Model Alyssa Babon reacts to the reactions of people visiting Harkness Memorial State Park has she, with the help of bridal shop consultant, Tanya Fowler, of Lastrina Girls Bridal Salon of Middletown, walks from the West Garden Wednesday, July 29, 2020, to the staging area of a wedding style photo shoot to change dresses. The photo shoot was for Sebastian Photography of Middletown, hairstylist Ilona Bartnicki, of West Hartford, Lastrina Girls Bridal Salon, of Middletown, and Revive Skin Care Spa, of Unionville, to use in marketing for their businesses. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Guitarist Rick Stannard cheers along with the crowd as the F & Blues Band plays the Rockin' the Dodd concert series at the minor league stadium in Norwich on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. The free concert series continues Wednesdays through Aug. 12 with limit of 500 attendees. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Friends Frances Taylor, left, of Uncasville, and Mary Barber, of Oakdale, talk before the music starts during the Rockin' the Dodd concert series at the minor league stadium in Norwich on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. The free concert series continues Wednesdays through Aug. 12 with limit of 500 attendees. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Mercedes Jenty, 10, holds her hand in prayer during a Peace & Justice Rally 4 Crystal Caldwell rally at Stonington High School on Sunday, July 26, 2020. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Felicia Hurley reacts to a speaker during a Peace & Justice Rally 4 Crystal Caldwell rally at Stonington High School on Sunday, July 26, 2020. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Sisters Alison, left, 6, and Eldina, 4, Duarte work on untangling their line as campers with the Drop-In Camp take part in a fishing lesson with NESS AmeriCorps members at Custom House Pier in New London on Monday, July 27, 2020. The New England Science and Sailing program has been working with the Drop-In Learning Center throughout the school year and summer to increase water access and introduce kids to aquatic studies and activities. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Will Vieu, 14, of Groton, flips in the air as he jumps from the bridge along Groton Long Point Road with friends on Monday, July 27, 2020. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

A spectator boat buzzes by the Mayflower II sailing through the waters of Fishers Island Sound off Groton, Conn., Tuesday, July 28, 2020 on the seventh day of two weeks of sea trials. The vessel, a replica of the original Mayflower that carried the Pilgrims to America in 1620, left Mystic Seaport Museum last week after a three-year, $11.2 million restoration by the workers at the Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard. 400th anniversary festivities scheduled for Boston and Cape Cod this spring and summer were all postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Mayflower II will be docked, when not at sea, at City Pier in New London until it departs sometime next week for its return to Plymouth. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Customers line up early for donuts at Young Buns Doughnuts on West Main St. in Mystic Tuesday, July 28, 2020. The shop, which just opened this week, is the work of Sift Bake Shop owner Adam Young. The shop opens at 7 a.m. and remains open until the donuts are sold out. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Izsak Niles, left, 7, and his brother Zander, 9, of Willimantic, chase each other to shore as they play in the water at Bluff Point State Park in Groton on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

The Mayflower II sails through the waters of Fishers Island Sound off Groton, Conn., Tuesday, July 28, 2020 on the seventh day of two weeks of sea trials. The vessel, a replica of the original Mayflower that carried the Pilgrims to America in 1620, left Mystic Seaport Museum last week after a three-year, $11.2 million restoration by the workers at the Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard. 400th anniversary festivities scheduled for Boston and Cape Cod this spring and summer were all postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Mayflower II will be docked, when not at sea, at City Pier in New London until it departs sometime next week for its return to Plymouth. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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The first customers in the door, Maria Pilgermayer, right, and her daughter Inge Pilgermayer, are helped by, from left, Grace Gilbert, Megan Weir, and Rachel Barile, as they make their selections at Young Buns Doughnuts on West Main St. in Mystic Wednesday, July 29, 2020. The shop, which just opened this week, is the work of Sift Bake Shop owner Adam Young. The shop opens at 7 a.m. and remains open until the donuts are sold out. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Blackhawk Captain Greg Dubrule, left, and crew members Brett Ellis, right, Mike Salkauskas, center, look at the 355 pound thresher shark they caught in Fishers Island Sound Wednesday, July 29, 2020, after weighing it at the dock located at The Dock Restaurant in Waterford. Salkauskas hooked the shark, Ellis finished reeling it in and Captain Dubrule kept the boat in position to reel in the shark. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz speaks during a Census outreach event on Thursday July 30, 2020 at the SUBBASE Youth Center in Groton. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

