New London Daily: COVID Case Counts + Maritime Festival

Welcome back, New London. Here's all the local news, events, and community posts you need for Tuesday, Sept. 14.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy throughout the day. High: 78 Low: 70.

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Here are the top stories in New London today:

1. Welcome back, Benedict: A reenactment was held at Waterfront Park over the weekend as part of Connecticut's Maritime Festival. (theday.com)
2. New London County's COVID cases up 17.2%; Connecticut cases plummet 14.2%: The state's COVID-19 case count dropped, but the news wasn't as positive locally. (Norwich Bulletin)
3. Painting farm animals (theday.com)
4. The Latest Big Winners Statewide In The CT Lottery (New London Patch)
5. New London-Area Unemployment Rate Improved In July: Feds (New London Patch)

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Today in New London:

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New London Patch Notebook

• United States Coast Guard Barque EAGLE: "Today EAGLE departs with the Officer Candidate School class of 22-1! Where is she headed next? Photo credit: PA3 Matt Thieme #USCG #CGCEAGLE #barqueeagle #gocoastguard #uscgacademy #whyiserve #duty #devotiontoduty #tallship #semperparatu..." (Facebook)
• Coast Guard Academy Sailing: "The Bears had a fantastic opening weekend of the fall season! The team sent two teams to the Pine Trophy in J70s at home, two teams to the Mt. Hope Bay invite at Roger Williams, one team competed at the Toni Deutsch '58 Regatta at MIT, a..." (Facebook)
• Naval Submarine Base New London: "Navy Team New London supported many CT Maritime Heritage Festival events over the weekend. Here's a couple photos from the 9/11 Remebrance and Flag Retirement Ceremony that took place at the City Pier in New London. Look out for more pho..." (Facebook)
• Naval Submarine Base New London: "Funeral Services set for Petty Officer 3rd Class Maxton Soviak ERIE COUNTY, Ohio –– Funeral services for Petty Officer 3rd Class Maxton Soviak will be held Monday, Sept. 13 at 11 a.m. at the Edison High School football stadium in Milan, ..." (Facebook)
• Naval Submarine Base New London: "Our friends at Submarine Readiness Squadron 32 represented Navy Team New London in Rocky Hill this Saturday to honor Connecticut residents lost in the 9/11 attacks and subsequent war on terror. https://www.facebook.com/GrotonSubs/posts/1..." (Facebook)
• New London Police Department: "New London Police Department is proud to honor and celebrate the contributions of female police officers, especially our own. We salute and appreciate each of you for your continuous dedication, community service, sacrifice and courage. ..." (Facebook)
• Coast Guard Academy Lacrosse: "BEARS FALL BALL BEGINS TODAY: and "it's on", the foundation for the 2021-2022 edition of the COAST GUARD ACADEMY MEN'S LACROSSE team begins today with an afternoon practice and then early morning practices the other two practice days thi..." (Facebook)
• New London Public Schools: "We can't wait to see you at our upcoming open houses. This will be a great opportunity to see our buildings, meet your child's teachers and get lots of important information! Looking forward to a great school year. Please see the attache..." (Facebook)
• The Williams School: "As our community gathers for Assembly this morning we pause to reflect 9/11 with remembrances from @headofwilliams." (Facebook)
• Lyman Allyn Art Museum: "Space is still available for September Science Saturday, Parts of a Flower! We may be entering the fall months, but there is still plenty of time to learn about how flowers and plants grow. By planting your own mystery seeds, you will..." (Facebook)
• Public Library of New London, CT: "RAWR! This week's Take & Make is our Shap-O-Saurus Kit! Use foam shapes to piece together your own dinosaur. Great for shape recognition and fine motor skills, and a fun creative exercise for the older kids!" (Facebook)
• Higher Edge: "Thank you Astor Place for being a sponsor of our golf tournament!! We can't wait to see you on the green!! And please invite us back to your office soon - The building is so cool! #HigherEdge #morethancollegeplanning #collegeaccessforal..." (Facebook)
• RMMS- New London: "School Picture Day is next Tuesday, September 21st! Please see below for information about ordering photos." (Facebook)
• Public Library of New London, CT: "Sign up for Shoutbomb to receive notifications from the library." (Facebook)
• Public Library of New London, CT: "Pick-up for the teen clay art kits starts today! Come grab yours in the teen area!" (Facebook)
• Goodwin-Niering Center for the Environment at Connecticut College: "Repost from @tanksgoodnews using repost_now_app - This is genius." (Facebook)
• Custom House Maritime Museum: "Mon, September 13, 2021, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM EDT Doug Tallamy will describe his plan for a grassroots call-to-action to regenerate biodiversity through native plantings in your backyard. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dr-doug-tallamy-author-..." (Facebook)
• Congregation Beth El, New London, CT: "Tomorrow is THE day! This is a not so gentle reminder to call 860-442-0418 or email the office at office@bethel-nl.org if you want to attend this event for members and potential members. Let them know if you want chicken or vegetarian! I..." (Facebook)
• Custom House Maritime Museum: "from our friend Matt Berger This Gemlike Library Put America on the Architectural Map William O'Connor Daily Beast Designed by Peter Harrison, whose Tory sympathies consigned him to history's shadows, Newport's Redwood Library has deligh..." (Facebook)
• Custom House Maritime Museum: "A few more details on The Emancipator, the upcoming relaunch of a 19th-century abolitionist newspaper LINK: www.bostonglobe.com ➚ | Posted by: Shraddha Chakradhar | September 9, 2021 Six months after The Boston Globe and Boston Universit..." (Facebook)
• Coast Guard Academy MWR: "Dry Dock Specials 13-17 September 2021" (Facebook)
• Public Library of New London, CT: "Join us Wednesday, September 19th for our Children's Event: Learn to Code with Kubo the Robot! Registration is required: https://bit.ly/3nuLNO6 *Registration will be limited to 5 children to safely enforce social distancing*" (Facebook)
• Connecticut College, Hale Center for Career Development: "Great opportunity for recent graduates (classes of '20 and '21)! The Governor's Innovation Fellowship (GIF) offers ambitious, high-achieving recent graduates the opportunity to work at innovation-based companies in Connecticut. Those sel..." (Facebook)
• Custom House Maritime Museum: "It's safe to feed the birds again -- here is what they like! https://feederwatch.org/learn/common-feeder-birds/?utm_source=Cornell+Lab+eNews&utm_campaign=2893b5eebc-Cornell-Lab-eNews-September-2021&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_47588b5758-..." (Facebook)

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

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