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Police Chief Reinstated + Weekend Events: New London News

Here are all the top news stories in New London along with key events in town.

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Welcome back, New London. Here's all the local news, events, and community posts you need for Saturday, Nov. 20.

First, today's weather:

Sunny to partly cloudy. High: 46 Low: 37.

Here are the top stories in New London today:

  1. Mayor 'Immediately' Reinstated Police Chief After Investigation: New London police Chief Brian M. Wright was accused of sexually harassing a person while he was a captain. An investigation found he didn't. (New London Patch)
  2. New London Area Events: See What's Coming Up This Weekend: Looking for things to do this weekend? Check out the latest events in and around the New London area! (New London Patch)
  3. Gold Star Memorial Bridge remake: Delayed, with completion now some 10 years out (theday.com)
  4. Swiss visitors get some time on the water in New London (theday.com)

Today in New London:

New London Patch Notebook

  • U.S. Coast Guard Academy: "CALLING ALL CADETS!! There's a new tradition underway aboard campus at #USCGA, the Best Sign Award! Inspired by the responses we received from CGA Alumni following the Secretaries Cup, the winner, who is selected by democratic majo..." (Facebook)
  • Naval Submarine Base New London: "Did you know SSN-571 wasn't the first USS Nautilus? USS Nautilus (SS-168) served from 1930 to 1945 and saw action in World War II. Official caption: Off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 15 April 1942, following modernization. Note ..." (Facebook)
  • Naval Submarine Base New London: "SUBASE New London's Legal Team welcomed Rear Adm. Christopher French, Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Navy, for an All Hands Call and facility tour." (Facebook)
  • New London Police Union: "Congratulations to Detective Schafranski-Broadbent and Master Patrol Officer Cable for receiving the Outstanding Accomplishment Award presented by the Connecticut Chapter of the International Association of Fire Investigators. Congratula..." (Facebook)
  • Connecticut College: "Matt Carter '23, Julia Curran '23 and Jeffrey Love '23, have qualified to represent the Camels at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Nov. 20. (Facebook)
  • Mitchell College: "NASA predicts that tonight's lunar eclipse will be the longest in 580 years, lasting over 3 hours! No matter where you observe the #LunarEclipse, we hope you enjoy these photos of the moon over Mitchell College taken earlier this fall by..." (Facebook)
  • Ledge Light Health District: "LLHD COVID-19 SUMMARY: The number of new COVID cases within our jurisdiction has increased significantly, which is consistent with an increase in COVID cases statewide, according to DPH. Unfortunately, we expect this trend to continue as..." (Facebook)
  • Coast Guard Academy Lacrosse: "BEARS STICK TOGETHER: first, THANK YOU to the kind souls that sent me content after my plea for help yesterday morning. Got this great photo (top left) featuring COAST GUARD ACADEMY MEN'S LACROSSE program 'Old Bears' ENS Sam Monaco, CGA ..." (Facebook)
  • New London Public Schools: "Check out this great cast! If you weren't able to attend our first performance last night, guess what? We are acting two more nights!! New London Visual and Performing Arts Pathway welcomes you to watch Connecticut premiere of THE LAYOVE..." (Facebook)
  • OnStage at Connecticut College: "Okaidja Afroso conducting a workshop for music students today. Don't miss his concert tomorrow evening in Evans Hall at 7:30pm. Tickets are still on sale!" (Facebook)
  • Mitchell College: "Why take a January MiniMester course? For junior Anna Novelli, a hospitality major, #MiniMester courses have been the perfect solution to taking fewer classes during the fall and spring semesters without falling behind classmates in fulf..." (Facebook)
