Kenyell Roman, left, 8, jumps through the water as he plays with cousins Yariel Roman, right, 11, and Dariel Roman, 10, not pictured, in the Whales Tale fountain in New London as they are watched by Yaritza, Santiago, all of Willimantic, on Monday, July 13, 2020. Santiago, who brought them to work with her at the Holiday Inn in New London, said they stopped by to cool off in Monday´s hot temperatures. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Carol Flanagan of New London, a member of the Friends of Harkness, spends time deadheading daylilies Friday, July 17, 2020, in the west garden at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Kris Grills, from New London Firefighters Pipe and Drum, leads a small parade as Kathryn Smith, second from right who graduated from Saint Andrews with the class of 2020, walks with her mother Karen as she celebrates her graduation with friends and family in Stonington on Sunday, July 12, 2020. The Scottish tradition is for graduates to be joined by bagpipers as they walk through town following commencement exercises. “We just wanted to do something as close as we could,Ó said her father George of their small ceremony and walk down to Lord´s Point with a bagpiper. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Kathryn Smith, who graduated from Saint Andrews with the class of 2020, hugs her father George after he speaks as she celebrates her graduation with friends and family in Stonington on Sunday, July 12, 2020. The Scottish tradition is for graduates to be joined by bagpipers as they walk through town following commencement exercises. “We just wanted to do something as close as we could,Ó said her father George of their small ceremony and walk down to Lord´s Point with Kris Grills, from New London Firefighters Pipe and Drum, playing bagpipe. The family is from Tennessee but spends summers in Stonington. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Crystal Caldwell is joined by her lawyer M. John Strafaci and son Jammel Caldwell as they talk about the recent arrests in her case of assault at Strafaci´s offices in New London on Monday, July 13, 2020. New Yorkers Philip Sarner, 39 and Emily Orbay, 27, were taken into custody early Monday in New York for attacking a Caldwell while she was working at the Quality Inn in Mystic on June 26. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Nija Burugapalli stands with one of her canvas paintings at her home in East Lyme on Monday, July 13, 2020. The 2020 Williams School graduate has been working with L&M patients on paint therapy over zoom during the pandemic. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

A single-engine airplane transits the landing pattern over Groton-New London Airport Monday, July 13, 2020. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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John Parker, of Groton, throws a club in the air as he juggles at Esker Point Beach in Groton on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. “This isn´t a bad place to practice,Ó he said of his decision to spend his day off work at the beach. Parker has been juggling for a few years but this was one of his first times bringing his clubs to the beach. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Troubadour Tom Callinan sings a song about the relationship between the French and the Americans during the American Revolutionary War during the ceremony Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at the memorial for the 20 French sailors that died in 1778 and buried in the Norwichtown Colonial Cemetery. The French sailors, America´s ally during the Revolutionary War, were prisoners of the British at the time. In the background are civilian French and Indian War reenactors. The event was hosted by the Norwich Area Veterans Council. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Brittany DeSantis, of East Lyme, with daughter, Baubriella, 3, on her shoulders races her daughter, Alaina, 8, Wednesday, July 15, 2020, while at the East Lyme High School track. They often come to the school campus to ride their bikes and scooters around the campus and to walk around the track. DeSantis said its a good spot to be out and about and be able to keep social distancing since they have found some of the area parks to be crowded. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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While with Mayor Peter Nystrom and State Senator Cathy Osten, in background, Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz, second from left, hands Lisa Shasha and Michael Lomax, on the right, 2020 Census gift items as they walk around the Taftville section of Norwich Tuesday, July 14, 2020, talking to people. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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A full double rainbow arcs across the sky over Groton as seen from Bank St. in New London Tuesday, July 14, 2020. A series of thunderstorms and rain showers moved through the region late in the afternoon. (Taylor Hartz/The Day)
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Army National Guard Officer Candidates Ioannis Amos, left, of New York, and Douglas Field, of New Jersey, prepare their packs as it starts to rain on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, during Phase One of Officer Candidate School and training at the Connecticut National Guard's Stones Ranch Military Reservation in East Lyme. Nearly 90 officer candidates from over nine states in the northeast are undergoing the two-week training designed to asses candidates ability to become commissioned officers. All candidates were tested for COVID-19 before traveling to attend the training. “The military has to keep training, soldiers are always on the front line,Ó said Major Steven Roy with the NJ Army National Guard. “The enemy doesn´t stop because of COVID so neither can our training.Ó (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

