Steve Ricard, Chairman of the New London Veterans Affairs Committee, is joined by other veterans in salute during a small Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 25, 2020 at the New London War Memorial in Williams Park. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Ho Tu, left, lays down to collect mussels as he works with daughter Mai Tu, 10, and Whung Nguyen, all of East Hartford, on Sunday, May 24, 2020 at the Cini Memorial Park Boat Launch in East Lyme. Ho said they come to the park every year to fish. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Spencer Hoagland plays the guitar as friend Gemma Sherman, both of Waterford, listens as they sit on the rock wall along Peaquot Avenue in New London on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Responders from the East Lyme fire department and Connecticut State Police work at the scene of a five-car motor vehicle accident involving one rollover on I-95 northbound near exit 75 Sunday, May 24, 2020. At least one person was transported to L+M hospital from the scene. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Diners enjoy their lunch at Kokomo´s in Old Lyme on Sunday, May 24, 2020. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Visitors wander the grounds at the Mystic Seaport Museum Sunday, May 24, 2020. The museum re-opened for the first time this weekend since it closed March March 13th due to the coronavirus pandemic. The museum is open for limited hours Memorial Day weekend and next weekend, with operating hours 10 a.m.-4 p.m., May 23-25, and 12-4 p.m., May 26-29. The museum welcomes visitors to explore the grounds, including the historic village and gardens, the shipyard, and the Mystic River waterfront. The indoor exhibitions, village buildings, and the historic vessels will not be open at this time. The Museum plans to expand access and programming for the public in the coming weeks as permitted by state and local authorities. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Ledyard police officer Ben Burbank marks evidence as he begins the investigation of a two motorcycle crash on Rt. 184 near Tollgate Rd. in Groton Sunday, May 24, 2020. Three riders were transported by LifeStar helicopter. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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A small crowd gathers for Memorial Day at Rocky Neck State Park on Monday, May 25, 2020. According to Connecticut´s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection the state park was open at a percentage of normal capacity with social distance requirements. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Kleandi Kolami, left, and his sister-in-law Anxheliki Duro, both of Waterbury, lunge for a ball as they play Spike Ball with siblings at Rocky Neck State Park as a small crowd gathers for Memorial Day on Monday, May 25, 2020. According to Connecticut´s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection the state park was open at a percentage of normal capacity with social distance requirements. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Patrons wait outside Mystic Pizza as a small crowd gathers in downtown Mystic for Memorial Day on Monday, May 25, 2020. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Luke White, from left, 8, feeds his brother Paul, 1, held by father Jonathan ice cream as they sit with mother Grace and brother David, 7, of Bethel, as a small crowd gathers in downtown Mystic for Memorial Day on Monday, May 25, 2020. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Korean War Sgt. 1st Class (U.S. Army) veteran Tom LeFreniere joins fellow veterans in a hand salute during the sining of the national anthem by Paul Salisbury, not pictured, at the annual Norwich Area Veterans Council Memorial Day wreath laying ceremony Monday, May 25, 2020 at the Norwich Veterans memorial at the north point of the Chelsea Parade. The event was video live-streamed via the city´s web site for those who did not attend. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Lloyd Salisbury plays TAPS during the annual Norwich Area Veterans Council Memorial Day wreath laying ceremony Monday, May 25, 2020 at the Norwich Veterans memorial at the north point of the Chelsea Parade. The event was video live-streamed via the city´s web site for those who did not attend. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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City of Norwich firefighter Mike Podzaline pauses after coming out of the building battling a blaze at 36 Hedge St. on the city´s east side late Monday, May 25, 2020. There were no reported injuries. Mutual aid was called from all Norwich volunteer companies as Mohegan Tribe as a FAST. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Janice Gouvin, left, of North Stonington, and Grace Dormer, of Rhode Island, as she and friend collect dried seaweed along Dodge Paddock in Stonington on Tuesday, May 26, 2020. Gouvin said she uses the seaweed as mulch in her garden. “We usually pick up some trash while we´re out here as well and clean up a bit, it´s better than buying it at the store,Ó she said. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

