Former School Employee Rejects Plea Deal: Report: New London News

Welcome back, New London. Here's all the local news, events, and community posts you need for Wednesday, Nov. 17.

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First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 50 Low: 48.

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Here are the top stories in New London today:

1. Former New London middle school employee charged in sexual assaults rejects plea offer: A former middle school employee is accused of committing assaults in 2016 and 2017. (theday.com)
2. New London Man, 24, Charged In Jan. 6 US Capitol Riot: Feds: Jeremy K. Baouche, an Electric Boat engineer, was charged on a federal criminal complaint, posted $100,000 bail and was released, feds say.
3. Make City Pier New London's centerpiece (theday.com)
4. Waterford man charged with threatening Lamont on Twitter (WTNH.com)
5. State trooper involved in Norwich crash | Connecticut News (WFSB)

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Today in New London:

• Cook-Along with Snap4CT - Public Library of New London (6:00 PM)

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New London Patch Notebook

• U.S. Coast Guard Academy: "#USCGA congratulates both Isabilita Sekulovic and Olivia Panico on being the FIRST appointees into the Class of 2026!!🇺🇸 Bravo Zulu to our future shipmates, hard work pays off. Interested in applying to the Coast Guard Academy? V..." (Facebook)
• Naval Submarine Base New London: "Don't forget to stop by the galley tomorrow to celebrate our Navy Wounded Warriors at the cake-cutting ceremony for Warrior Care Month!" (Facebook)
• United States Coast Guard Band: "We hope you can join us Sunday at 2pm EST on YouTube. Facebook is altering the time on some platforms to 3pm EST so please ignore the discrepancy if it applies to you. https://www.youtube.com/unitedstatescoastguardband/live" (Facebook)
• U.S. Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association: "Instilling a liking for the sea and its lore...and also cyber! Objee and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Cyber Team welcomes all interested high school students to the first ever team-hosted Capture the Flag event (computer security competi..." (Facebook)
• Coast Guard Academy Sailing: "With the season coming to an end, now you get to see what our sailors do with their free time! Some of our 3/c Offshore Sailors competed in the Angry Unicorn Marathon in Rhode Island this past Sunday and some more went out to support! . ..." (Facebook)
• Coast Guard Academy Sailing: "Congratulations to our Match Racers on being named CGAsports.com Athletes of the Week! GO BEARS! . . @cga_bears @uscg_academy @cga_saac #uscoastguard #coastguardacademy #collegesailing #athleteoftheweek" (Facebook)
• RMMS- New London: "Students in our PUENTES program were so excited to welcome 1-2-3 Andres to RMMS today! https://www.theday.com/local-news/20211115/outdoor-concert" (Facebook)
• Naval Submarine Base New London: "Upcoming Navy Privatized Family Housing Third-Party Inspections As part of the requirements established in the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Commander, Navy Installations Command will be facilitating third-p..." (Facebook)
• Naval Submarine Base New London: "Follow-on guidance for service members who decline the COVID-19 vaccine. https://www.facebook.com/CNRMA.PAO/posts/264575905709288" (Facebook)
• Mitchell College: "#WhatMovesYou about Mitchell College? "What moves me about Mitchell College is that our students are willing to be vulnerable with each other by sharing their stories of resilience, equity, being, and becoming." – Meredith Adler, Mi..." (Facebook)
• Connecticut College: "Assistant Professor of Physics Daniel Maser has been awarded $55,000 from the American Chemical Society to support his research into using broadband laser sources to precisely measure a group of rotational transitions in benzene. The gra..." (Facebook)
• Custom House Maritime Museum: "https://www.theday.com/local-n... By Sean D. Elliot Day staff writer s.elliot@theday.com seandelliot Escorted by patrol boats from the U.S. Navy Coastal Riverine Squadron ..." (Facebook)
• New London Police Union: "Our 2nd year in partnership with The Hometown Foundation Hungerless Holidays program, the New London Police Union was able to obtain 52 turkeys. These turkeys were donated to the Gemma E. Moran Food Bank in New London CT, to help those i..." (Facebook)
• Connecticut College Theater: "Photos from She Kills Monsters :) Instagram: @conncollcostumes & @conncolltheater @sabrinanotar" (Facebook)
• New London Homeless Hospitality Center: "People can be so kind and generous. Thank you to our neighbors who have donated welcome home kit baskets recently. You make going home special. Thank you Pfizer, thank you L&M Ambulatory and thank you, Corrie!" (Facebook)
• Higher Edge: "Help us celebrate 10 Years with 10 Student Stories !! Day 7: Angelena Ebersole University of Connecticut, Class of 2024 To donate; visit https://higheredge.org/donate/ #HigherEdge #morethancollegeplanning #collegeaccessforall #toandthrou..." (Facebook)
• New London Public Schools: "Community Meals tomorrow!!!!" (Facebook)
• Lyman Allyn Art Museum: "Now Open "Ken Friedman: 92 Events"! 92 Events presents works spanning six decades by New London-born American-Swedish artist Ken Friedman. Friedman produces conceptual, action-oriented, language-based works that challenge the idea of an ..." (Facebook)

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