The Week in Photos, June 30, 2019
Sammy Rhiel, with Pine Creek Structures, of Millersburg, Pennsylvania, works on the roof peak as he helps build a 20-foot by 40-foot pavilion at the Hewitt Farm property in North Stonington Monday, June 24, 2019. The crew of Amish craftsmen arrived shortly after daybreak and were done shortly after noon. The pavilion was built with funds raised by a joint committee of town Republicans and Democrats over the last year. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
New London firefighters work to secure the victim of a single vehicle accident on I95 north bound at the Water Street on-ramp on the Gold Star Memorial Bridge Sunday, June 23, 2019. The operator of a motorcycle was transported to the hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries including a compound fracture. The accident occurred around 12:40 p.m. (Tim Cook/The Day)
People line Osprey Beach in New London to enjoy the sun and warm weather after a rainy and cool week, Sunday, June 23, 2019. (Tim Cook/The Day)
Diane Hollingsworth of Waterford, left, dances with her mother Elaine Kowalewski of Uncasville to the accordion music of David "G" Goclowski, at right, as people enjoy the sights and sounds of the 2nd Annual Norwich Polish Festival along Franklin Street in downtown Norwich, Sunday, June 23, 2019. (Tim Cook/The Day)
Randy Williams, a Marine Corps Veteran of Pawcatuck, puts a quesadilla on the grill as Robert Ramsay, chef and co-founder of RD86, looks on as they make dinner on Monday, June 24, 2019 at Horses Healing Humans Farm in Stonington. The event was part of the Cowboy Kitchen Series, created by VETSCT and RD86 to educate veterans in the culinary arts. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
Steve Beiler, owner of Pine Creek Structures, of Millersburg, Pennsylvania, checks the level of a support beam as his crew builds a 20-foot by 40-foot pavilion at the Hewitt Farm property in North Stonington Monday, June 24, 2019. The crew of Amish craftsmen arrived shortly after daybreak and were done shortly after noon. The pavilion was built with funds raised by a joint committee of town Republicans and Democrats over the last year. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Workers with Pine Creek Structures, of Millersburg, Pennsylvania, from left, Junior Stültzfus, Sammy Rhiel, Norman Beiler, and Steve Beiler build a 20-foot by 40-foot pavilion at the Hewitt Farm property in North Stonington Monday, June 24, 2019. The crew of Amish craftsmen arrived shortly after daybreak and were done shortly after noon. The pavilion was built with funds raised by a joint committee of town Republicans and Democrats over the last year. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Residents stop by to watch as workers with Lykens Valley Gazebos, of Millersburg, Pennsylvania, build a 20-foot by 40-foot pavilion at the Hewitt Farm property in North Stonington Monday, June 24, 2019. The crew of Amish craftsmen arrived shortly after daybreak and were done shortly after noon. The pavilion was built with funds raised by a joint committee of town Republicans and Democrats over the last year. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
New London Parks and Recreation lifeguards, from left, Jake Gannotti, Eddie Arteaga, and Zora Labonte play Rummy as they take shelter from the rain in the lifeguard office at Greens Harbor Beach in New London Tuesday, June 25, 2019. The beach at Greens Harbor opened for weekday swimming last week and is staffed with lifeguards Mon.-Fri. from 9-5 and weekends from 10-6. Part of the beach remains closed due to a drainage project construction that runs from the adjacent park, across Pequot Ave. and through the beach. The wether forecast is more beach-friendly the rest of the week. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Koby Gray, three, of Brazil, splashes as he through puddles in a break in the rain on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at Mystic River Park. Koby and his parents Allyson and Jacob, not pictured, are visiting family in the area for the summer. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
Capt. Kevin Reed, commander of sector Long Island Sound, left, Lt. Nina McDonald, center, Lt. Robert Garris, right, salute during the national anthem during the United States Coast Guard Station New London change of command ceremony at the station Wednesday, June 26, 2019. Lt. Robert Garris took relief of command of the station from Lt. Nina McDonald during the ceremony. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
Lt. Nina McDonald, left, Capt. Kevin Reed, commander of sector Long Island Sound, center, and Lt. Robert Garris, right, during the United States Coast Guard Station New London change of command ceremony at the station Wednesday, June 26, 2019. Lt. Robert Garris took relief of command of the station from Lt. Nina McDonald during the ceremony. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
