With temperatures toppling records on Friday, Deb Grimaldi and her husband of Cranston headed for Conimicut Point Beach to beat the heat and enjoy a bit of early summer. “This is like paradise and it’s just beautiful,” said Deb. She didn’t venture further into the water than splashing her feet, but that was quite enough. And not all that far from Conimicut, the Harbor One Bank sign on Warwick Avenue confirmed that, indeed, it was abnormally hot for April. (Cranston Herald photo)