New London Patch Readers: Thank You For Helping Us Grow

Thank you, New London Patch readers, for taking time in your busy days to spend a few moments with Patch. We appreciate your visits and contributions, and we want you to know we take nothing for granted here.

In August, New London Patch recorded 39,668 visitors. For a small city of about 26,000, that's a lot of readers! Our visitors hail from New London, for sure, but many residents of neighboring towns also land on New London Patch from time to time, too. That figure — compiled and verified through Google Analytics — includes readers on desktop, laptop, tablet, mobile and our app, and our visitors often access Patch on several devices over the month.

Here are five of the most-read articles on New London Patch in August.

• Waterfront Restaurant Proposed For New London Pier: Report
• 2 Dogs Left In 107-Degree Car At New London Beach: Police
• Furniture Retailer May Return To New London: Report
• 3 Accused Of Dumping Man's Body In New London Parking Lot: PD
• Woman Tosses Items From Window In New London: Report

That's not all people have been talking about this summer. Plans for a bike rental program in the city have gotten a number of residents excited, and there was quite a wave of delight that washed over the city just the other week when a whale was spotted off New London.

Got a news tip? I'm RJ Scofield, your local editor. I have been working in journalism since graduating from Roger Williams University in 2015. I have also lived in Connecticut for most of my life and love getting to share the area's most interesting stories with our readers. Send your tips, ideas and questions my way at rj.scofield@patch.com.

Our readers also love New London Patch's calendar of events — more than 10,000 visits were made to our calendar in 2018. Coming up soon on the calendar are draw & paint sessions hosted by the New London Student Art League and a community print night. Sounds like a lot of fun in New London this month!

If you would like to post on New London Patch, too, you may easily to sign up for a free user profile. As a Patch user, you can post articles, events, jobs, and announcements. And the "rules of Patch" are easy to follow: "no abusive content, no commercial spam, keep it local, and be awesome."

Speaking of awesome, a new bright spot at Patch is our Patch Mayor program. If you’re interested in being our New London Patch Mayor you can help keep New London Patch a friendly local spot. Learn more about the Patch Mayor program here.

So far this year, almost 500 new email subscribers have joined New London Patch, boosting our email list to 1,791 daily subscribers. (Wait? You don't get our email? Click here and we'll hook you up.) Over 5,000 folks have also joined our Facebook page. If you haven't liked our page yet, please give it a try. If you're already on the page, please share with a friend.

If you own a local business and are interested in getting your message on New London Patch or our nearby Patches, please visit the page and tell us what you need. One of our sales reps will be in touch.

Here's another fun fact about Patch: Did you know that Patch is among the 100 most trafficked websites in the United States? Patch ranks 91st on the most viewed websites in the country, according to Alexa. New London Patch is part of a broad network, with more than six dozen Patches in Connecticut and more than 1,200 across the United States. That's a lot of local news!

Many news websites are limiting access to free articles, but Patch articles and events by our journalists and our users are always free to view.

We're thrilled you've made New London Patch a part of your life. Thank you so much for your support and readership.

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