Workers move the road salt pile from one area of the State Pier complex onto the Central Vermont Pier area Thursday, July 30, 2020. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Siobhan Burns tidies up in her shop, The Eyeglass Lass, in Olde Mystick Village Thursday, July 30, 2020. Burns was located on State Street in New London for years before moving to Mystic two weeks ago. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Samantha Cholewa, a kindergarten teacher at Wequonnoc Elementary School and Vice President of the Norwich Teachers League, stands next to her vehicle with a fellow teacher´s decorated vehicle in the background before participating in the teacher caravan Thursday, July 30, 2020, around Norwich. The caravan was to bring attention to concerns about returning to classrooms without proper health and safety protocols in place when the coronavirus is not under control. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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A C-130J aircraft from the U.S. Air Force´s 106th Rescue Wing makes a low flyby of the Coast Guard Barque Eagle under sail in Block Island Sound Thursday, July 30, 2020. At the suggestion of Coast Guard public affairs staff Capt. Michael Turdo of the Eagle invited Mayflower II to sail together during Mayflower´s sea trails. The waters of Fishers Island Sound, where Mayflower has been training for the last two weeks are too tight and shallow for Eagle to navigate under sail, so Mayflower was towed out to deeper, more open, waters several miles south of the Rhode Island shore for the joint operation. Mayflower returned to City Pier in New London after Thursday´s sea trials and will continue training into next week. Eagle remained at sea training Coast Guard Academy cadets. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Susan Hafler, a teacher at the Regional Multicultural Magnet School, holds a sign as she listens to a speaker before participating in a car rally, organized by the East Lyme Teachers Association, at the high school on Thursday July 30, 2020. Teachers unions will be held rallies across the state Thursday calling for safer return-to-school plans. (Sarah Gordon / The Day)

The Mayflower II sails with the Coast Guard Barque Eagle in Block Island Sound Thursday, July 30, 2020. At the suggestion of Coast Guard public affairs staff Capt. Michael Turdo of the Eagle invited Mayflower to sail together during Mayflower´s sea trails. The waters of Fishers Island Sound, where Mayflower has been training for the last two weeks are too tight and shallow for Eagle to navigate under sail, so Mayflower was towed out to deeper, more open, waters several miles south of the Rhode Island shore for the joint operation. Mayflower returned to City Pier in New London after Thursday´s sea trials and will continue training into next week. Eagle remained at sea training Coast Guard Academy cadets. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Kristine Xu, left, and Cindy Chen, both from China and recent graduates of St. Bernard High School, pose for a selfie while they and their host parent, John Bell of Ledyard, right, wait for the movie to start Thursday, July 30, 2020, at the Foxwoods Drive-In, located in a parking lot off Route 2. The Night Out At The Drive-In is presented by the Mashantuckets and hosted by Foxwoods. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Novinha Batlle, 8, reacts as she gets sprayed by the sprinkler while she and Abby Zenowitz, 6, and Logan Bolanos, 7, not shown, all of Groton, play in the sprinklers Tuesday, July, 2020, at Poquonnock Plains Park in Groton. The kids were playing during a break while participating in the UK International Soccer Camp, for ages 5-14 years-old, at the park that began Monday and runs through Thursday. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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The Verab family, clockwise from bottom left, Arik Verab, of New Haven, his wife, Natasha, and his children Arianna, 2, Giana, 9, and Arik Jr., 7, wait for the movie to start Thursday, July 30, 2020, at the Foxwoods Drive-In, located in a parking lot off Route 2. The Night Out At The Drive-In is presented by the Mashantuckets and hosted by Foxwoods. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Shawn Brooks, left, leads the chant, and his twin brother Shane, right, holds the bullhorn as the youth-led social justice organization Hearing Youth Voices leads a small Black Lives Matter rally Friday, July 31, 2020 in New London. Several dozen people gathered at the Whale Tail fountain and marched to City Hall to confront Mayor Michael Passero about the city accepting a federal grant to hire more police officers. One of the organizations key demands includes a reallocating of city funds from the police department to the schools and social welfare programs. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Dasani Brown, 15, gives an earful to Mayor Michael Passero during a Black Lives Matter rally organized by the youth-led social justice organization Hearing Youth Voices leads Friday, July 31, 2020 in New London. Several dozen people gathered at the Whale Tail fountain and marched to City Hall to confront Mayor Michael Passero about the city accepting a federal grant to hire more police officers. One of the organizations key demands includes a reallocating of city funds from the police department to the schools and social welfare programs. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Lt. Al Mayo, left, jokes that his uncle, City of Groton Fire Chief Robert Tompkins, right, knows how to do it as his new badge is pinned on during his promotion ceremony Friday, July 31, 2020, at the City of New London Fire Headquarters. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Minister Jewell Jones, of the International Family Worship Center in New London, talks about hope during the Unity in the Community event Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020, at the Parade Plaza in downtown New London. During the event other religious leaders talked about change, unity, love and compassion for the community. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Reona Dyess, right, of New London reacts to one of the speakers during the Unity in the Community event Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020, at the Parade Plaza in downtown New London. During the event religious leaders talked about about change, hope, unity, love and compassion for the community. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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