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Restored 1814 piano has new home at Custom House Museum

By Peter Huoppi

An 1814 Thomas Butcher square piano, donated to the New London Maritime Society by the Grady-Keith/Keith Schumacher Family of Ledyard, CT, will be featured in a virtual concert by the Connecticut Early Music Society on Sunday, April 18th at 3:00...

Naval Prep trainees sail aboard the Eagle

Highlights: NFA 48, East Lyme 43 in the ECC South boys' basketball final

ECC South Boys' Basketball Final - NFA at East Lyme

Highlights: Woodstock 49, Plainfield 36 in the ECC North boys basketball final

Full replay: ECC North Boys' Basketball Final - Plainfield at Woodstock

Full replay: ECC South Girl's Basketball Final - Waterford at NFA

Highlights: NFA 57, Waterford 33 in the ECC South girls' basketball final

Highlights: Killingly 41, Windham 29 in ECC North girls basketball final

Full replay: ECC North Girls' Basketball Final - Windham at Killingly

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PHOTOS OF THE DAY

People take cover from the rain Wednesday, April 21, 2021, while waiting for a SEAT bus at the Water Street bus stop in New London. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

After rain Wednesday, region could see late frost Thursday night

Sebastien Luttrell, 13, of Hebron practices an ollie on his skateboard Wednesday, April 21, 2021, as he visits Eastern Point Beach in Groton with his family. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Visitors get in some parking lot practice at Groton park

Ken Cassidy removes the veil for his daughter Michelle Cassidy after walking her down the aisle Tuesday, April 20, 2021, during her wedding to Kevin Williams of Danielson, at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

'COVID love': Couple weds at Harkness

Owner and developer Frank Maratta, center, climbs a ladder to take a look at the roofs of shipping containers, which will be the new City Dock Oyster Bar, while contractors work to get the containers aligned Tuesday, April 20, 2021, on the Custom House Pier in New London. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Shipping containers put in place for new restaurant on New London pier

Hadley Trask, 2, examines a book she chose from a new Little Free Library placed by members of the Groton/Ledyard/Mystic/Stonington chapter of MOMS Club International on Main Street in Noank after a brief dedication ceremony Monday, April 19, 2021. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

New Little Library in Noank

A dog stands on the bow of a boat after it leaves the Pleasure Beach Boat Launch in Waterford on Monday, April 19, 2021. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

On the lookout

Bella Whitehouse, 13, bounces off a half-ball as she works on a gymnastics move while visiting Rocky Neck State Park with friends and family on Monday, April 19, 2021. “This is really not a bad place to practice,

Beach gymnastics

Friends, from left, Abigayle Konys, Stephen Conrad and Alex Moreno, all of Groton, look for trash along the boardwalk as they participate in a cleanup organized by Ocean Recovery Community Alliance at Hole in the Wall Beach in Niantic on Sunday, April 18, 2021. The nonprofit organization, which is focused on building a community to act as stewards of oceans, beaches and waterways, has more cleanups planned for the month of April across Connecticut and Rhode Island. For details see https://ccar.us/action-center/orca/. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Niantic beach cleanup

Holly Camerota of Waterford sweeps the floor Saturday, April 17, 2021, at the Waterford Historical Society's circa 1740 Jordan Schoolhouse on the historic Jordan Village Green. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Waterford Historical Society conducts spring cleaning

Fans take cover from the rain Thursday, April 15, 2021, while watching the Fitch vs. Waterford boys´ lacrosse game in Groton. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Lacrosse game held in the rain on new Groton field

From left, Michelle Hill, her sons Brayden, 3, and Preston, 4, and husband, Cliff, all of North Branford, battle the wind while wearing ponchos Thursday, April 15, 2021, as they visit the Mystic Seaport for Pirate Days. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Mystic Seaport holds Pirate Days

After attending the grand opening ceremony of the new disc golf course at Mohegan Park on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, Josh Perry, a member of the Disc Golf Subcommittee, throws his disc into the basket on the sixth hole after Yoshinaka Mishima, left, collected his disc while playing the course in Norwich. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Disc golf course opens at Mohegan Park in Norwich

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LATEST GALLERIES

Waterford beats East Lyme 9-5

Fitch vs. Waterford boys' lacrosse

Ledyard opens newly-renovated track with duals meet against Montville

East Lyme girls' lacrosse earns win over NFA to start season

Griswold opens new softball field with ceremony and 15-0 win

Underway on barque Eagle for Naval Academy Prep students

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