Man Charged In Fire: Report + Lottery Prize Winner Sold

Welcome back, New London. Here's all the local news, events, and community posts you need for Saturday, Feb. 5.

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First, today's weather:

Breezy and much colder. High: 27 Low: 9.

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Here are the top stories in New London today:

1. New London Man Charged In Tire Slashing Charged In Fire: A New London man charged in a tire slashing spree is facing a criminal trespass charge linked to a fire at a vacant building. (New London Patch)
2. New London Business Sells Lottery Prize: The winning scratch ticket worth $10k was recently sold at a New London business, according to the Connecticut Lottery. (New London Patch)
3. The Day - Like Coming Home Again - News from southeastern Connecticut (theday.com)
4. Death Announced of Justin Henry Bogucki of Old Lyme (lymeline.com)
5. Norwich Crews Continue to Remove Snow After Blizzard (NBC Connecticut)

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Today in New London:

• Children's Take & Make: Space Mosaics (12:00 AM)
• Children's Take & Make: Book Page Quill (12:00 AM)
• Children's S.T.E.A.M Take & Make: Galactic Exploration (12:00 AM)

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From my notebook:

• U.S. Coast Guard Academy: "#ThrowbackThursday #DidYouKnow that the Coast Guard Academy announced today in 1976 the appointments of 50 women for the Class of 1980? A record 10,000 applications were received by the Academy, of which approximately 700 were from women..." (Facebook)
• Naval Submarine Base New London: "WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY: SUBASE encourages CAUTION in travel to/from and around base, Friday, February 4 GROTON, Conn. – With the forecast for rain, freezing rain, sleet, and possibly a small amount of snow, as well as plummeting tempera..." (Facebook)
• Naval Submarine Base New London: "WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY - UPDATE: SUBASE Child and Youth Programs will CLOSE EARLY today, Friday, February 4 GROTON, Conn. – With a focus on safety for children and youth pick-up during potentially icy conditions later today, Naval Subma..." (Facebook)
• United States Coast Guard Band: "#TBT to 2016's Super Bowl 50, and our own MU1 Megan Weikleenget with the Armed Forces Chorus. What say you, football fans? Are you #TeamRams or #TeamBengals for Super Bowl LVI?" (Facebook)
• U.S. Coast Guard Academy Athletics: "Kira Wood had a career-high tying 27 points as U.S. Coast Guard Academy Women's Basketball beat archrival Merchant Marine 85-59 #gocgabears #BEATKP #WeSingLast" (Facebook)
• New London Public Schools: "New London Public Schools will be operating on a half day schedule today, please see student dismissal times!" (Facebook)
• Mitchell College Alumni: "#TBT The Blizzard of 1978 vs 2022. Do you have a favorite snow-covered Mitchell memory?" (Facebook)
• RMMS- New London: "Good morning RMMS families, Today we will have an early dismissal due to weather conditions. Below are our dismissal times: Car Line 12:00 p.m.- K/1 but no older siblings. If 2nd-5th grade families arrive at this time, we will ask you to..." (Facebook)
• Public Library of New London, CT: "For those of you who had trouble viewing our Bedtime Storytime this evening, we apologize! You can view the full video here, enjoy!" (Facebook)
• U.S. Coast Guard Academy: "It's #FirstieFriday at #USCGA! 🙌 Today, we introduce you to 1/c Olivia Kamwela the Fall Foxtrot Company Commander. Kamwela is also a Government major and Co-President of the Genesis Council. 🦅🇺🇸 What made you join the U.S. Coast Guar..." (Facebook)
• Miracle Temple Church: "You Might As Well Kill Yourself" (Facebook)
• Public Library of New London, CT: "Join Miss Francesca for this week's Bedtime Storytime! Tonight we are reading "Aaron Slater, Illustrator", "A Bear is a Bear", "The Littlest Yak", and "Together"." (Facebook)
• Public Library of New London, CT: "For those of you who had trouble viewing our Bedtime Storytime this evening, we apologize! Here is the full video, enjoy!" (Facebook)
• Public Library of New London, CT: "Join Miss Francesca fore relaxing bedtime stories to wind down and get ready for bed! This week we are reading "Aaron Slater, Illustrator", "A Bear is a Bear", and "The Littlest Yak"," (Facebook)
• Call The House Man: "My latest RateMyAgent review in Gales Ferry https://rma.reviews/syYiuQTnRV8R" (Facebook)
• New London Youth Affairs: "We all need to think sunshine thoughts on this very dreary stormy day!! Thank you Emy for sharing some sunshine with us!" (Facebook)
• Connecticut College Student Engagement Office: "WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!! What events are you looking forward to have from student engagement? It could be some we have done in the Pat or some new ideas!! Please a comment or dm us!! We want to make sure we have a fun spring semester. ..." (Facebook)
• CB Jennings Elementary School: "New London Public Schools will be operating on a half day schedule today, please see student dismissal times!" (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Pequot Avenue: "Anyone knows of someone who fixes washers & dryers at a reasonable price? - I have a stackable one & need someone to come take a look at it for me please." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Pequot Avenue: ". - Ever watch the walking dead? Well it is preparing us for the vaccinated people😣🧟‍♀️🧟🧟‍♂️" (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Pequot Avenue: "Looking for reef keepers or anyone interested in saltwater tanks to join in on our virtual Tuesday Tank night. - The group is called Connecticut area reef society. We are doing a show your tank night Tuesday at 8pm on google meets. Showi..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Pequot Avenue: "Only 6 seats left! - Join Serial Quiller Creations at the Norwich Arts Center. It's time for a night out! Learn the exquisite art of Paper Quilling♥️ 2/11/22, 6-8pm $40pp Message me for your ticket!🎟 Norwich Arts Center" (Nextdoor)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Saturday! I'll see you soon.

— Chris Rhatigan

About me: Chris Rhatigan is a freelance writer and editor.