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Restored 1814 piano has new home at Custom House Museum

By Peter Huoppi

An 1814 Thomas Butcher square piano, donated to the New London Maritime Society by the Grady-Keith/Keith Schumacher Family of Ledyard, CT, will be featured in a virtual concert by the Connecticut Early Music Society on Sunday, April 18th at 3:00...

Naval Prep trainees sail aboard the Eagle

Highlights: NFA 48, East Lyme 43 in the ECC South boys' basketball final

ECC South Boys' Basketball Final - NFA at East Lyme

Highlights: Woodstock 49, Plainfield 36 in the ECC North boys basketball final

Full replay: ECC North Boys' Basketball Final - Plainfield at Woodstock

Full replay: ECC South Girl's Basketball Final - Waterford at NFA

Highlights: NFA 57, Waterford 33 in the ECC South girls' basketball final

Highlights: Killingly 41, Windham 29 in ECC North girls basketball final

Full replay: ECC North Girls' Basketball Final - Windham at Killingly

Crown act brings hope of change to Connecticut

Song Spinner: Don Cash

First Opening Day at Dodd Stadium in 1995

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PHOTOS OF THE DAY

Fans take cover from the rain Thursday, April 15, 2021, while watching the Fitch vs. Waterford boys´ lacrosse game in Groton. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Lacrosse game held in the rain on new Groton field

From left, Michelle Hill, her sons Brayden, 3, and Preston, 4, and husband, Cliff, all of North Branford, battle the wind while wearing ponchos Thursday, April 15, 2021, as they visit the Mystic Seaport for Pirate Days. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Mystic Seaport holds Pirate Days

After attending the grand opening ceremony of the new disc golf course at Mohegan Park on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, Josh Perry, a member of the Disc Golf Subcommittee, throws his disc into the basket on the sixth hole after Yoshinaka Mishima, left, collected his disc while playing the course in Norwich. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Disc golf course opens at Mohegan Park in Norwich

Members of the U.S. Coast Guard International Ice Patrol participate in a ceremony Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in New London, to commemorate the sinking of the RMS Titanic. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Coast Guard Ice Patrol commemorates the Titanic

Gracie Sajkowicz, 17, of Gales Ferry looks at two of the ponytails cut by hairstylist Tina Jenkins while Jenkins prepares to cut two more Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at Luna Salon in Gales Ferry. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Gales Ferry teen donates pandemic hair to cancer society

Cousins Maisy Muscella, 3, left, and Eleanor Becker, 7, both of New London, avoid a head-on collision as they roll down the hill Tuesday, April 13, 2021, at the Connecticut College Arboretum in New London. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Family on a roll at Conn College Arboretum

From left, Angelina, 8, Julianne, 10, and Andrew, 6, enjoy their ice cream while they and their father, Jeff Kohlberger, all of Darien, spend the day Tuesday, April 13, 2021, in Mystic. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Spring break draws family to Mystic for the day

Maggie Gietzen, of Mystic, helps her son Graham, 9, get his kite up in the air on Monday, April 12, 2021 at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford. Maggie is a teacher and both her and the boys are off on spring break this week. “We´re just trying to keep busy and find things to do safely,

Spring break kite flying

Haven Acres, 11, of New London practices jumping rope along Pequot Avenue while visiting with her family on Sunday, April 11, 2021. Her sister, Diamond Acres, said they decided to visit the beach after attending church service. Haven decided to practice jumping rope when she found it in the car even though she was wearing her favorite new dress shoes.

Jumping rope in her new shoes

Stuart Woronecki of Stonewall Apiary examines a frame from one of his hives as part of hands-on beekeeping instructions Saturday, April 10, 2021, during Stonewall's first field day since 2019, in Versailles. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Busy beekeepers learn the ways of the hive

Miss New Britain, Sylvana Gonzalez, right, listens to Miss West Haven, Taliyah McGee, left, talk about the challenges of mask wearing and makeup as the 18 candidates for Miss Connecticut 2021 arrive for their opening day of the weekend competition at Mohegan Sun Friday, April 9, 2021. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Miss Connecticut candidates arrive

Novice rowers including Jacqueline LeFurge, right, and Fiona Samuelson lift up the boat as the East Lyme High School crew teams practice on Pattagansett Lake on Thursday, April 8, 2021. Head coach Scott Mahon said this is the first full season in two years for many rowers as last spring's season was canceled due to COVID-19. Their first meet of the season is against Stonington at the Mystic Seaport on April 17. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Crew teams hit the water

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Underway on barque Eagle for Naval Academy Prep students

USS Providence (SSN 719) homecoming

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