Dana Jensen

Seventh grader Ryann Montesanto, tells George Finley, center, and Anu Godfrey-Fogg, both of Old Lyme, about the vertical hydroponic tower garden in the Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School’s green house after the ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. Members of the Lyme Old Lyme Food Share Garden put in place an irrigation system, hydroponic system and worm bins for food waste compost in the renovated greenhouse. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Groton ― A group of skateboarders arrived early Wednesday at Groton Skate Park, located at Sutton Park. The skateboarders said it was a nice day with not a lot of people around. The National Weather ...

Walt Zalaski, of Niantic, comes near the end of his walk at Rocky Neck State Park in East Lyme Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Zalaski walks approximately 2 to 3 miles at a time and also uses the trails at Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve in Niantic and the trail at Upper Three Mile River Preserve in Old Lyme. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints

Laurie Macha, of nearby Scotland, helps her granddaughter, Paisley Matcha, 3, of Niantic, pick out a wooden toy she may like to have from the Family of Crafters booth while attending O’Tis A Festival, a marketplace of all things creative, at Otis Library in Norwich Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. The Family of Crafters, of Norwich, make wooden toys and stained glass items. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Norma Sanunga and her nephew, Erick Tacuri, 3, both of the New London, sit on a bench while he eats a snack on Custom House Pier after taking a walk along the boardwalk Friday, Nov. 28, 2024. Sanunga said they took a walk because Erick had the day off from school. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints

Waterford’s Omar Hernandez (34) runs downfield for several yards against East Lyme’s Alexander Buzzelli (46), Wade Larson (16), and Logan Benoit (2) during the football game at East Lyme High School Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints

Anna Palosz of New London shops in KITCH at Olde Mistick Village in Mystic on Black Friday Nov. 29, 2024. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints

Groton ― From the oceans’ depths, ThayerMahan’s Outpost system hears all. But it’s some noise above the surface that has the local high-tech vendor angling for a significant role in undersea warfare. ...

Crossing Guard Diane Fisher, of New London, is bundled up for the cold 31 degree weather while stopping traffic for Bennie Dover Jackson Multi-Magnet Middle School students at the corner of Lincoln Avenue and Connecticut Avenue in New London Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints

U.S. Treasurer-designate and Chief Lynn “Many Hearts” Malerba during an interview Friday, June 24, 2022, in her office in the Mohegan tribal government center. She was appointed treasurer by President Joe Biden. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints