Photojournalism
Miranda Lekacos, 14, left, of Norwich and Lindsey Johnson, 14, of Manchester lean against Lekacos' horse, Sunny, and pony, Cinna, at Bluff Point State Park in Groton Monday, July 25, 2005. The two girls rode the horses on the trail and then let them swim for a bit.
Bud Evered, a Gales Ferry resident, sits behind the wheel of his car at his Gales Ferry home Wed., July 23, 2003. Evered, 75, teaches an AARP driving course for senior citizens.
Matthew Hare, 6, of Canterbury waits behind the wheel of his grandfather's 1907 Maxwell RL Tour-A-Bout during the Annual Northeastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce Car Show at the Plainfield Memorial School in Plainfield Sun., August 24, 2003. Hare's grandfather, Dick Baril of Brooklyn, was talking to attendees about his car as Matthew Hare and, his brother, Zachary, 8, waited for his company at the car show.
Members of the Chinese School Dance class watch their younger classmates perform during Southeastern Connecticut Cultural Society's Chinese New Year Celebration at East Lyme High School in East Lyme Sunday, Jan. 29, 2006.
A young boy travels through the tunnel of a playground in Milford, MA.
Friends and family of Molly Ann Bish comfort each other in the center of Warren, MA where search parties congregated and friends of Bish's gathered to await news about the vanished 16-year-old lifeguard on Wednesday, June 28, 2000.
Timmy Commerford of Commerford & Sons leads his animals from the barn at his family animal farm in Goshen, CT Thursday, July 12, 2007. Commerford's tends the only privately owned elephants in the state. Bob Commerford spoke out against Representative Diana Urban's bull hook legislation in the last session.
Sean Lilly of the 75-foot dragger Excalibur of Point Judith, RI unloads around 8500 pounds of catch including fluke, scup and sea bass, to Gambardella Wholesale Fish Inc. at Stonington Dock in Stonington Borough, Conn. before midnight Thursday, February 8, 2007 before the crew returned to sea for more scup Friday.
Photographed for a story on home schooling, Caitlyn Montgomery, 4, is stumped on the letter n while doing flash cards at her North Stonington home Wednesday Sept. 18, 2002. "
Actor Topher Grace of "That 70's Show" enters a gala Sat. June 22, 2002 at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville.
Celebrity chef Todd English cooks tagliatelli in a chantrelle sauce at his Mohegan Sun based restaurant, Tuscany, in Uncasville Wed., June 25, 2003.
Courtney Morris, left, of Groton leaps into the arms of her husband, EM2 Michael Morris, upon seeing him emerge from his submarine during the homecoming of the USS Augusta at the United States Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton Mon., August 11, 2003.
Boaters watch as fire and smoke engulf the Monsanto Site in Stonington Borough Thurs., July 3, 2003.
UConn's Taliek Brown (12), left, makes a pass back against Quinnipiac's Rashaun Banjo (55) at the Gampel Pavillion in Storrs Saturday, November 23, 2002.
Maryland's Shay Doron celebrates their win over Duke at the 2006 Division 1 NCAA Women's Final Four Championships at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, MA Sunday, April, 2, 2006. Maryland won 78 - 75.
Maryland's Marissa Coleman, left, and Kristi Toliver (20) try to take the ball against North Carolina's Alex Miller (11) at the 2006 Division 1 NCAA Women's Final Four at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, MA Sunday, April, 2, 2006. Maryland won the hame 81-70 to advance into the final game.
Mark Simmons, a Pawcatuck, CT resident, flies over Mystic Seaport in his 1041 AT 6 A World War II plane that was once used to train fighter pilots Wed., Sept. 10, 2003.
Lewis Dudley of the City of New London Department of Public Works paints the posts of the basketball hoop safety red as he and co-worker Tim O'Neill spruced up the courts at Bartlett Park with newly painted lines and hoop stands in the Broad Street park in New London Mon., August 11, 2003.
Jim Murphy of the Knowlton's Rangers marches around Fort Griswold in period dress before the Sailfest fireworks in Groton, CT Sat. July 13, 2002.
Michael Calderone, 5, of Waterford, right, and his sister, Catherine, 4, search for frogs and tadpoles with their father, John, at the Civic Triangle Duck Pond in Waterford Monday, August 28, 2006.
M.J. Schenandoah of Oneida, N.Y., left, and Shantel Burning of the Seneca Nation in Buffalo, N.Y. share a laugh as they dance during the smoke dance competition during the Mohegan Wigwam Festival Sunday, August 20, 2006 at Fort Shantok in Uncasville.
Al Sharpton, left, Rev. Jesse Jackson, and Lowell Weicker at the Ned Lamont Headquarters Primary Night at the Four Point Sheraton in Meridan, CT Tuesday, August 8, 2006.
MMFA Bach Martin, left, of Fort Worth, TX hugs his mother, Marjorie Martin, during the homecoming of the USS Annapolis to the Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton Wednesday, March 8, 2006.
Louis LaVallee of Millville anxiously awaits as Millville firefighters remove his wife, Jeanette, 79, from her overturned car during a single car accident in Millville.
Karl Nagy, left, shares conversation with Dick Whitman of Burdickville, RI and Charles James of Ashway during the Road Island Antique Tractor Club plow days in North Stonington Sunday, April 22, 2007.
Patriots Troy Brown (80), left, Lawyer Milloy (36) and Tom Brady (12) walk onto the field at Fenway Park to throw out the first pitch at Red Sox opening day Monday, April 1, 2002 in Boston.
Camelia Daniels, left, a Science EpiCenter intern, assists New London Park and Recreation summer playground group children including Dante Alston, 6, left, Jermaine Oddman, 6, Kevin Vazquez, 7, and Doris Carter, 8, with a wandering hermit crab as they retrieve sea animals while learning about the habitat of the salt marshes at Ocean Beach Park in New London Thurs., July 10, 2003.
Two pedestrians walk through the rain past the Wyland whale mural on Eugene O'Neill Boulevard in New London Wed., April 9, 2003.
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