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Teen Reported Missing + Vaccination Rates

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, Feb. 17.

First, today's weather:

Variably cloudy; breezy, mild. High: 53 Low: 52.

Here are the top stories in New London today:

  1. Alert issued for missing New London teenaged boy (theday.com)
  2. New London beats NFA at the buzzer in OT (theday.com)
  3. Mid-Century Modern Home Hits The Market In New London (New London Patch)
  4. New London County COVID-19 vaccine tracker: 77% of people fully vaccinated (Norwich Bulletin)
  5. For Mitchell College baseball team, a pitch perfect practice spot (theday.com)

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Today in New London:

  • Children's S.T.E.A.M Take & Make: Galactic Exploration (12:00 AM)
  • Drawing 101 Class (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • U.S. Coast Guard Academy: "Admiral Kelly just did that... It seems even the cadets have something to win (or lose) at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Women's Basketball SPARs game Saturday! U.S. Coast Guard Academy Athletics" (Facebook)
  • U.S. Coast Guard Academy Athletics: "This week is the SPARs game for U.S. Coast Guard Academy Women's Basketball! This Saturday the Bears take on Emerson at 1 PM at home on Senior Day! There will be a pregame SPARs ceremony at starting 12:30 PM. Read more about the SPARs be..." (Facebook)
  • Connecticut College: "#DouglassDay is celebrated across the U.S. as a day of "collective action for Black history." This year, students, faculty, and staff participated in the event by transcribing 19th-century texts from the Colored Conventions, a series of ..." (Facebook)
  • Coast Guard Academy Lacrosse: "BEARS IN THE TWO-SPOT: just like pre-season accolades, pre-season polls don't mean much - it's about THE TEAM and WINNING - but, it's great to see the COAST GUARD ACADEMY MEN'S LACROSSE program as part of these discussions. Here it is - ..." (Facebook)
  • Naval Submarine Base New London: "GROTON, Conn. - Yonette Davison-Wolfe, director of the Fleet and Family center delivers remarks at a New London Women's Leadership Program event held at the base Chaplain center. The event discussed sexual harassment in the work place an..." (Facebook)
  • Naval Submarine Base New London: "SUBASE TRAFFIC ALERT: Main Gate outbound road and repair work TODAY GROTON, Conn. – Naval Submarine Base New London (SUBASE) is continuing Main Gate (Gate 1) outbound lane, barrier and road maintenance and repair today. The outbound lane..." (Facebook)
  • outCT: "Celebrate this years Oscars with us as history is made. For the first time, two openly queer actors, Kristen Stewart (Spencer) and Ariana DeBose (West Side Story), have been nominated for an Oscar! #Oscars #Oscars2022 #ArianaDeBose #Kris..." (Facebook)
  • New London Harbor Light: "NEW SCHEDULE at the Custom House! The Custom House Maritime Museum will reopen this week, but with new hours: Thursday through Sunday, 1 to 5 PM, and Saturday from 10 to 5 PM. (We now are closed Monday through Wednesday.) This week, only..." (Facebook)
  • Custom House Maritime Museum: "NEW SCHEDULE! The Custom House Maritime Museum will reopen this week, but with new hours: Thursday through Sunday, 1 to 5 PM, and Saturday from 10 to 5 PM. (We now are closed Monday through Wednesday.) This week, only, our Open House wil..." (Facebook)
  • The Williams School: "Ms. Schavoir's English 10 class is reading "Station Eleven" for a hands-on activity they were tasked with building post-apocalyptic shelters with limited supplies." (Facebook)
  • Connecticut College: "Did you know that Martin Luther King Jr. spent two summers working on a tobacco farm in Simsbury, Connecticut? It was his first experience away from Jim Crow laws. King hosted his first Sunday-morning services while on the farm. The farm..." (Facebook)
  • US Coast Guard Academy Swimming & Diving: "Who can name our famous alumni in this video 🤔" (Facebook)
  • RMMS- New London: "Last chance to sign up for Book Voyagers! Book Voyagers is a FREE multicultural literature program at the Regional Multicultural Magnet School that is designed to provide reading fun and activities for the whole family! The Kindergarten-..." (Facebook)
  • Naval Submarine Base New London: "WOW! MAP advancements will count for 20 percent of ALL advancements in CY22! https://www.facebook.com/100053569320583/posts/458234102638897/" (Facebook)
  • Cultural Coalition- Culturesect: ""These are the sectors that keep our restaurants full, that improve our consumer confidence, that bring the foot traffic, that support these businesses whether it's indirect or directly," said Reyes, director of economic development and ..." (Facebook)
  • Connecticut College Alumni: "Calling all camels! We need YOU to volunteer for one of the CC Fund's incredible alumni volunteer opportunities. Thinking about getting involved? Go to bit.ly/ConnVolunteers to find out more! #conncollalumni #runwiththeherd #camelscount ..." (Facebook)
  • Spark Makerspace: "March 2nd 6pm to 8pm 2 Spaces left . . . #makerspace #sparkmakerspace #newlondonct #connecticut #CT #make #create #collaborate #7union #printmaking" (Facebook)
  • Playwell: "Anyone starting to get winter fatigue? All the bundling, the cold toes, the lost hats and gloves... 💙 When we hit that point we love to bring the snow inside! Throw a bunch of snow in a bin, provide some cups of liquid watercolors and p..." (Facebook)
  • Custom House Maritime Museum: "'Fragile yet resilient' arts and culture sector looks toward sustainability through pandemic Published February 15. 2022 6:36PM | Updated February 15. 2022 10:07PM By Erica Moser Day staff writer e.moser@theday.com Erica_Faith13 As New L..." (Facebook)
  • Custom House Maritime Museum: "Hello Friend of New London Currach Rowers! We are planning an Irish concert to celebrate the start of the "Season" of Saint Patrick! We invite you to attend as well as to share this concert information with your friends and family. T'wou..." (Facebook)
  • Her Campus at Conn College: "new articles from valentine's theme week! link in bio 💕 #hercampus #hercampusconn #connecticutcollege #newarticles #themeweek #valentines" (Facebook)
  • The Salvation Army - New London, CT: "Love beyond Valentine's Day. Even after the holiday, The Salvation Army is still here to share the love. Help #SalArmyLoveBeyond by donating at https://salarmy.us/3gLaFfZ" (Facebook)
  • RMMS- New London: "PCO meeting starting at 5 p.m. Check Talking Points for the Zoom link :-)" (Facebook)
  • New London Public Schools: "Hello NLPS Community, This is a reminder that tonight is the Public Hearing for NLPS' 2022-2023 Proposed Budget. Please come share your thoughts and feedback with the Board of Education at 7:00 p.m. in the STMHS Lecture Hall or via Zoom...." (Facebook)
  • CB Jennings Elementary School: "Hello NLPS Community, This is a reminder that tonight is the Public Hearing for NLPS' 2022-2023 Proposed Budget. Please come share your thoughts and feedback with the Board of Education at 7:00 p.m. in the STMHS Lecture Hall or via Zoom...." (Facebook)
  • Lyman Allyn Art Museum: "To continue our celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth we are resharing this print from the Lyman Allyn's collection by Barkley Hendricks (1945-2017). is especially known for his powerful and influential body of work, painting large and expre..." (Facebook)
  • Nextdoor Neighbor, Alewife Cove: "Spotted a large coyote crossing Ocean Ave. - from Bayshore and heading through yards adjacent to Hillside Ave. about 8pm tonight." (Nextdoor)

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— Chris Rhatigan

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

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