New Norwich Free Academy Head of School Brian Kelly records a short introduction video with NFA´s communications team members Mike O´Farrell and Tim Cook Thursday, July 16, 2020. Kelly just competed a quarantine period after moving to Connecticut from Colombia and has started working on campus. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Camp counselor Ely Dominguez controls the puck against Jareem Green, center, with Seamus Sheehan-Graumer, both 7 years-old, following the action while playing hockey during the Summer Playground Program Thursday, July 16, 2020, at Bates Woods Park in New London. The camp is a New London Recreation program. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Workers at Cushman Farm in Lebanon milk some of the herd of dairy cattle in the rotating milking room at the farm Thursday, July 16, 2020. Congressman Joe Courtney visited the farm and met with area dairy farmers to discuss various aid programs to the farms. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Allison Calabrese and her daughter, Lillian, 10, of Old Lyme, spend time painting the pond Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at The Arnold E. Holm Jr. Memorial Park in Waterford. Allison said they enjoy painting occasionally and Wednesday Lillian wanted to paint a nice scene and suggested the park in Waterford. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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A group of riders with Stirrup Fun Stables in Lebanon approach West Town St. at Rt. 87 at the center of town Thursday, July 16, 2020. The group was headed back to the stables, just off the town green, from several hours on a trail ride. The stables was founded as a rescue for abused and neglected horses and now offers programs for youth before and after school and summertime. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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The U.S. Coast Guard Barque Eagle enters New London Harbor Friday, July 17, 2020 with staysails unfurled. Eagle, the training tall ship for the Coast Guard Academy, has been operating in local waters this summer for training cruises with academy cadets. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Spectators watch as former NFA standout Mason Jackson goes up for a dunk during a game between the Connecticut Made Men and Kareem Brown Skills Academy in the boys high school division of the Night Flight Basketball League Thursday, July 16, 2020 at Jenkins Park in Norwich. The league, which was started in the summer of 2019, plays middle school boys, men, women, high school girls, and high school boys divisions. Fans are reminded throughout the evening to maintain coronavirus distancing protocols and fans seated inside the fence around the court are required to wear masks. Participants are all required to agree to a safety plan for the league. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Women listen to guide Gail MacDonald, second from left, talk about women educators from the area during a stop at the Nathan Hale Schoolhouse during the Thames River Heritage Park´s “Suffragettes, Puppeteers & Patriots. Women of the ThamesÓ walking tour Thursday, July 16, 2020, in downtown New London. The tour celebrates the centennial of women´s suffrage and the local women who made an impact on Thames River communities. ÔWhisper´ electronic listening devices are being used so people can social distance and be able to hear the guide up to 40 feet away. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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The schooner Amistad gets under way from the dock at the Thames Yacht Club in New London Friday, July 17, 2020 en route to Mystic Seaport Museum. The schooner returned Thursday from an abbreviated summer sailing schedule that included stops in New Haven, Bridgeport, and Oyster Bay, New York. Amistad has returned to Mystic Seaport Museum where it will remain for the rest of the summer. Discovering Amistad and Mystic Seaport Museum announced a partnership in June to create programming to combat racism and promote diversity. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Amanda Pugliese, center, takes a photo with her mother, Carol Wright, right, and aunt, Mary Copeland, left, and grandmother Alice Hammond, 92, at the conclusion of a safely distanced visit at Fairview Nursing Home in Groton Friday, July 17, 2020. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Summer residents Emme Seeley,16, Lilly Driscoll, 15, Alyssa Pavano, 16, and Molly McGuinness, 15, chat while taking a break from jumping off the east dock Saturday, July 18, 2020, in Groton Long Point. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Lavender Stanley, 5, of Oakdale section of Montville, front, picks blueberries with her cousins, Patience Pittore, 12, bottom left, Vivian Pittore, 11, top left, of Derry, N.H., her mother, Rose Stanley, sisters, Patience Stanley, 13, background right, and Bell Stanley, 8, right, partially blocked by bush, Saturday, July, 18, 2020, at Holmberg Orchards in the Gales Ferry section of Ledyard. The family said they plan on making pies and smoothies with their blueberries. Pick your own blueberries, raspberries and blackberries is Tuesday thru Sunday 9 a.m.- noon. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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