School Fight + How To Help Hungry Families: New London News

Welcome back, New London. Here's all the local news, events, and community posts you need for Tuesday, Nov. 15.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and windy. High: 49 Low: 30.

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Here are the top stories in New London today:

1. Police Respond To Fight At New London High School: Police responded to a fight at New London High School on Friday in which staff members were threatened and pushed around. (New London Patch)
2. New London Resident Wins $10k Lottery Prize: The winning scratch ticket was also recently sold at a New London business, according to the Connecticut Lottery. (New London Patch)
3. As Holidays Near, How To Help Hungry Families In New London: For millions of families in New London County and elsewhere in the U.S., an extravagant holiday meal isn't on the table this Christmas. (New London Patch)
4. New London County's COVID cases up 28%; Connecticut cases surge 16.6% (Norwich Bulletin)
5. 'Santa' and helpers ride in motorcycle gift run in New London (theday.com)

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Today in New London:

• Painting Party with The Drunken Palette (4:00 PM)
• Learn to Code with Kubo the Robot - Public Library of New London (4:00 PM)

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New London Patch Notebook

• U.S. Coast Guard Academy: "Football wasn't the only action taking place across #USCGA over the weekend! USCG Academy Women's Rugby Club won a huge game against Kutztown University to advance to the quarterfinals of the ACRA Fall Tournament. Coast Guard Acade..." (Facebook)
• United States Coast Guard Band: "The Coast Guard Band percussion section joined other veterans at New York's South Street Seaport for an energetic appearance on Sunday NFL Countdown on ESPN. Thank you to the talented and professional cast and crew for this memorable exp..." (Facebook)
• Coast Guard Academy Sailing: "3RD PLACE at College Sailing Match Race Nationals!! GO BEARS! . @cga_bears @uscg_academy @neisacollegesailing @cga_saac" (Facebook)
• Naval Submarine Base New London: "USS Los Angeles (SSN 688) underway in the Atlantic Ocean, August 1976." (Facebook)
• Connecticut College Athletics: "How SWEET was that⁉️ Conn College men's soccer takes down NYU 3-0 to advance to the Sweet ! #OneCamel " (Facebook)
• U.S. Coast Guard Academy Athletics: "Four Sailors led the Bears to a third place finish at the Match Race National Championship to earn CGASPORTS.COM Athlete of the Week honors #gocgabears" (Facebook)
• Coast Guard Academy Lacrosse: "BEARS RESPECT SERVICE & SACRIFICE: just saw these great photos featuring COAST GUARD ACADEMY MEN'S LACROSSE players Cadet 4/c Luke Nemsick (Defense/Shrewsbury, MA/Salisbury School) and Cadet 4/c Mason LaForte (Attack/Waterford, CT/Waterf..." (Facebook)
• Naval Submarine Base New London: "There still may be time to register! Groton, Conn. - Beacon Point Homes is once again teaming with Operation Homefront to provide the healthy fixings for a traditional holiday meal to service members and post 9-11 wounded or injured vete..." (Facebook)
• Higher Edge: "Help us celebrate 10 Years with 10 Student Stories !! Day 6: Robert Parra Springfield College, Class of 2022 To donate; visit https://higheredge.org/donate/ #HigherEdge #morethancollegeplanning #collegeaccessforall #toandthrough #success..." (Facebook)
• Custom House Maritime Museum: "Claudia Kenyon's Stories of the New London Waterfront -- this Tuesday at JIBBOOM! It's What's Up at the Custom House -- November 14 2021 https://conta.cc/30sBIbe" (Facebook)
• Custom House Maritime Museum: "Groton native Dayne Rugh takes over as director of Slater Memorial Museum in Norwich Published November 14. 2021 12:01AM By Kristina Dorsey Day staff writer k.dorsey@theday.com Get the weekly rundown Sign up to receive THE FUN never stop..." (Facebook)
• Mitchell College: "Less than 48 hours until #MitchellDayOfGiving on Wednesday, November 17! Over the coming days, you'll have a chance to share #WhatMovesYou about Mitchell College, and learn what moves other Mariners, like alumni Mary Volpe '19… "As ..." (Facebook)
• New London Public Schools: "A reminder that we will be hosting our Birth to Age 8 Early Childhood Community Gathering on Wednesday November 17, 2021! We can't wait to see you!" (Facebook)
• Spark Makerspace: "Open Sew in Fiber Arts Monday 6pm at Spark Makerspace 7 Union St. New London Come Sew with us. (Suggested donation $5)" (Facebook)
• Public Library of New London, CT: "What are you thankful for this year? Check out our how-to video to make a great craft that helps reflect on and start a conversation about gratefulness. Thankful Turkey Take & Make Kits are available in the Children's Room this week, and..." (Facebook)
• Lyman Allyn Art Museum: "Looking for a weekend activity? There is still space available for this weekend's Science Saturday activity, Splat! Gravity Painting. Participants will learn about gravity while creating your own abstract painting with watercolor and pom..." (Facebook)
• Custom House Maritime Museum: "Several years ago, musician Jin Hi Kim presented a series of Music Meditation Workshops at the Custom House. Here is a link to her current project/performance, benefiting WPKN. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wpkns-gala-for-the-future-grand..." (Facebook)
• Custom House Maritime Museum: "Now in the MUSEUM SHOP! We're open Wednesday through Sunday, 1 to 5 PM, and Saturdays from 10 AM." (Facebook)
• Goodwin-Niering Center for the Environment at Connecticut College: "GNCE Alumni Update! Tess Beardell '20 has a green thumb in Aspen Colorado! She and a friend/co-founder just launched a greens CSA! Here's what she had to say about it, "My little bit of farm this winter. Got arugula, spinach, salad mi..." (Facebook)
• Public Library of New London, CT: "Register for our next Cook-Along with Snap4CT on November 17th and receive a free kit of ingredients to use during our session! Ingredients will be available to pick up during the library's regular business hours on the day of the sessio..." (Facebook)
• Mitchell College Integrative Career Development: "Come learn about the Waterford Police Department's Internship Program from Officer Nicolas Surdo and get expert advice about how to best prepare to become a police officer! Thursday, December 9, 2021 2PM - 3PM │ NATHAN HALE-207" (Facebook)
• Connecticut College Student Engagement Office: "We are hosting a Cocoa & Tumbler Night!!! Come paint your tumbler and drink hot choca this Thursday, November 18 at 8:30 in Cro 1962 Room!! Hope to see you there " (Facebook)
• Her Campus at Conn College: "for all of the swifties out there new articles, link in our bio! #hercampus #hercampusconn #connecticutcollege #redtaylorsversion #taylorswift #newarticles" (Facebook)
• Public Library of New London, CT: "Help us decorate The Knitting Tree! The Library will be accepting knitted donations starting November 22nd- January 14th! Items will go to the Homeless Hospitality Center of New London. For questions call (860)447-1411 ext. 5 or email sc..." (Facebook)

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