The Week in Photos, Sunday, November 10, 2019
A quartet of riders head out across the parking lot at Bluff Point State Park in Groton for a horseback ride Wednesday, November 6, 2019. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Supporters, form left, Allison McGuire, of New London, John Waddington, of Groton, and Tim McGuire, of New London, hold signs during an All Survivors Day rally at the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Norwich on Sunday, November 3, 2019. The second annual event organized by the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests also held rallies at two other locations in Connecticut on Sunday. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
Griffith Mann, of Stonington, rows his 15-foot Little River Heritage sculling skiff into Stonington harbor Monday, November 4, 2019 following his daily morning outing. Mann said his row out to Sandy Point Monday was "Beautiful! I wish I'd brought my fishing rod though," he added upon witnessing the striped bass running in Little Narragansett Bay. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Retried U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Mark A. Tuohy stands in front of the USS San Juan (SSN 751) on the waterfront at the navy submarine base in Groton Monday, November 4, 2019. Tuohy will receive the 2019 Frederick B. Warder Award for Outstanding Achievement from the Naval Submarine League The annual award recognizes an individual whose contribution most positively influenced the reputation, readiness or future well-being of the submarine force. Tuohy is the assistant repair officer at Naval Submarine Support Facility, New London. Under his leadership, a team of more than 700 employees prepared 17 submarines for deployment. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Boats from Mystic Seaport and the New Bedford tug Jaguar guide the schooner Sherman Zwicker past the Mystic River railroad swing bridge Monday, November 4, 2019. The Zwicker, built and christened in 1942, is the last original saltbank fishing vessel in existence and will be undergoing maintenance and restoration at Mystics Seaport Museum's H.B. duPont Preservation Shipyard over the winter. In the spring it will return to Hudson River Park‡s Pier 25 in New York City where the season oyster bar Grand Banks operates on her deck. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Jere Quinn, basketball coach at St. Thomas More, yells as he leads a drill during practice on Monday, November 4, 2019 at the school in Montville. Quinn is recovering from the rare disorder Guillain-Barre syndrome that paralyzed him for a brief time. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
Jere Quinn, basketball coach at St. Thomas More, laughs with players during practice on Monday, November 4, 2019 at the school in Montville. Quinn is recovering from the rare disorder Guillain-Barre syndrome that paralyzed him for a brief time. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
Jere Quinn, basketball coach at St. Thomas More, laughs as he talks with players including Derrius Ward, center, during practice on Monday, November 4, 2019 at the school in Montville. Quinn is recovering from the rare disorder Guillain-Barre syndrome that paralyzed him for a brief time. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
Friends Gracelyn Smith, left, wearing a dress made of old chip bags, and Delaney Reck, wearing an old bridesmaid dress and recycled paper, both with Girl Scout Troop 840, laugh before walking in the Trashion Fashion show at the Granite Theater in Westerly on Monday, November 4, 2019. The sixth annual event, sponsored and organized by the Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce, features pieces made out of trash or recycled materials. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
Alexis Sawyer, wearing a dress of plastic bags, peeks out from backstage during the Trashion Fashion show at the Granite Theater in Westerly on Monday, November 4, 2019. The sixth annual event, sponsored and organized by the Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce, features pieces made out of trash or recycled materials. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
Candidates and supporters gather outside as it rains at the New London District 3 polling station at Nathan Hale School in New London on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
Peter Landry places is ballot in the machine with machine tender Elizabeth Rafferty standing by in the Groton District 6 polling station at S.B. Butler Elementary school in Mystic on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
Checker Jim Hutson checks a voter's I.D. and then marks off their name and address from the list of registered voters in the Groton District 6 polling station at S.B. Butler Elementary school in Mystic on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
Angela McGuirk, candidate for Groton Town Council, left, Scott Newsome, center, and Bruce Jones, both candidates for Representative Town Meeting, Dennaya Parker-Munden, second from right, and her mother, Juliette Parker, candidate for Groton Town Council outside the Groton District 7 polling station at Fitch High School on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
Moderator Tom Theve reads off the results for the election in the town of Preston Tuesday, November 5, 2019. Democrat Sandra Allyn-Gauthier defeated Republican Gregory Moran and will be the first new person to hold the office in 24-years following the retirement of Robert Congdon. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Lily Sullivan, 8, stands by as her mother Amanda votes at the New London District 3 polling station at Nathan Hale School in New London on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