Teacher Jane Potts, left, reacts as she receives answers from first grade students to as to why the solar wind bag is floating. The students were studying the sun and light Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at the Groton school district's new summer STEM academy at Charles Barnum Elementary School. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
Jaidelis Rivera, center right, prepares to throw the ball as quarterback as she is joined by friends, from left, Trey Hill, Aaliyah Rivera and Armani Mayorga, all 10, as they play football on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at Williams Memorial Park in New London. The kids are all part of the summer program at The Center, a drop-in community learning center at St James Episcopal Church. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
New London Fire Department Battalion Chief Jonathan Paige listens to the New London Firefighters Pipes and Drums play during his promotion ceremony Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at New London City Hall. Paige is the president and pipe major of the group and started it in 2001. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
First grader Madison Farwell creates a bracelet with ultraviolet sensitive beads while studying the sun and light Wednesday, June 26, 2019 during the summer STEM Academy at Charles Barnum Elementary School. After making their bracelets the students went outdoors to see the white beads turn colors in reaction to the sunlight. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
Shiela Hayes, left, laughs as she talks with friend Rev. Lynnell Axson before the Ron Aliano Service Awards on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 Mount Crescent House Bed and Breakfast in Norwich. Hayes and The Edward & Mary Lord Foundation were recognized during the ceremony for their community service and efforts to promote the economic vitality of the City of Norwich. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
Kathryn Lord, left, greets Michael Aliano during the Ron Aliano Service Awards on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 Mount Crescent House Bed and Breakfast in Norwich. Kathryn was representing the Edward & Mary Lord Foundation which was recognized along with Shiela Hayes during the ceremony for their community service and efforts to promote the economic vitality of the City of Norwich. The award is in the honor of Michael's father, Ron Aliano, who was a Norwich community leader and businessman. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
New London's Tai Pagan, left, and her sister, India Pagan, right, pose for a photo with former Stonington great Heather Buck at the conclusion of The Day High School Athlete of the Year Awards banquet Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at the Port 'n' Starboard banquet hall at Ocean Beach Park. Tai Pagan was girls' basketball player of the year for 2019, India was honored in 2017, and Buck won the honor thee times. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
A paddle boarder paddles by the Tall Ship Lynx moored at the Mystic River Park Thursday, June 27, 2019. Lynx is a Baltimore Clipper schooner replica of a War of 1812 era privateer. Five students from the Egan Martime Institute on Nantucket are on board for a trip that includes stops in Mystic, New Bedford and Newport. Lynx, launched in 2001 in Rockport, Maine, is operated by the Lynx Educational Foundation and homeports in the summer on Nantucket. Lynx will be at the dock for another day, but will not be open for public tours. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Deckhand Alice Krieg and bosun Caleb Colby furl the fore topsail on the Tall Ship Lynx moored at the Mystic River Park Thursday, June 27, 2019. Lynx is a Baltimore Clipper schooner replica of a War of 1812 era privateer. Five students from the Egan Martime Institute on Nantucket are on board for a trip that includes stops in Mystic, New Bedford and Newport. Lynx, launched in 2001 in Rockport, Maine, is operated by the Lynx Educational Foundation and homeports in the summer on Nantucket. Lynx will be at the dock for another day, but will not be open for public tours. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Jazmin Hall, 13, of Salem dances to the singing of Brittany "Bri Lavelle" Turner of Groton while they perform at the New London Freedom Fund Dinner at the Port 'n Starboard located at Ocean Beach Park in New London Thursday, June 27, 2019. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
Attorney Ben Crump of Florida, right, one of the keynote speakers of the evening, chats with Ulysses Hammond of Waterford during the New London Freedom Fund Dinner at the Port 'n Starboard located at Ocean Beach Park in New London Thursday, June 27, 2019. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
