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State Pier Project + COVID Testing Demand: 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 Thursday, Dec. 23.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 33 Low: 24.

Here are the top stories in New London today:

  1. New London State Pier Project Receives Final Approval: The massive project seeks to create a massive offshore wind power hub. (New London Patch)
  2. Health District: Demand For COVID Tests 'Extremely High': The Ledge Light Health District has issued a statement on COVID-19 testing. (New London Patch)
  3. New London County COVID-19 vaccine tracker: 74% of people fully vaccinated (Norwich Bulletin)
  4. 10 Things New London County Food Pantries Need Before Christmas (New London Patch)
  5. New London Resident Wins $10k Lottery Prize (New London Patch)

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Today in New London:

From my notebook:

  • U.S. Coast Guard Academy: "Recently, #USCGA received some big news from United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation - USGIF! 🗣📰 USGIF announced that the organization has accredited the Academy's Undergraduate Certificate in Geospatial Intelligence. This mak..." (Facebook)
  • U.S. Coast Guard Academy: "This month, our #ArtifactoftheMonth is a napkin featuring the Christmas Dinner of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Seneca! The Seneca was a historic ship in #USCG history with her legacy being carried onward to this very day by the U.S. Coast..." (Facebook)
  • Lyman Allyn Art Museum: "Discover joy on the Connecticut (CT) Art Trail with the new Passport to Joy! ✨ Enjoy world-class museums and historic sites on the sate-wide art trail and explore diverse, quality collections rich in history and heritage. ✨ Purchase your..." (Facebook)
  • Custom House Maritime Museum: "We are thrilled to announce that NLMS just received word that we will receive $10,000 -- a SHARP Capacity Grant for Collections Help administered by CT Humanities! CT Humanities (CTH) SHARP (Sustaining the Humanities through the American..." (Facebook)
  • Connecticut College: "Assistant Professor of Biology Mays Imad and her students, Lovisa Werner, Kaaren Liston, Skylar Magee, Eilis Reardon, Alyss Humphrey and Steven Senese, are investigating the prevalence and impact of long COVID on student learning and emo..." (Facebook)
  • Cultural Coalition- Culturesect: "Grant notifications are in process! If you receive an Operating Support grant, be sure to thank your legislators in addition to Connecticut Humanities and CT Office of the Arts (COA)." (Facebook)
  • Spark Makerspace: "Learn how to Screen Print at Spark! We'll take you through the whole process, and you'll take home prints of your own design! This class covers successful design elements, creating the screen using the photographic process, printing on f..." (Facebook)
  • Call The House Man: "My latest RateMyAgent review in Norwich https://www.ratemyagent.com/re... https://rma.reviews/jBWvzHfOgH0h" (Facebook)
  • Call The House Man: "Homebuyers Are Going on a Shopping Spree This Winter https://rem.ax/3ece4TJ" (Facebook)
  • Mitchell College Integrative Career Development: "Looking for a local transportation option? The NL Smart Ride service provides transportation within the City of New London. The service is available weekdays and Saturdays between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM. This demand-response service uses Sp..." (Facebook)
  • Call The House Man: "2 🛏 1 🛀 1 🚘 📍 197 Deerfield Ridge Drive, Old Mystic, CT, 06355 My latest sale on RateMyAgent https://rma.reviews/to4tMXERr0P6" (Facebook)
  • Nextdoor Neighbor, Pequot Avenue: "Free lawnmowers. - No guarantee that any of them work. Cleaning out my garage this week. Most if not all will need a carburetor rebuild. They go into the dumpster tomorrow. You must pick up. Also one weed trimmer. I now have a lawn servi..." (Nextdoor)

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— Chris Rhatigan

About me: Chris Rhatigan is a freelance writer and editor.

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