Daniel Irizarry, left, gets help from his father Dan, right, and mother Lisa, back, as he moved in to his room in the Branford House dormitory at Connecticut College on the second of four moving-in days Tuesday, August 25, 2020. Students were required to check in at the hockey rink, take a COVID test, and then were allowed, with only one helper, to move into their dorm rooms. Students will start online classes next week and will start in-person classes after another week. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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A Monarch butterfly Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, in a garden at the home of Vanessa Bunnell in Waterford. Bunnell's garden has been certified by the National Wildlife Federation and North American Butterfly Association as a good habitat for butterflies and bees. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Ashon Avent works on making a t-shirt for his company The Mane Avent on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at Concept Design Group in Norwich. The group serves as a hub for young businesses and entrepreneurs and recently had a “pop up shopÓ that brought an unexpected crowd of a few hundred to downtown Norwich. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Brady Borysewicz, 15 of Groton, jumps into the water from the Noank Town Dock while playing with family on Sunday, August 23, 2020. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Kristen Feeney, of Canton, Mass., self-swabs her nose for her COVID test as she and fellow students at Connecticut College arrive for the second of four moving-in days Tuesday, August 25, 2020. Students were required to check in at the hockey rink, take a COVID test, and then were allowed, with only one helper, to move into their dorm rooms. Students will start online classes next week and will start in-person classes after another week. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Olive, a 5 year-old black lab, brings a training toy back to her owner John Bashaw, of Waterford, during a Dog Water Rescue Workshop on Monday, August 24, 2020 at the Stonington Town Docks. The workshop, hosted by Rhodes Collar with trainer Joanne Brainard, served as an introduction to water rescue and retrieving for dogs. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Cece Williams, 8, of Westwood, Mass. reacts as she rides the waterslide Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, at Ocean Beach Park in New London. Williams was at the park with her grandmother and cousins. Terry brown, Cece´s grandmother, said she wanted to find something for her nephew and grandchildren to do near the water and have some fun. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Security guard Susan Cocco, left, helps students check-in as they return to campus at Three Rivers Community College Wednesday, August 26, 2020 in Norwich. Only classes with a lab component are meeting in-person on campus to start the year. Non-lab classes are meeting online. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Commodore Bill Bowen, left, of the Southern New England Coast Guard Auxiliary, salutes as he places Capt. Bruce Buckley, right, in charge of the new unit during the Coast Guard Auxiliary stand up ceremony for its first unit dedicated to the Coast Guard Research and Development Center Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, in New London. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Donna Podurgiel, Bettine Besier, Andrea Deedy and Susy Diana, all of Quaker Hill, enjoy conversation over lunch while getting together at Fort Trumbull Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, in New London. The women said they were taking the opportunity to get together before Susy, a teacher, goes back to work since it´s easier for them all to get together when she is off for the summer. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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David Strang, from left, of Groton, and Jim Schmicker stretch as Susan Schmicker, both of Maryland, does squats as the longtime friends work out asside the Avery Point Lighthouse in Groton on Thursday, August 27, 2020. “This is really not a bad place to work out,Ó said Strang. He said he doesn´t feel comfortable going to the gym because of COVID-19 but uses the railings, stairs and benches often at the UConn campus. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Women walk along the beach path as they leave Waterford Town Beach late in the morning, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, as it became windy on the beach and a few rain drops began to fall for a brief period. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Allyson Angelini, right, with help from her son Henry Angelini-Pzdin, 8, left, and Lacy Martin, back, distribute produce to CSA members of Full Heart Farm in Ledyard Friday, August 28, 2020. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Emergency personnel look in the area where a body of an unidentified male was found in the water Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, off Eastern Point Beach Park in Groton. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Third grade teacher Lisa Vaudreuil talks Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, about things she has had to do and the changes made in her classroom at Flanders Elementary School in East Lyme as a precaution due to the pandemic. Vaudreuil stands amongst the socially distanced desks and also, the Prowise screen that will be used so the cohort students at home and the students in class will be able to interact during ZOOM meetings. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Dave Harrison and his daughters Willow, 10, left, and Skylar, 11, play in the shadow of a replica of the Lynde Point Lighthouse during a round of mini golf at the Old Saybrook Recreation Department´s course at Saybrook Point Friday, August 29, 2020. Harrison says he brings his daughters, Willow, and Skylar, not pictured, to the course at least a couple times a year. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Black Lives Matter protesters wave at passing cars from the Soldiers and Sailors Monument at Bank and Sate streets in New London Friday, August 29, 2020. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Janie Rivera of Groton reacts to to soloist Ricarla Horsley, of St. John´s Christian Church, singing “Power of PrayerÓ by 11th Hour during the We Have a Dream 2020 event Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, at the Groton Public Library Courtyard. The event, hosted by Groton´s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, was a recognition and celebration event on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr´s “I Have a DreamÓ speech. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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The Kalmar Nyckel, tall ship of the sate of Delaware, transits the Mystic River between the drawbridges en route to Mystic Seaport Museum Friday, August 28, 2020. The vessel is a full-scale replica of a Swedish merchant ship that established the colony of New Sweden in the Delaware valley in 1638.. The ship will be undergoing maintenance and Coast Guard inspections over the next three weeks at the Mystic Seaport Museum´s Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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The Kalmar Nyckel, tall ship of the sate of Delaware, passes the Mystic River Park en route to Mystic Seaport Museum Friday, August 28, 2020. The vessel is a full-scale replica of a Swedish merchant ship that established the colony of New Sweden in the Delaware valley in 1638.. The ship will be undergoing maintenance and Coast Guard inspections over the next three weeks at the Mystic Seaport Museum´s Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Ali Thomas, left, collects a crate of peppers from farmer Jimmy Moran at Wehpittuck Farm in Stonington Tuesday, August 25, 2020. Thomas, 17, a rising senior at Deerfield Academy, has been collecting produce and donating it to the Pawcatuck Neighborhood CenterþÄôs food pantry. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Author Jeff Benedict Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, in his New London office. The microphone on his desk, lower left, and the ring light, right, will be used for his virtual book signing Tuesday, Sept. 1 for his new book "The Dynasty". (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Deborah McGrath and her husband, Casey McGrath, of Waterford, look at an album while spending time on Record Store Day at The Telegraph Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, in New London. Record Store Day, the world's largest single-day music event, this year is now scheduled, due to the pandemic, to have distanced album release dates on Saturdays in August, September and October. At The Telegraph they limited the number of customers in the shop at a time, people were asked to use hand sanitizer and wear a mask. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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In a light rain passengers board the Essex Steam Train Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, in Essex for a round trip ride. At this time the train and river boat only run on Saturdays and the Rail-Bike Adventures run Thursday-Sunday. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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