New London Daily: Maritime Festival + College Goes Remote

Welcome back, New London. Here's all the local news, events, and community posts you need for Thursday, Sept. 9.

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First, today's weather:

Rain and humid throughout the day. High: 77 Low: 64.

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Here are the top stories today in New London:

1. New London welcomes Connecticut Maritime Heritage Festival Friday through Sunday: The event will take place on the waterfront and downtown with the theme of "Rivers, Sound & Sea." (theday.com)
2. Connecticut College Goes Remote Due to COVID Cases: After dozens of students tested positive, classes are going remote. (NBC Connecticut)
3. New London Man Faces Gun, Drug, Assault Charges: A man is facing drug, gun, and assault charges, according to police. (New London Patch)
4. Meticulous Classic Colonial Now Available In New London (New London Patch)
5. Blues greats Mayall, Trout hit Garde Friday - News from southeastern Connecticut (theday.com)

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Today in New London:

• Teen Thursday - Learn 3D printing - Public Library of New London (4:00 PM)

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New London Patch Notebook

• United States Coast Guard Band: "I'm not crying, you're crying!" (Facebook)
• United States Coast Guard Barque EAGLE: "Another community relations event that EAGLE crew and cadets participated in was planting trees alongside the Icelandic Forestry Service! #USCG #CGCEAGLE #barqueeagle #gocoastguard #uscgacademy #whyiserve #duty #devotiontoduty #tallship ..." (Facebook)
• New London Police Department: "MEDIA RELEASE INCIDENT TYPE: Search & Seizure Warrant Service INCIDENT LOCATION: 24 Robinson St., New London, CT DATE: 9/06/2021 TIME: @ approx. 11:21 am INVESTIGATION STATUS: ACTIVE / ARREST MADE SUMMARY: On 9/6/21 members of the New Lo..." (Facebook)
• New London Public Schools: "Happy First Day of School NLPS! Come see how excited our students from CB Jennings Elementary School and Bennie Dover Jackson Multi-Magnet Middle School Campus were today! #NLPS #newlondon #MagnetSchools #Education #K12 #firstdayofschool" (Facebook)
• Naval Submarine Base New London: "SUBASE Feds Feed Families Story by MC3 Jimmy Ivy III GROTON, Conn. – Sailors assigned to Naval Submarine Base (SUBASE) New London and Students from Naval Submarine School (SUBSCOL) supported those in need and volunteered to bag donations..." (Facebook)
• New London Police Union: "The New London Police Union extends our deepest condolences to the family of Connecticut State Police Sergeant Brian Mohl and our brothers and sisters of the Connecticut State Police. Rest easy Troop" (Facebook)
• U.S. Coast Guard Academy Athletics: "Coast Guard Academy Football looks to make it two straight when they travel to Curry on Saturday #gocgabears" (Facebook)
• Coast Guard Academy Lacrosse: "BEARS ENJOY LONG WEEKENDS PT II: just saw these great photos featuring COAST GUARD ACADEMY MEN'S LACROSSE player Cadet 3/c Ian Feely (Midfield-Attack/Spring Branch, TX/Smithson Valley) out and about in Boston over Labor Day weekend. Look..." (Facebook)
• Saint Sophia Church: "All St Sophia Parishioners; please bring your favorite coffee hour dish to welcome Father Peter this Sunday, 9/12/21, following services." (Facebook)
• New London Youth Affairs: "Our playgroup program is accepting new families and will be restarting the week of September 13th. New families can register online at www.newlondonyouthaffairs.org. We will then contact you after we receive the registration form to go o..." (Facebook)
• CB Jennings Elementary School: "We were so excited to see our students back for the first day!" (Facebook)
• New London Youth Affairs: "We are so excited to be a part of this amazing collaborative. Ms Tina and Ms Ami will be available at the center to provide help with any kind of questions, needs, resources or concerns you have about anything for your family. We will al..." (Facebook)
• Naval Submarine Base New London: "A little back-to-school science lesson about acids and bases... https://www.facebook.com/navalunderseamuseum/photos/a.261763228693/10159960414378694/" (Facebook)
• Public Library of New London, CT: "Today is International Literacy Day, we hope you'll join us at the library to celebrate! Grab a book, take a craft home, or pick up a crossword puzzle!" (Facebook)
• United States Coast Guard Barque EAGLE: "Come visit us at the Connecticut Matitime Heritage Festival this weekend! We will be open for public tours at City Pier in New London, CT on: 11 SEP from 10 a.m to 4 p.m 12 SEP from 10 a.m to 4 p.m" (Facebook)
• Custom House Maritime Museum: "What New London needs -- a Working Harbor Committee! https://www.facebook.com/Worki... It is important to be aware of & appreciate the mariners who keep New London a working port!" (Facebook)
• Higher Edge: "Thank you Mueller Greene Attorneys at Law for being a sponsor of our golf tournament!! We can't wait to see you on the green!! #HigherEdge #morethancollegeplanning #collegeaccessforall #toandthrough #success #theirsuccessisoursuccess #c..." (Facebook)
• Cultural Coalition- Culturesect: "Arts and cultural nonprofits - check with your town's tax assessor to see if you need to file your quadrennial property tax form/filing this year. https://www.cga.ct.gov/2020/rpt/pdf/2020-R-0071.pdf" (Facebook)
• Custom House Maritime Museum: "Who knows anything about this?! They are voting on this at the City Council tonight. Start time: 7:00 PM Location: Teleconference Occurs: This instance occurs on 9/7/2021. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/97371788887?pwd=M2NMZ..." (Facebook)
• Call The House Man: "Reasons You Should Consider Selling This Fall https://rem.ax/3l6L4zT" (Facebook)
• Goodwin-Niering Center for the Environment at Connecticut College: "UPDATE! Our Thursday Sophomore Open House is now a VIRTUAL EVENT! Due to the college going to Orange Alert status, we'll now meet with interested sophomores on Zoom, THIS Thursday from 5:30PM-6:30PM. LINK BELOW to Application Docs, ..." (Facebook)

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— Chris Rhatigan

About me: Chris Rhatigan is a freelance writer and editor. He has previously worked for publications such as The New Haven Register and The Iowa City Press-Citizen.

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