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Pick-your-own flowers

Kianna Dailey, right, of Voluntown, laughs with friends Samantha Dowd and Sean Keegan, both of Montville, as they pick flowers at Scott's Orchard Farm Market in Waterford on Sunday, August 2, 2020. The farm stand sells local produce and plants and allows people to pick their own flowers throughout the summer. Located at 451 Boston Post Road, the farm market operates weekdays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Friends Sean Keegan, Samantha Dowd and Kianna Dailey pick flowers at Scott's Orchard Farm Market in Waterford on Sunday.

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Absentee voting expansion presents challenges for municipal governments

In response to the expansion of absentee voting provisions, municipal clerks in the region are dealing with an unprecedented amount of ballots and ballot applications this election cycle

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Is postal service ready to handle increased mail ballots?

Like many other states across the country, Connecticut election officials are preparing for an influx of people voting by mail this fall due to discomfort about going to the polls in person during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Yankees' Aaron Judge (99) celebrates with Giancarlo Stanton after hitting a two-run home run in the eighth inning of Sunday night's game against Boston at Yankee Stadium. First baseman Luke Voit blows a bubble as he watches the two celebrate. The Yankees won, 9-7, to sweep the series. (Kathy Willens/AP Photo)

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Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, walks back to the West Wing after speaking about the coronavirus at the White House, Friday, March 20, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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The SpaceX capsule splashes down Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, in the Gulf of Mexico. Astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken spent a little over two months on the International Space Station. It s the first splashdown in 45 years for NASA astronauts and the first time a private company has ferried people from orbit. (Cory Huston/ NASA via AP)

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Kent Ahern and his dog Blanco watch waves churned up by Tropical Storm Isaias near Jaycee Beach Park, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, in Vero Beach, Fla. Isaias weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm late Saturday afternoon, but was still expected to bring heavy rain and flooding as it barrels toward Florida. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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Montville primary for Republican registrar has become a contentious affair

Current registrar Dana McFee is facing challenger Jeff Rogers.

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Attorney Sarah Moriarty, left, (photo by Marie Eck) will be challenging party-endorsed candidate Beth Ladwig Leamon, right, (photo by Anna Sawin) in the Democratic primary for 30th District probate judge.

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In this July 13, 2020, file photo, a For Rent sign hangs on a closed shop during the coronavirus pandemic in Miami Beach, Fla. Having endured what was surely a record-shattering slump last quarter, the U.S. economy faces a dim outlook as a resurgent coronavirus intensifies doubts about the likelihood of any sustained recovery the rest of the year. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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The Yankees' Aaron Judge (99) celebrates with Giancarlo Stanton after hitting a two-run home run in the eighth inning of Sunday night's game against Boston at Yankee Stadium. First baseman Luke Voit blows a bubble as he watches the two celebrate. The Yankees won, 9-7, to sweep the series. (Kathy Willens/AP Photo)

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John Barrett and his daughter Autumn pose for photos outside Bascomb Elementary School in Woodstock, Ga., Thursday, July 23, 2020. Barrett says he will educate his daughter virtually and keep her out of in-person classes in Cherokee County schools, even though he's worried she will fall behind on her special education plans, because of concerns about COVID-19's spread. Cherokee County, near Atlanta, is one of many districts nationwide that gave parents a choice between in-person and all-online classes this fall. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)

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In this Dec. 12, 2019, file photo, Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., listens during a House Judiciary Committee markup of the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Bass has emerged a leading contender to be Democrats' vice presidential candidate. Allies say her reputation as a bridge-builder would make her a strong partner to presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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