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Alexander Pearson, 9, of Waterford, wears his fins as he jumps off a rock while playing with friends on a private beach along Pequot Avenue in New London on Monday, Aug. 2, 2021. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Rocky beach weather

James Kenyon, of Norwalk, reads “First Lowering

Visitors celebrate Moby-Dick and its author during celebration at Mystic Seaport Museum

Heavy equipment operators with Cherenzia Excavation use a Caterpillar D8N bulldozer to build a pile of fill gravel Friday, July 30, 2021, on the construction site along Howard Street in New London. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Bulldozer in the sky

U.S. Coast Guard Academy swabs, members of the incoming Class of 2025, depart on liberty Friday, July 30, 2021, from the Coast Guard barque Eagle at City Pier in New London. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Swabs return with Eagle to New London

U.S. Marine Corps recruits shout encouragement as they follow guest Nate Aubin of Plainfield at the end of his final lap of their workout Thursday, July 29, 2021, on Chelsea Parade in Norwich. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Pep in their step: U.S. Marine Corps recruits share camaraderie, workout routine in Norwich

The tall ship Peacemaker is docked Thursday, July 29, 2021, at City Pier in New London. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Religious group's tall ship visiting New London

The country music group Lady A performs to a sold-out crowd Thursday, July 29, 2021, at Mohegan Sun Arena to open the band's What a Song Can Do tour. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Lady A takes the stage in a sold-out Mohegan Sun arena

Leo Lopez, 18, of Norwich moves through a puddle as he starts out on a bike ride with family members Thursday, July 29, 2021, at Bluff Point State Park in Groton. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Biking through the puddles in Groton

Broadway dancer Donna Michelle Vaughn leads a jazz dance session Wednesday, July 28, 2021, with students at the Eastern Connecticut Ballet during the school's Senior Workshop. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Step by step: Eastern Connecticut Ballet get pointers from the pros

Elizabeth Nonalaya and Pelayo Porras unfurl the Peruvian flag Wednesday, July 28, 2021, as members of the local Peruvian community gather to celebrate that nation's independence with a ceremony at New London City Hall. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

New London celebrates Peru's bicentennial

Bill Turnier of Waterford throws a stick for Malcolm, an 8-month-old puppy, on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at Seaside State Park. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Pup has a beach day with grandpa in Waterford

Tammy Mason of Norwich, center, and her grandchildren, Alise Thomas, 15, back, Ahvielle Brown, 13, right, and Avion Mason, 11, cut blossoms Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in the Sunflowers for Wishes cutting field at Buttonwood Farm in Griswold. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Sunflower fundraiser returns to Griswold farm

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