NASCAR Monster Energy Cup driver Kyle Larson records a video social media post for Monza World Class Karting at Foxwoods after the first of a pair of Karting for Kids fundraising races to benefit Speedway Children's Charities Thursday, June 27, 2019. Larson is coming off a win in the $1-million Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race in Charlotte last month and will be racing in the Foxwoods 301 race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway next month. Larson drives the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Chip Ganassi Racing. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Chef Tomm Johnson, right, teaches rising freshman Caleb Ramos, 13, how to toss pizza dough during the summer Leadership Academy at New London High school Thursday, June 27, 2019. The Leadership Academy, formerly known as Freshman Academy, is a two-week orientation program for the rising ninth grade students to familiarize them with the high school pathways and classes and build camaraderie within the class. Students participated in leadership activities as well as sampling a variety of classes across the pathways within the high school. Students visiting the culinary classroom on Thursday helped make pizza in the program's wood-fired pizza oven at the outdoor setting. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Members of the Waterford Police department at the scene of a motor vehicle accident involving the two vehicles, one on left and other not shown, and a poll down on Old Norwich Road at the intersection of Milton Road in the Quaker Hill section of Waterford Friday, June 28, 2019. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
Tribal elder Kenny Reels, left, of the Mashantucket Pequot Western Tribal Nation, and Tamar Lanier, center, Vice President of the New London NAACP, chat with Attorney Ben Crump, one of the keynote speakers of the evening, during the New London Freedom Fund Dinner at the Port 'n Starboard located at Ocean Beach Park in New London Thursday, June 27, 2019. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
Incoming members of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy class of 2023 participating in the RISE (Respect and Inclusion Summer Experience) program break ranks after posing for a group photo after lunch Friday, June 28, 2019 at Dimick Hall. The 3-day program designed to assist incoming cadets in making a smooth transition from civilian to military life. The program is open to all incoming cadets and is especially recommended for those from historically underrepresented groups, first generation college students, international students and those with concerns about making the transition to military life. RISE includes interactive workshops, lectures and discussions about diversity, inclusion, empowerment, academic and military obligations. The program culminates in a Cross Sound Ferry Lighthouse Tour on Saturday. The new class officially reports-in for Day One of Swab Summer on Monday. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Dan Ivey, left, of OutCT, watches as New London Mayor Michael Passero, right, and former mayor Daryl Finizio raise the Pride flag at city hall Friday, June 28, 2019 in honor of Pride Month and to mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
The Depechons a one of a kind 46 foot commuter boat built in 1927 on display by at the WoodenBoat show at Mystic Seaport Friday, June 28, 2019. The event runs through Sunday. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
Geoff Kerr of Westford, Vermont takes cover from the sun while sitting in his Caledonia yawl that he built 25 years ago during the WoodenBoat show at Mystic Seaport Friday, June 28, 2019. The event runs through Sunday. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
Ken Geer, plays with his great niece, Nora Vessels ,5 months, while they sit next to his brother, Bill Geer, who is Nora's grandfather all of Ledyard while their family has dinner during the Geer Family Reunion at Ledyard Congregational church Friday, June 28, 2018. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
A Tropic Ocean Airways 8-passenger seaplane taxis into Norwich Harbor after landing in the Thames River Saturday, June 29, 2019 carrying VIP's bound for the Barrett-Jackson auto auction event at Mohegan Sun. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Bunny Mishkin, 93, of Groton reacts as she sees the 7 1/2 lbs lobster Ed Emery, right, just hauled out of the water aboard his F/V Restless off Stonignton Borough with Mishkin's daughter, Bonnie Mishkin of Freeport, N.Y. looking on Saturday, June 29, 2019. It was Mishkin's dream to catch a lobster and with the help of Solstice Senior Independent Senior Living, where she resides, she was given the opportunity to "catch" a lobster, donated by SeaWell Seafood/SeaWell Lobster Pound, while aboard F/V Restless owned by Ed Emery. (Dana Jensen/The Day)