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Sunset review at Coast Guard Academy

Members of the flag detail fold the colors after the American flag is lowered from the main flagpole at the conclusion of the the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Corps of Cadets´ Sunset Review on Sunday, May 16, 2021 on the academy's Washington Parade Field. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy participate in the annual Sunset Review on Sunday

Montville Town Council to question housing authority commissioners over complaints

The decision came after another resident and a town official allege commissioners are unfairly raising rent and charging for repairs while bullying and ridiculing residents.

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Home & Garden Show sees smaller crowd, but vendors say business is booming

Brandon Hyde, right, of Hyde Park LandscapIng shows friends, from left, Sharon Gabiga, Pat Simkowski, both of Lisbon, and Jeanne Howard, of Sprague, an example of landscaping during the Southeastern Connecticut Home & Garden Show at Mohegan Sun´s Earth Expo & Convention Center on Sunday, May 16, 2021. After being canceled due to COVID-19 in 2020, the event was one of the first to return to the convention center. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

About 7,000 people attended the show, which was held Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the casino’s at Earth Expo & Convention Center.

Police reform push collides with voters' fears over surging violent crime

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Commander kicked out of Space Force after claiming Marxists taking over military

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Second Amendment sanctuaries facing first court test

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Connecticut Sun forward Jonquel Jones looks for help under pressure from Phoenix Mercury guard Syklar Diggins-Smith (4) and Alanna Smith in Sunday's WNBA game at Mohegan Sun Arena. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Bonner, Sun rally to beat Mercury

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In this Nov. 18, 2020, file photo, a woman, wearing a protective face mask due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak, wheels a cart with her purchases out of a Walmart store, in Derry, N.H. Walmart, the world's largest retailer, said Friday, May 14, 2021, that it won't require vaccinated shoppers or workers to wear a mask in its U.S. stores, unless state or local laws say otherwise. Vaccinated shoppers can go maskless immediately, the company said. Vaccinated workers can stop wearing them on May 18. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Store workers worry as some retailers scrap mask requirement

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A Palestinian man prays as he stands amid the rubble of buildings destroyed in deadly Israeli airstrikes waiting for possible survivors to be rescued, in Gaza City, Sunday, May 16, 2021. Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City flattened three buildings and killed at least 42 people Sunday, medics said, making it the deadliest single attack since heavy fighting broke out between Israel and the territory's militant Hamas rulers nearly a week ago. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Israeli warplanes stage more heavy strikes across Gaza City

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New London Fire Department Battalion Chief Jeff Rheaume, left, shows department Chief Tim Curcio, center, the damage to a menþÄôs rest room at Caulkins Park after a fire in the structure Saturday, May 15, 2021. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

24 calls in 24 hours: New London Fire Department has busy Saturday

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A woman wears a face mask to protect from the spread of COVID-19 ahead of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 15, 2021, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Some aren't ready to give up masks despite new CDC guidance

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Stonington to keep elementary school playgrounds closed to the public

The playgrounds at West Vine Street and Deans Mill schools will remain closed to the public due to vandalism and pet owners not cleaning up dog excrement.

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Jesse Terry, a singer/songwriter based in Stonington, poses for a portrait with his daughter Lily, age 2-1/2, at Wilcox Park in Westerly. His latest album, which was finished in 2019 but is just being released, was influenced by his journey into fatherhood. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Jesse Terry finally gets to release 'When We Wander'

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Mystic Garden Club plant sale slated for June 1

The Mystic Garden Club Plant Sale will be held at the Mystic & Noank Library Spring Fair on Saturday, June 1, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

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Stonington High School ranked among top 10% in the U.S.

Stonington High School has announced that it has been ranked among the top 10% of high schools in the country by U.S. News & World Report.

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Old Lyme Town Band members dust off their insturments
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Five beluga whales arrive at Mystic Aquarium
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The Day's documentary 'Those People' to debut at the Garde June 3
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Read of The Day with Julia Alvarez
North Stonington chalks messages of teacher appreciation

North Stonington chalks messages of teacher appreciation
Waterford sweeps NFA in baseball double-header

Waterford sweeps NFA in baseball double-header
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Gamelatron exhibition provides a meditative experience
All-Area Girls' Basketball Player of the Year - Jenissa Varela

All-Area Girls' Basketball Player of the Year - Jenissa Varela
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All-Area Boys' Basketball Player of the Year - Jared Martin
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Song Spinner: John Jensen

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Sun defeat Mercury in WNBA home-opener | May 16, 2021 | 38 Photos
Sun defeat Mercury in WNBA home-opener
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U.S. Coast Guard Academy's Sunset Review
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Mystic Aquarium welcomes new beluga whales to Arctic Coast exhibit
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Stonington beats Waterford in rematch
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Waterford beats Fitch 12-4
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Stonington and East Lyme split wins

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Lamont's strong case for holding line on taxes

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Free of the mask

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Andrew Yang, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the truth about Israel and Hamas

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Hartford budget games

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Voting, Texas style

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LETTERS

Elci again on target

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Provide Fort Trumbull home for Coast Guard museum, Eagle

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So many problems with planned Coast Guard museum location

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Columnist Mike DiMauro
Mike DiMauro

Sun's 'engagement level' couldn't be higher

Columnist Lisa McGinley
Lisa McGinley

How could anyone forget 9/11?