A crew from Columbus Square Auto prepare to right a rolled-over dump truck on Rt. 184 in Old Mystic Tuesday, May 26, 2020. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Three men lounge in a skiff moored in the Connecticut River in the Great Island Wildlife Area in Old Lyme Tuesday, May 26, 2020. Lynde Point Light in Old Saybrook can be seen in the distance. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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A pair of walkers stroll along the walking path at UConn Avery Point approaching the Avery Point Light Wednesday, May 27, 2020. The lighthouse, completed in 1944 but not lit for the first time until after WWII ended, was restored between 2001 and 2006 by the Avery Point Lighthouse Society. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Friends Winnie Elenteny, left, of Stonington, and Maddy Greenhouse, of Clinton, talk after eating lunch in front of the Stonington Free Library on Tuesday, May 26, 2020. Elenteny, who said the friends haven´t seen much of each other because the pandemic, decided to eat a picnic of Domino´s Pizza in the nice weather. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

A U.S. Navy Virginia-class attack submarine, escorted by the Thames Towboat Co. tug Paul A. Wronowski departs the naval submarine base in Groton Tuesday, May 26, 2020. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Gareth Field, of New London, juggles as he walks along Ocean Avenue in New London on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Field, who picked up juggling as a hobby while living in California recently, said he was walking to the grocery store. “I don´t like running or biking this is my thing, I like juggling,Ó he said. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Norwich Free Academy track athletes Catie Shannon, 18, left, and Sophia Jones, 15, cross their start/finish line at the end of one mile through their Norwich neighborhood as part of a 24-miles in 24-hours challenge Tuesday, May 26, 2020. The pair are teammates on NFA´s indoor track 4x800 relay team that was headed for the New Balance Indoor Nationals track and field meet in March before it was cancelled. Shannon got the idea for the challenge and suggested to to her neighbor teammate as a way to kick off their summer training. The pair started running their hourly mile at 9 p.m. on Monday and ran their 8-minute miles on top of each hour through out the day. “This whole thing is fueled by past, caffeine, and Gatorade gummies,Ó quipped Shannon. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Katie Yeulenski, visiting from Massachusetts for the day, and her daughter Ellie, almost two years old, play the tide as a fog falls at Ocean Beach in New London on Wednesday morning, May 27, 2020. The beach has been closing their parking lot at less than capacity and enforcing social distancing guidelines. The boardwalks are one way on either side, masks are recommended are well as keeping six-feet between groups. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Ray Navage, left, of Prospect, and Dick Balanda, of Watertown, eat their lunch along the shore of the Connecticut River at Ferry Landing State Park Wednesday, May 27, 2020, in Old Lyme. The men stopped at the park before continuing on to the Great Island State Boat Launch in town to place their canoe in the water to go fishing. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Susan Curcio places a painted rock in the new L+M Gratitude Garden, located outside the staff entrance, before the painted rock ceremony at L+M Hospital Wednesday, May 27, 2020 in New London. Curcio of New London organized family, friends and others that saw her post on Facebook to paint rocks with inspirational messages and scenes to show their appreciation to the hospital staff. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Alice Caron of Norwich receives flowers from Mayor Peter Nystrom after watching from the deck of her home a drive-by of all six Norwich fire departments and the police department Thursday, May 28, 2020, for her 101st birthday. With Caron is her granddaughter, Erica Tremblay, center, partially blocked from view, and son-in-law, Ed Tremblay. Caron retired at age 97 from the Senior Resources Agency on Aging, where she helped seniors navigate social security and medicare issues. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Jack Perch, 5, of New London reaches with his net while wading in Alewife Cove in New London with family friend Gigi Loucraft, of Lebanon, while they and his cousin Alison Perch-Meikle, of Mansfield, not shown, spend time looking for marine life Thursday, May 28, 2020, after arriving in this area of the cove by canoe. Perch-Meikle and Loucraft are in quarantine together and come to New London once a week to take care of Jack while his mother goes to work. Perch-Meikle said that they often come to Alewife Cove because Jack is an outdoorsman and they enjoy exploring the cove. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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A bumblebee hovers over a blossom while collecting nectar and pollen among a line of rosa rugosa on Bay St. in Mystic Thursday, May 28, 2020. