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Students practice a dance routine during a Rhythm and Sync Tap Dance class Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, at the New London Senior Center. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Young dancers get in step in New London

Greta Watrous, 10, center, Carlos Pascual,11, left, and Adonis Diaz, 12, right, all of New London, practice during their Music City Strings violin lessons Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, with James Hunter at the Public Library of New London. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Young musicians get a chance to learn and play at New London library

Joe Wasilewski, left, of Norwich and his son, Mathew, 6, roll snow to add to the snowman they are building Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, at the Norwich Golf Course after sledding. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

On a roll in Norwich

Gloria Williams of Queens, N.Y., and others walk down Main Street on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019, during the Niantic Holiday Stroll. Williams and her husband, Ralph, not shown, said they like to visit southeastern Connecticut this time of year. The event included activities for children, a 20 percent off on one item sale at several stores, chili cook-off, free horse-drawn carriage rides, tree lighting and the arrival of Santa. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Holiday stroll in Niantic

T.J. Marshall, 12, reaches out to touch his brother Riley Marshall, 16, both of Wolcott, running the ball downfield while they play touch football with their grandfather Jim Daly of Palm Bay, Fla., second from right, their brother Justin Marshall, right, and their uncle Greg Whitmore of Epping, N.Y., not shown, on Friday, Nov. 29, 2019, at Eastern Point Beach in Groton. For 12 years it has been family tradition the day after Thanksgiving to play football and then go back to a relative's home in Groton and eat fondue. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Football, family and fondue

Supporters of school athletic programs in Griswold plunge into the chilly waters of Ashland Pond on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019, during the annual Griswold Booster Club Turkey Dip. The event raises money for sports programs at all levels in the town schools. About 50 people raised about $1,200 from pledges, T-shirt sales and a 50/50 raffle, and about two dozen took the actual plunge. SNSN radio provided a soundtrack and countdown for the plungers. Griswold High School raised another $500 through a

A chilly dip

Mekih Rodriquez, left, of New London passes the ball to Thomas Statchen of Stonington, not shown, while playing against Lance Thatcher, center, and Micah Rodriguez, right, both of New London, while playing basketball Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019, at Riverside Park in New London. The group wanted to get some more playing in on a warm day before the cold winter weather comes and it's too cold to play basketball outside. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Play at the park

Holiday travelers exit a Northeast Regional Amtrak train bound for Boston South Station on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019, at Union Station in New London. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Holiday rush

Abby Tuohy, 18, of Groton, right, hangs from a pole as she plays with her cousin Nora Mahoney, 11, visiting from Maine, on a lifeguard chair on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019 at Eastern Point Beach in Groton. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

On patrol

Avery Gonzales, right, of Idaho, kicks a ball to his brother Preston as they play soccer on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at Rocky Neck State Park in East Lyme. The brothers are spending Thanksgiving in New Haven where Avery goes to Yale University.

Perfect weather for a soccer game

John Tackling, a volunteer fire lieutenant with the Chesterfield Fire Company steps back after dropping a turkey into a deep fryer during a demonstration on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 along Sachatello Industrial Drive in Montville.

Dangers of deep frying

Matt Otto, lead rigger at Mystic Seaport Museum, works on siezing the futtocks on the main mast shrouds for the Mayflower II Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at the museum's H.B. duPont Preservation Shipyard. The ship, built in 1956, is a replica of the vessel that brought the Pilgrims to the new world in 1620 and was built in England as a gift to the United States in thanks for support during and after WWII. Mayflower II will depart Mystic in the spring in time for 400th anniversary festivities in Boston and Cape Cod Bay. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Rigging the Mayflower II

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