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Rolling at the Invention Convention at Jennings

 June 13, 2013; Updated: 11:56 pm

C.B. Jennings Elementary School third-grader Damaryz Martinez, 8, center, rolls a giant die for her next move as Martinez and Akua Bandele-Asante, 9, right, play a round of "Monopdy."

Mixing mediums in New London

 June 12, 2013; Updated: 12:02 am

Steve Santos of Charlestown, R.I., a full-time tattoo artist at Skin Deep Tattoo in New London, decorates the front window with upcoming tattoo specials Tuesday along State Street in New London. The business is owned by Chad Wilson of Waterford.

Making tracks for home

 June 11, 2013; Updated: 12:00 am

Commuters head into the rain Monday after disembarking from a Shore Line East train at Union Station in New London.

Learning the ropes

 June 4, 2013; Updated: 11:59 pm

Deckhand Kendall Wallace struggles to prep the main gaff topsail as Capt. Ian Ridgeway and 1st Mate Robert "Bear" Harding, not pictured, raise the Black Dog Tall Ships flag to the top of the mainmast of the schooner Alabama. The Alabama, based out...

Motoring under the Gold Star

 May 30, 2013; Updated: 12:46 am

The tug M/V John Paul motors under the Gold Star Memorial Bridge Wednesday in New London.

Summer preview in Groton

 May 17, 2013; Updated: 12:20 am

Beach-goers take advantage of a warm and sunny evening Thursday, filling all of the volleyball courts at Esker Point Beach in Groton.

Ready to roll in Groton

 May 14, 2013; Updated: 11:56 pm

Mike Mahoney of Norwich, a member of the Eastern Connecticut Roller Hockey League, stretches out prior to a Monday pickup game at the outside hockey rink called "The Arena" in the Town of Groton. The league consists of eight teams of 18-and-over...

Rubber ducky, you're the one

 May 3, 2013; Updated: 11:37 pm

A 54-foot-tall rubber duck created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman is towed Thursday along Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour. Since 2007 the rubber duck has traveled to various cities including Osaka, Sydney, Sao Paulo and Amsterdam.

Waterford's Harkness in bloom

 May 1, 2013; Updated: 11:44 pm

Barbara Yates of New London pauses to enjoy the warmth of the sun Tuesday by the field of blooming daffodils at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford. Yates tries to take a walk at Harkness every day and says it's her favorite park.

Introducing a seal pup named Coral

 April 24, 2013; Updated: 12:05 am

Coral was the name chosen by more than 8,000 people who cast votes on what Mystic Aquarium should name a rehabilitated harbor seal pup that the aquarium will now care for permanently because its injuries would threaten its survival in the wild.

Births - April 21

 April 21, 2013; Updated: 2:10 pm

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MAR. 13 - A son to Dane and Kelly LeBlanc of Waterford; a daughter to Antonio Acevedo and Luz Rivera of New London; a son to Jared Stuttle and Teresa Schmerber of Groton; a daughter to...

Planting ivy in New London

 April 12, 2013; Updated: 12:51 am

Carlos Belvalle of New London, a self-employed maintenance worker, plants ivy Thursday along the base of the Harris Building in New London. Belvalle, a 30-year resident of New London, performs interior and exterior maintenance.

Feels like summer in April at Ocean Beach Park

 April 9, 2013; Updated: 12:01 am

A group of Connecticut College first-year students took advantage of an unseasonably warm April day to catch some rays at Ocean Beach Park in New London Tuesday.

Having fun on the firetruck in Stonington

 April 5, 2013; Updated: 12:21 am

Instead of posing for a photo for his parents, Ben and Kierstan Field, Nico Field, 2, of Mystic sticks out his tongue while he looks at his reflection in the side mirror of the Stonington Borough Pioneer hook and ladder truck Thursday during the...

Crisis hotlines turning to text to reach teens

 April 1, 2013; Updated: 6:56 pm

DoSomething isn't a hotline, but its CEO, Nancy Lublin, decided to, well, do something. She's leading an effort to establish a 24/7 national text number across trigger issues for teens in the hope that it will become their 911, perhaps reaching...

Legacy of the Elephant Bird

 March 28, 2013; Updated: 12:11 am

Christie's scientific specialist James Hyslop poses for photographs Wednesday with a sub-fossilized pre-17th century Elephant Bird egg at the auction in London.

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