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Columnist David Collins
David Collins

Mystic Aquarium president was paid $563,000 in 2019

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Columnist Steve Fagin
Steve Fagin

How to tie a bowline knot and other useless information

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Columnist Red Jahncke
Red Jahncke

If schools indoctrinate, more will home school to educate

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New London Fire Department Battalion Chief Jeff Rheaume, left, shows department Chief Tim Curcio, center, the damage to a menþÄôs rest room at Caulkins Park after a fire in the structure Saturday, May 15, 2021. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

24 calls in 24 hours: New London Fire Department has busy Saturday

Stonington to keep elementary school playgrounds closed to the public

Police logs - May 17, 2021

Mystic Garden Club plant sale slated for June 1

Stonington High School ranked among top 10% in the U.S.

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SPORTS

Connecticut Sun forward Jonquel Jones looks for help under pressure from Phoenix Mercury guard Syklar Diggins-Smith (4) and Alanna Smith in Sunday's WNBA game at Mohegan Sun Arena. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Bonner, Sun rally to beat Mercury

Knicks beat Celtics to clinch No. 4 seed in East

Local roundup: Avery Point falls in NJCAA baseball tourney

The Hall calls: Bosh, Webber, Wright among the 2021 class

Bowman wins NASCAR race at Dover

ARTS

Jesse Terry, a singer/songwriter based in Stonington, poses for a portrait with his daughter Lily, age 2-1/2, at Wilcox Park in Westerly. His latest album, which was finished in 2019 but is just being released, was influenced by his journey into fatherhood. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Jesse Terry finally gets to release 'When We Wander'

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John Grisham talks basketball and books

Nancy Wilson of Heart embraces her debut solo album, which she credits largely to COVID-19 shutdown

Excitement, glamour and occasional gunfire: The life of a Pan Am stewardess

'The Bad Batch' proves 'Star Wars' animation still has a story to tell

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Bill Gates, co-chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is photographed in 2019. (Bloomberg photo by Jason Alden)

Report: Microsoft investigated Gates over affair with employee

Boeing Max nears return with repair plan cleared by FAA

McDonald's boosting average wages to over $13 an hour

Pent-up demand for fun lifts local casinos

Hackers find easy prey as U.S. ignores one warning after another

NATION/WORLD

In this March 24, 2021, file photo, Eric Adams, Brooklyn Borough president and a Democratic mayoral candidate, speaks during a 'I Want My Miracle Back' rally, in the Bronx borough of New York. Adams, a former police officer, is betting that a spike in shootings during the coronavirus pandemic will boost his appeal. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Police reform push collides with voters' fears over surging violent crime

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Commander kicked out of Space Force after claiming Marxists taking over military

Store workers worry as some retailers scrap mask requirement

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Israeli warplanes stage more heavy strikes across Gaza City

Some aren't ready to give up masks despite new CDC guidance

STATE/NORTHEAST

R.I. expects quahog harvest to bounce back

2 boys who couldn't swim drown in Massachusetts lake

Police: 2 shot, killed at after-hours club in Bridgeport

Police say 20-year-old woman killed in New Haven shooting

Manhattan subway slashing spree was gang initiation

POLITICS

In this Feb. 19, 2021, file photo, firearms are displayed at a gun shop in Salem, Ore. The first legal test of whether a wave of U.S. counties can legally declare themselves

Second Amendment sanctuaries facing first court test

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When Disaster Strikes: Shipwrecks, Storms and Other Calamities in Southeastern Connecticut

When Disaster Strikes: Shipwrecks, Storms and Other Calamities in Southeastern Connecticut
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First & Finest: The 100-Year History of Naval Submarine Base New London

First & Finest: The 100-Year History of Naval Submarine Base New London
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Looking Back: New London County: Vol. I - The 1860s - 1930s

Looking Back: New London County: Vol. I - The 1860s - 1930s
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The Charles W. Morgan: A Picture History of an American Icon

The Charles W. Morgan: A Picture History of an American Icon
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A Pictorial History of: The National Coast Guard Museum

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A Generation of Excellence: UConn Women's 30-Year Reign

A Generation of Excellence: UConn Women's 30-Year Reign
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