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Mark Walsh, chief operating officer of the National Coast Guard Museum, speaks during a tour of the museum’s construction site in New London Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints

Susan Curtin, retired Coast Guard Petty Officer, Vincent W. Patton, former Master Chief Petty Officer of the U.S. Coast Guard, and other museum chair members unveil a commemorative plaque in New London, CT, Aug 19, 2022 during the National Coast Guard Museum keel-laying ceremony. (Matthew Thieme/U.S. Coast Guard)

Patricia Coombs Fox, 98, author of the Dorrie the Witch books, reads from “Dorrie and the Blue Witch” with help from Program Director Rebecca Ingoglia, left, and Lynne McDowell during a trick-or-treat event at Crescent Point at Niantic Wednesday Oct. 30, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints

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Midnight numbers posted to the Secretary of the State’s website showed Nick Menapace ousted Holly Cheeseman in the 37th House District by 99 votes. The unofficial numbers, updated with totals from th...

State Rep. Holly Cheeseman, R-East Lyme, listens to testimony before the state legislature’s Energy and Technology Committee on Jan. 31, 2023. Photo courtesy of John Dooley/Connecticut House Republicans.

Sign with messages regarding the danger of fire on Boston Post Road at the corner of Sill Lane in Old Lyme Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (Photo by Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints Sign with messages regarding the danger of fire on Boston Post Road at the corner of Sill Lane in Old Lyme Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (Photo by Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints

Alisha Milardo, director, and Joe Atwater, left, conservation and education coordinator, look at microscopes in the Blue Lab, for ages 5-10, at The Kelsey Family Children’s Innovation & Discovery Center at the Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center in Old Lyme on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints

A crew from Abby's Contracting LLC of Montville, prepares the driveway for paving as renovations continue at the Lymes'Senior Center in Old Lyme Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints Employees of Noble Construction lay bricks as renovations continue at the Lymes'Senior Center in Old Lyme Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)