Chandler Alina cheers as he marches with Golbal City Norwich during the Norwich St. Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday, March 1, 2020. The 7th annual parade and festival, organized by Norwich Events Organization, also featured food trucks and live music at local restaurants as well as a kids area with free activities. New London's St. Patrick's Day Parade is on Sunday, March 15th and Mystic's is on Sunday, March 22. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Claudia Murphy, right, teacher and director of Calvary Nursery School, and classroom teacher Sonia D'Amico, left, lead their class of three to five year olds on a field trip to the Dodge Paddock and Beal Preserve on the eastern side of Stonington Borough Monday, March 2, 2020. Murphy says that the play area at the school, on the grounds of Calvary Church, measures about 40-feet square so they take advantage of the natural environment within walking distance of the school as often as they can. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Dogs Aurelia and Indy run ahead of Rebecca Nash, center, of Gales Ferry, Darcy Paige, right, of Mystic, and Laura Ely, of Mystic, as they ride at Haley Farm State park on Monday, March 2, 2020 in Groton. The friends get together as often as they can to ride, often at the park. "It's so nice to have some sunshine," said Nash who trained her dog to run along side her, "it's been a long winter of riding in the dark." (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Sofia Priebe, 17, warms up at the barre during a dance class at at The Dance Extension on Monday, March 2, 2020 in New London. Sofia is legally blind and her parents have started a nonprofit, Sofia Sees Hope, to raise funds for research into and awareness of a rare genetic disease Leber Congenital Amaurosis. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Caitlynn Richter, 21 months, imitates the scene from the Lion King as her mother Lisa looks on at the movie scene they recreated on Monday, March 2, 2020 at their home on Gungywamp Road. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Sofia Priebe, 17, tries on a costume as instructor Jillian Coombs demonstrates an arabesque during a dance class at at The Dance Extension on Monday, March 2, 2020 in New London. Sofia is legally blind and her parents have started a nonprofit, Sofia Sees Hope, to raise funds for research into and awareness of a rare genetic disease Leber Congenital Amaurosis. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Robert Nieves, 1, of Old Saybrook teases his mother, Dolma Tamang, as he walks towards her with his hands an arms covered in sand Tuesday, March 3, 2020 while spending time at Ocean Beach Park in New London. Nieves said that they were at the beach because she was thankful for the nice weather and Robert wants to be outside all the time. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Norwich police investigate at the scene of a shooting at 407 W. Thames St. Tuesday, March 3, 2020. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Construction continues on the new facility at General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Neighbors on both sides of the river have complained about the noise from the project. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Mike Kassis, left, is covered by friend Mac Allen, both freshmen, as they take advantage of the nice weather to play football on the school's Tempel Green on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 in New London. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

The vehicle involved in a one-car crash that injured two pedestrians, one critically, Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at rest on the lawn at the main entrance of Electric Boat on Pequot Avenue in New London. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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U.S. Coast Guard Academy First Class Cadet Michael Leslie Johnson talks to a friend as they wait for their fist duty assignments during Billet Night at the academy's Leamy Hall in New London on Thursday, March 5 2020. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Co-owner Ryan Devlin-Perry hands up a sign Wednesday, March 4, 2020 in the window of Sea Swirl in Mystic. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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U.S. Coast Guard Academy First Class Cadets Hunter Shortly, left, and Miguel Moroles react to their fist duty assignment during Billet Night at the academy's Leamy Hall in New London on Thursday, March 5 2020. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Mike D'Andria, right, and Taji Bhinder, second from right, are joined by friends Zach San Juan, left, and Nick Kercado, second from left, photographing their M3 and M4 model BMW cars in the parking lot at McCook Beach Park in East Lyme Thursday, March 5, 2020. Bhinder owns Luxury Detailing in Waterford and brought his car out to get some new photos for his social media feed. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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U.S. Coast Guard Academy First Class Cadets Amy Chamberlin, left, and Claire Hurley react as they walk up to the stage for their fist duty assignment during Billet Night at the academy's Leamy Hall in New London on Thursday, March 5 2020. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Mystic Seaport Museum Shipwrights, from left, James Kirshner, Tom Daniels, Casey Cochran, and Tom Desocio put the finishing touches on the hull of the schooner Sherman Zwicker Friday, March 6, 2020 at Mystic Seaport Museum's H.B. duPont Preservation Shipyard. The Zwicker, built and christened in 1942, is the last original saltbank fishing vessel in existence has be undergoing maintenance and restoration at the shipyard over the winter. Soon it will return to Hudson River Park's Pier 25 in New York City where the seasonal oyster bar "Grand Banks" operates on its deck. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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A group of dogs say hello to echoer during an event at the Velvet Mill in Stonington on Sunday, March 1, 2020. The event, organized by Rhodes Collar, aimed to celebrate owners and dogs that practice a commitment to training and dog citizenry. It featured speakers, professional photographers, vendors, and representatives from local dog training, adoption and special needs agencies. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

A feline car passenger looks out on the world from its backseat perch as its human drives along Rt. 85 in Waterford Friday, March 6. 2020. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Elena Besedin, of Rhode Island, gets her dog Shadow, 14 months, to sit for a treat during an event at the Velvet Mill in Stonington on Sunday, March 1, 2020. The event, organized by Rhodes Collar, aimed to celebrate owners and dogs that practice a commitment to training and dog citizenry. It featured speakers, professional photographers, vendors, and representatives from local dog training, adoption and special needs agencies. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Jay Silva and fiancÈe Rebekah Chessic Saturday, March 7, 2020 and their Bernie Sanders campaign sign on the lawn of their New London home. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Kayleigh Browne, the understudy for the character Bellomy, sits in the wings following along with her script during the Montville High School's afternoon performance of the musical "The Fantasticks" Saturday, March 7, 2020, at the high school. Browne had found out just a couple of hours earlier that the actor playing the role of Bellomy wasn't feeling well and to be prepared to go on stage if needed. Browne, who has had key roles in past productions, but her schedule didn't allow the time to have a role this time, had been working as a member of the crew behind the scenes. There was another performance in the evening ending the plays run that began Thursday. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Brian Hubis of Boston inks a tattoo on the thigh of his girlfriend Samantha Carson during the inaugural New England Tattoo Expo on Saturday, March 7, 2020, at the Mohegan Exposition and Convention Center. Hubis hoped to complete the tattoo in time to enter it into one of the contests as part of the expo. The first-ever event included over 300 international, national and local professional tattoo artists, and over 30 vendors. The program included entertainment performances, tattoo contests, seminars and after-parties. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Side-show performer Paul "The Enigma" Lawrence talks with Megahn Rotolo of Ink Magazine during the inaugural New England Tattoo Expo on Saturday, March 7, 2020, at the Mohegan Exposition and Convention Center. The first-ever event included over 300 international, national and local professional tattoo artists, and over 30 vendors. The program included entertainment performances, tattoo contests, seminars and after-parties. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Gemma Peterson, right, demonstrates the animated feature of the rocket aspect of her exhibit, "The Space Race," for judges Saturday, March 7, 2020, during the senior individual exhibit competition in the Norwich Regional for Connecticut History Day at Norwich Free Academy. Working alone or in groups, 125 middle and high school students shared performances, documentaries, exhibits, websites and papers to compete for a chance to move on to the state contest on May 2 at Central Connecticut State University. Students chose topics related to the 2020 theme, “Breaking Barriers in History,” conducted research by interviewing experts and shaped their findings into sound historical arguments. Students at the Regional Contest represented Norwich, Groton, Haddam, Killingworth, Lyme, Old Lyme, East Haddam, North Stonington and Stonington. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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