Portia Bordelon, candidate for Groton Town Council, right, Liz Porter, candidate for Board of Education, left, and her husband, Patrick Porter, center blocked by sign, stand outside the Groton District 1 polling station at Groton Public Library on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
Jami Petchark, of Waterford, watches through the window as voting results are posted at the Republican party headquarters on Boston Post Road on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
Martha Marx celebrates the New London City Council election results at the Democratic Headquarters in downtown New London Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
Mayor Michael Passero celebrates his win with supporters after the the final results came in at the Democratic Headquarters in downtown New London Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
Republican Candidate for First Selectman Rob Brule celebrates his win over Democrat Beth Sabilia as voting results are announced at the party headquarters on Boston Post Road on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. Current First Selectman Dan Steward is retiring after 14 years in office. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
A crowd watches through the windows as voting results are announced at the Republican party headquarters on Boston Post Road on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
Family wave flags and take photos as a C-130 aircraft carrying members of the Connecticut Air National Guard's 103rd Airlift Wing taxis onto the tarmac Thursday, November 7, 2019 following a six-month deployment to Kuwait in support of Operation Spartan Shield and Operation Inherent Resolve. Around 130 Airmen and their C-130 aircraft returning from the deployment are based out of East Granby. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Seaman Austin Amador, a crew members aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Barque Eagle, puts temporary ties on the main t'gallant sail as he and crew mantes Seaman Cord Toth, and Seaman Wesley Tallman, not pictured, work at un-bending the sail Thursday, November 7, 2019. Eagle carries a complement of 23 sails with a sail area of 22,227 square feet. Four or five of the sails will be un-bent, taken down, this fall for evaluation and maintenance over the winter. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Crew members aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Barque Eagle, from left, Seaman Austin Amador, Seaman Wesley Tallman, and Seaman Cord Toth work at un-bending the main t'gallant sail Thursday, November 7, 2019. Eagle carries a complement of 23 sails with a sail area of 22,227 square feet. Four or five of the sails will be un-bent, taken down, this fall for evaluation and maintenance over the winter. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Amtrak passengers huddle against the cold as they wait on the platform at Union Station in New London for the 9:35 a.m. Northeast Regional to Boston Friday, November 8, 2019. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Major Jason Piparo embraces his wife, Jill, and children Angela, 1, Joey, 9, and Samantha, 8, as members of the Connecticut Air National Guard's 103rd Airlift Wing return home Thursday, November 7, 2019 following a six-month deployment to Kuwait in support of Operation Spartan Shield and Operation Inherent Resolve. Around 130 Airmen and their C-130 aircraft are based out of East Granby. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
The tenor and bass singers with the Ledyard High School Concert Choir sing a Civil War song "Tell My Father" as part of a Veterans Day Assembly show for students at Ledyard Middle School Friday, November 8, 2019. The concert, with the symphonic band, jazz band, concert choir, and Select Singers, offered a section of music in tribute to veterans from the Revolutionary War to the War on Terrorism. The music department students performed for their high school classmates Friday morning and the middle school in the afternoon. The concerts will continue on Monday with shows at each of the town's two elementary schools. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
The Ledyard High School Concert Choir sings "In Flanders Field" as part of a Veterans Day Assembly show for students at Ledyard Middle School Friday, November 8, 2019. The concert, with the symphonic band, jazz band, concert choir, and Select Singers, offered a section of music in tribute to veterans from the Revolutionary War to the War on Terrorism. The music department students performed for their high school classmates Friday morning and the middle school in the afternoon. The concerts will continue on Monday with shows at each of the town's two elementary schools. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
The Latimer Reef Light stands against the cold wind on Fisehrs Island Sound off of Stonington Friday, November 8, 2019. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
"Garfield" the neighbor's orange tabby, keeps an eye on the goings-on at the Hempsted Thanksgiving event Saturday, November 9, 2019 at the Hempsted Houses in New London. Visitors to the historic houses could tour the site, help make apple cider and see colonial stone-hearth cooking. The event is the final pubic event for Connecticut Landmarks-operated venue. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Martina Bottnielli helps her son Nico Goff, 14-months, play with a barrel hoops at the Hempsted Thanksgiving event Saturday, November 9, 2019 at the Hempsted Houses in New London. Visitors to the historic houses could tour the site, help make apple cider and see colonial stone-hearth cooking. The event is the final pubic event for Connecticut Landmarks-operated venue. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)