Robot Servers + Vaccination Rates

Welcome back, New London. Here's all the local news, events, and community posts you need for Tuesday, Sept. 21.

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First, today's weather:

Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 76 Low: 69.

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Here are the top stories today in New London:

1. New London restaurant's answer to staff shortages: robot servers: A local restaurant is incorporating robots that will deliver meals to customers' tables. The move comes due to staff shortages plaguing the restaurant industry. (FOX 61)
2. Cultures come together at Hispanic Heritage month celebration: The Hispanic Heritage celebration was held at Hygienic Park in New London over the weekend. (theday.com)
3. New London Coronavirus Vaccination Rate Improves Slowly: Here is how New London compares to Connecticut for coronavirus vaccinations. (New London Patch)
4. Crash on Interstate 95 causes delays in Groton (theday.com)
5. Police ID Teen That Drowned at Rocky Neck State Park (NBC Connecticut)

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Today in New London:

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New London Patch Notebook

• United States Coast Guard Band: "Congratulations to our co-principal bassoonists, MU1 Sean Maree, and MUC Brooke Allen, both of whom were recently awarded the Coast Guard Achievement Medal for their many accomplishments both on and off the stage. Bravo Zulu! #SundayShou..." (Facebook)
• U.S. Coast Guard Academy Athletics: "At home and on the road, the Bears had successful and fun homecoming weekend " (Facebook)
• United States Coast Guard Barque EAGLE: "Thank you for the warm welcome Portsmouth! Crew and trainees alike enjoyed their port call! Now EAGLE will be heading home to New London! #USCG #CGCEAGLE #barqueeagle #gocoastguard #uscgacademy #whyiserve #duty #devotiontoduty #tallship ..." (Facebook)
• U.S. Coast Guard Academy: "#ICYMI Coast Guard Academy Football's #station17 uniform was featured on ESPN this weekend! U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Coast Guard Academy Athletics" (Facebook)
• Naval Submarine Base New London: "Navy New London Civilian Welfare and Recreation Association hosts Appreciation Picnic Civilian employees of Naval Submarine Base (SUBASE) New London and many of its tenant commands recently enjoyed an appreciation picnic held at the base..." (Facebook)
• Coast Guard Academy Sailing: "Weekend 2 in the books for the Bears! The team traveled to 6 total regattas this weekend, including events in Annapolis, Block Island, Boston and Maine. Check out techscore for the full results! GO BEARS! . . . @collegesailing @neisacoll..." (Facebook)
• Connecticut College: "Connecticut College has moved to a Modified Alert Level 1 - Green . This alert level indicates that faculty can resume in-person teaching. Visit our website for more info: https://bit.ly/3dGWpCu" (Facebook)
• Coast Guard Academy Sailing: "Nic Reeser crushing downwind at the NEISA Singlehanded Championship this weekend! GO BEARS!" (Facebook)
• Naval Submarine Base New London: "Congratulations to all the Sailors and SUBASE personnel who received awards at last weeks All Hands Call! Bravo Zulu for all your hard work!" (Facebook)
• Connecticut College Athletics: "Kat Norton found the back of the net on a gorgeous shot just over a minute in and Conn College women's soccer never looked back, downing Colby 2-0! #OneCamel #upper90 " (Facebook)
• outCT: "Come join us Saturday September 25th, for an a-maze-ing time at Scott's Yankee Farmer. Corn maze tickets are $11 per person and reservations are a must so call 860-739-5209 to make yours today! We hope to see you there! https://fb.me/e/1..." (Facebook)
• Coast Guard Academy Lacrosse: "BEARS TALK IT UP: just saw this great photo featuring COAST GUARD ACADEMY MEN'S LACROSSE player Cadet 1/c Logan Tobias (Midfield/Commack, NY/Commack) at lunch with Congressman Joe Courtney of Connecticut's 2nd District - he is a member o..." (Facebook)
• Flock Theatre: "Anyway, we delivered the leg… Always a blast!" (Facebook)
• U.S. Coast Guard Academy: "Our #homecoming celebrations brought a lot of smiles (and a little bit of sweat too)! " (Facebook)
• Congregation Beth El, New London, CT: "Another wonderful membership party, with CBE proving it's the congregation of wonderful music. Falafels with all the fixings and Hazzan Sandy Cohn with his guitar leading us in a singalong featuring the music of Simon and Garfunkel, Joni..." (Facebook)
• The Williams School: "Starting off Spirit Week so crazy comfortably! Students wore their Pajamas to school as today's dress up! Check our stories for some highlights from our musical chairs activity!" (Facebook)
• Coast Guard Academy MWR: "Dry Dock Specials 20-24 September 2021" (Facebook)
• Connecticut College Athletics: "Conn College men's soccer wrapped up a weekend sweep of NESCAC opponents after defeating Colby 1-0. Augie Djerdjaj scored the lone goal for the Camels. Next up is a non-conference matchup with Endicott on Tuesday at home. #OneCamel ..." (Facebook)
• Charles E. Shain Library: "You can check out more than just books at the Circulation Desk!" (Facebook)
• Lyman Allyn Art Museum: "Fighting the Monday blues? Bring some calm and relaxation to the start of the week by coloring your own version of objects from the Lyman Allyn's collection! Go to https://www.lymanallyn.org/col... to download and print one or a..." (Facebook)
• CB Jennings Elementary School: "New London Public Schools is offering a FREE 4-week course to prep for the Para-Pro Exam. This course will include the presentation materials, free online practice tests, how to write a resume and obtain the required reference letters fo..." (Facebook)
• Public Library of New London, CT: "Join us Wednesday, September 29th 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)
• Call The House Man: "5 Tips for Making Your Best Offer https://rem.ax/3knvmkv" (Facebook)
• Playwell: "How do you respond when your child looks or says they are bored? We don't say anything. It is from a state of boredom that creativity emerges. With access to materials for creativity, motivation and intention emerges from the quietness o..." (Facebook)

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