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Weekend Events + Pet Adoptions: 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 Friday, Dec. 17.

First, today's weather:

Breezy with periods of sun. High: 56 Low: 36.

Here are the top stories today in New London:

  1. New London Events Calendar: See What's Happening In The Area This Weekend (New London Patch)
  2. New London: See 2 Local Homes On The Market (New London Patch)
  3. New London Area Pet Adoption: Tucker, Bella & More (New London Patch)
  4. New London Fire Displaces 8 People: Report (New London Patch)
  5. Bald eagle seen in New London (theday.com)

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Today in New London:

From my notebook:

  • U.S. Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association: "BZ to ENS Elyse Bobczynski '15 on becoming the first USGC-sponsored student to attend medical school at the Uniformed Services University (USU)! "How I see it is that all my doors are open. The hardest part was to convince the Coast Guar..." (Facebook)
  • Naval Submarine Base New London: "SUBASE New London hosted its 2nd annual Holiday Remembrance Tree ceremony recognizing fallen shipmates and the lost loved ones of Gold Star Families in the Chaplain Center onboard base, Dec. 9. " (Facebook)
  • Naval Submarine Base New London: "The holiday season is here and with it comes holiday hours!" (Facebook)
  • United States Coast Guard Band: "Calling all trombone players- we are hiring! We are holding a 2nd Trombone audition on March 3-4, 2022 here in New London. There is a taped round, recordings are due on or before February 1, 2022. For more information, email MUC Dave Wes..." (Facebook)
  • Connecticut College: "Good luck on exams, Camels! 🐪📚" (Facebook)
  • Mitchell College: "Celebrating our fabulous faculty and staff at #WellnessDay today with yoga, dance fitness, healthy food and the guacamole teaching station with Chef Dave! Huge thank you to all who brought canned items to donate to United Way! 🥑🏋️‍♀️..." (Facebook)
  • Mitchell College: ""New student" touring Mitchell College! Perhaps interested in our Marine Biology major? #BaldEagle #MitchellBeach #MitchellCollege #MarineBiology" (Facebook)
  • Connecticut College Athletics: "Crusin' into ❄️ break! Several Camel teams ended their semester on a high note. Conn College swim and dive team dominated Roger Williams in a home meet on both the men's and the women's side. Men's basketball has won 3️⃣ straight, and wo..." (Facebook)
  • New London Public Schools: "Thank you to everyone that came out to our U for Youth event!!! Great night!" (Facebook)
  • Connecticut College Alumni: "We had a great time celebrating the holidays with the NYC and DC Camels! Last chance to sign up for our Boston Holiday Party tomorrow at 6 PM EST at Fenway Park! Link in bio to register! • #conncollalumni #wheremycamelsat #bostoncamels" (Facebook)
  • Mitchell College: "Recently, students in Professor Luke Walden's FC112, Explore Your Leadership and Management Core, were invited to lunch at RD86 Space, a fabulous restaurant and creative space in downtown New London. Proprietors Robert Ramsay and Hannah ..." (Facebook)
  • ISAAC - Interdistrict School for Arts and Communication: "ISAAC hosted a night with Attorney Hernandez to review with parents Special Education and 504 laws and parental involvement in the IEP process. Thank you Attorney Hernandez!!" (Facebook)
  • Coast Guard Academy Lacrosse: "BEAR IN THE HEADLINES: just saw this great article headline and photo, featuring COAST GUARD ACADEMY MEN'S LACROSSE player Cadet 2/c Caleb Holdridge (Attack/Waterford, CT/Waterford). I chose my words carefully above, because the headline..." (Facebook)
  • ISAAC - Interdistrict School for Arts and Communication: "Our Creative Writers love to share their work with each other in our after school club...students listen intently as a writer shares her work...." (Facebook)
  • FRESH New London: "CSA means #Community-Supported #Agriculture. The CSA gives FRESH the opportunity to distribute the food we grow for our community. Every week over the #GrowingSeason, we host harvest parties and pack CSA boxes. Over 20 employed youth and..." (Facebook)
  • Jepthah #11 Prince Hall Masonic Lodge: "Brother's met with Drew Wilson at the Ledyard Police Department to present him with this year's Jeptha Lodge Scholarship he is accompanied by his family & friends. This is a proud for Past Master Jimmy Wilson grandfather of Drew. Good lu..." (Facebook)
  • Lyman Allyn Art Museum: "Exciting feature in The Boston Globe! Click the link below to read an article about our Way Sisters exhibition, written by Cate McQuaid. The article will be in tomorrow's print edition if you want to pick up a copy 📰 "The Way Sisters: M..." (Facebook)
  • Bear Club: "Extra shout out to the United States Coast Guard Academy Wrestling parent who just referred a $500 honorary gift to the Wrestling Fund! Making a gift in honor or memory of a loved one is a great way to recognize that person while having ..." (Facebook)
  • Higher Edge: "Our resident elf, KatieHappy Tinseltoes Hallisey, recruited another elf for today's Tommy 🧸🚂Toy Drive, hosted by United Way of Southeastern Connecticut #HigherEdge #morethancollegeplanning #puttingthehollyinjolly #bestwaytospreadChrist..." (Facebook)
  • Custom House Maritime Museum: "Bald eagle seen in New London Published December 15. 2021 4:09PM | Updated December 15. 2021 9:58PM By Sarah Gordon Day staff writer s.gordon@theday.com thesarahgordon New London — A bald eagle was spotted perched in a tree Wednesday at ..." (Facebook)
  • outCT: "Very proud of our Board VP! Congratulations and thank you for your service to the community!" (Facebook)
  • Public Library of New London, CT: "Join us THIS SATURDAY for an all ages gift making event! Come by the library on December 18th from 1pm to 4:30pm to make homemade gifts for the special people in your life. This event is FREE and open to everyone. Registration is not req..." (Facebook)
  • Jepthah #11 Prince Hall Masonic Lodge: "Bro Sr,W Arnold Feaster doing community service at the O,I,C food pantry/G\" (Facebook)
  • Spark Makerspace: "Join us every Thursday @ 6pm for Electronics Night at 7 Union Street. . . . #makerspace #sparkmakerspace #newlondonct #connecticut #CT #make #create #collaborate #7union #electronics #3dprint #coding" (Facebook)

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— Chris Rhatigan

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

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