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Limuel Toledo, an Environmental Services employee at Foxwoods Resort Casino sprays disinfectant over slot machines Thursday, May 28, 2020 in preparation for a limited opening planned for June 1st. The opening of Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun next week is in defiance of Gov. Lamont´s wishes. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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James Maple sands a countertop and Nicole Anderson paints shelves as they work on the interior of their new coffee shop, called Lamplighter Trading Company, in the space that used to house Green Marble Coffee Co. Thursday, May 28, 2020. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Connecticut Department of Transportation employees Skip Yeager, top, Mike Coulter, and Joe Goodrich, obscured, collect the old tide boards after installing new ones on the Mystic River Bascule Bridge Thursday, May 28, 2020. The tide boards, which indicate the distance between the water and the underside of the closed bridge, are replaced every spring. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Retiring Mashantucket Pequot Police Department Chief William Dittman Friday, May 29, 2020. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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A trio of golfers return to their carts after putting through the fog on the 16th hole at the Shennecossett golf course in Groton Friday, May 29, 2020. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Rob Florio of Synnott Imaging, attaches signs to disinfectant stations as employees at Foxwoods Resort Casino clean and disinfect the property Thursday, May 28, 2020 in preparation for a limited opening planned for June 1st. The opening of Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun next week is in defiance of Gov. Lamont´s wishes. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Elizabeth McAlister of New London watches cars pass All Souls Unitarian Universalist Congregation in New London while she and others participate in a public witness Black Lives Matter event Friday, May 29, 2020, in the wake of the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. The event was limited to15 people due to the pandemic and was recorded live on Facebook. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Connecticut DEEP gardeners Katie Lezon, right, and Kathy Kensel, center, plant Alyssum while fellow gardener Kayle Williams, left, pulls weeds while working in the East Garden of Harkness Memorial State Park Friday, May 29, 2020, in Waterford. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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People applaud while listening to one of the speakers during a rally Saturday, May 30, 2020, on the Harbor School lawn in New London to raise concern for the lack of protective equipment, employee safety and also to honor Lawrence + Memorial Hospital nurse's aide Elva Graveline, who died of COVID-19. The rally was organized by the AFT union health care workers employed by Yale-New Haven Health. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Michael Graveline, left, is consoled Saturday, May 30, 2020, while he listens to his daughter, Felicia, talk about her mother, Elva, during the rally. Elva Graveline was a Lawrence + Memorial Hospital nurse's aide that died of COVID-19. The rallly was held on the lawn of the Harbor School in New London to raise concern of the lack of protective equipment, employee safety and also to honor Elva Graveline. It was organized by the AFT union health care workers employed by Yale-New Haven Health. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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People applaud while listening to one of the speakers during a rally Saturday, May 30, 2020, on the Harbor School lawn in New London to raise concern for the lack of protective equipment, employee safety and also to honor Lawrence + Memorial Hospital nurse's aide Elva Graveline, who died of COVID-19. The rally was organized by the AFT union health care workers employed by Yale-New Haven Health. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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People listen to one of the speakers at the Parade Plaza in downtown New London Saturday, May 30, 2020, during a protest of the death of George Floyd by a police officer in Minnesota. Later a group of the protesters marched through the streets of New London. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Alexis Thornton of New London speaks to the crowd after returning to the Parade Plaza after marching through the streets Saturday, May 30, 2020, in New London. The group marched through the streets after attending a protest, of the death of George Floyd by a police officer in Minnesota, was held earlier at the Parade Plaza in downtown New London. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Adam Wrighten of Groton and others march down Broad Street as they march through the streets Saturday, May 30, 2020 after attending a protest, of the death of George Floyd by a police officer in Minnesota, held at the Parade Plaza in downtown New London. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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