  • Mitchell College: "Shout out to Mitchell student Kobe Anderson who is taking a stand and speaking up for the environmental issues he cares about and that affect us all, as so well put in his recent letter to The Day. https://www.theday.com/letters-to-the-e..." (Facebook)
  • Bear Club: "Shout out to the parent who today made their first gift of $1,000 to the Track & Field / Cross Country Fund! This gift supports the Assistant Coach position and team travel for Coast Guard Bears track and field. Go Bears!" (Facebook)
  • Congregation Beth El, New London, CT: "Congregation Beth El and Temple Emanu-El had an excellent collaborative effort this past Sunday afternoon at the new Habitat homes in Norwich. Thank you to all of you who were there. We got great feedback from Joel, the site supervisor w..." (Facebook)
  • Mitchell College Library: "Honoring those who lost their lives. https://www.hrc.org/.../markin... ..." (Facebook)
  • Public Library of New London, CT: "Join us for our bedtime story hour with the Public Library of New London" (Facebook)
  • OnStage at Connecticut College: "Here's an in-depth interview with Okaidja Afroso in The Day about the artist's process. Okaidja performs at Evans Hall tonight!" (Facebook)
  • Connecticut College: ""Cult Classic," a new novel by Sloane Crosley '00 will be a rom-com with a side of New York City cult. Entertainment Weekly gives readers a sneak peek." (Facebook)
  • Custom House Maritime Museum: "Region's tribes advocate for John Mason statue's removal from State Capitol Published November 18. 2021 8:02PM | Updated November 18. 2021 8:09PM By Brian Hallenbeck Day staff writer b.hallenbeck@theday.com bjhallenbeck Hartford — For so..." (Facebook)
  • Public Library of New London, CT: "Join the Public Library of New London Children's Room for a Perler Bead Workshop! We provide the space, the beads, even templates! Registration is required: https://bit.ly/3GANfWh" (Facebook)
  • Spark Makerspace: "Drawing night tonight at Spark Makerspace 7 Union St. New London. Starts at 6pm. Bring a sketch book. . . . #makerspace #sparkmakerspace #newlondonct #connecticut #CT #make #create #collaborate #7union #drawing" (Facebook)
  • Lyman Allyn Art Museum: "Heading into the weekend like . Autumn Breezes, Royal Doulton, porcelain, ca. 20th century, 1973.166." (Facebook)
  • Higher Edge: "Help us celebrate 10 Years with 10 Student Stories !! Day 9: Yeni Lopez & Ivette Lopez, sisters Yeni- University of Connecticut, College Senior Ivette- University of Connecticut, Third Year College Student To donate; visit https://higher..." (Facebook)
  • Call The House Man: "Retirement May Be Changing What You Need in a Home https://rem.ax/3cmQpyV" (Facebook)
  • Her Campus at Conn College: "thanksgiving break is coming up! what're you looking forward to? #hercampus #hercampusconn #connecticutcollege #thanksgiving #thanksgivingbreak" (Facebook)
  • Coast Guard Academy Lacrosse: "Heard from some of the fellas this morning about last night's 2021 7v7 Intramural Flag Football Championship Game - unfortunately, the COAST GUARD ACADEMY MEN'S LACROSSE program came out on the wrong end. "It was a tough fought battle an..." (Facebook)
  • Naval Submarine Base New London: "Congratulations to our newly-minted Chief Petty Officers! Hooyah Chiefs! Hooyah Navy! 🇺🇸 https://www.facebook.com/NavyMCPON/videos/936766447243508/" (Facebook)
  • Higher Edge: "Help us celebrate 10 Years with 10 Student Stories !! Day 10: Dahyir Croft University of Connecticut , Class of 2021 Bachelor of Science, Nursing To donate; visit https://higheredge.org/donate/ #HigherEdge #morethancollegeplanning #colle..." (Facebook)
  • Connecticut College, Hale Center for Career Development: "TODAY, 1:00-2:00 pm ET Join representatives from Broad Futures as they discuss their great internship programs. Internship placements include but are not limited to - Smithsonian, Brookings, NBC Sports, Peace Corps, Discovery and more! B..." (Facebook)

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