian Privitera of Methuen, Mass., fine-tunes his sculpture of a sun and moon. He tries to create sand sculptures whenever he can. "It's like therapy," he said. Staff photo by Ariana van den Akker

Ogunquit Parks and Recreation sponsored a sandcastle contest Sunday at Main Beach. The winner for the kids’ category was an Egyptian pyramid display with a Sphinx; winning the family category was “Team Cam,” a giant basketball going through a hoop; and for the adult category, the winner was an “interactive mermaid.”

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