After standing outside in the pouring rain last night at a girls lacrosse game, I woke up to snow on the ground. On April 16. I had the opposite feeling back in the winter when snowpacalypse was forecast for something like the seventh time. I set up a GoPro in the front yard to capture a time lapse of the impending blizzard. What we got instead was a glorified dusting with temps in the teens. Without a specific weather story to pursue, I took the time lapse concept on the road throughout the day and put together this video.
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Kris Dunn career highlights
Assembling highlights for one player from four years of game tape was not an easy task, but I managed to pull this video off in two days of work.
Read more "Kris Dunn career highlights"Surfing the New England winter
Glenn Gordinier, 64, of Stonington, has written a book called “Surfing Cold Water,” chronicling his experiences catching waves during the off-season in New England.
Read more "Surfing the New England winter"Autistic student taking steps toward independence
Tyler Homand is an 18-year-old with autism who has achieved job skills and personal development through Stonington High School’s TLC Community Classroom program.
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Steve Elci writes music that appeals to parents with lyrics that appeal to children. On his new album, ‘Crayons in a Box,’ he adds positive message into the mix.
Read more "Steve Elci: kids’ music with a message"Twins galore at Lyme school
Among the 156 students at Lyme Consolidated School are eight sets of twins.
Read more "Twins galore at Lyme school"Griswold crash anniversary a ‘day of caring’
Griswold High School is marking the anniversary of a car crash that killed four students last year. The school unveiled a memorial stone inscribed with a message and the names of John Clapper III, Sativa Cornell, Dillon Clifford and Steven Szklarz, who died when the 2007 Nissan Altima they rode in on Route 201 crashed […]
Read more "Griswold crash anniversary a ‘day of caring’"Time lapse: Parade plaza rink takes shape
A skating rink with a synthetic ice surface is constructed on New London’s Parade plaza. The rink’s grand opening is scheduled for December 3.
Read more "Time lapse: Parade plaza rink takes shape"Lighting the night for Veterans Day
American Legion Post 112 in Montville celebrates Veterans Day with a candlelight ceremony recognizing local servicemen and women.
Read more "Lighting the night for Veterans Day"No car? No problem, commute by kayak
Theo Maryeski of Waterford sold his car and now commutes to New London by foot, bicycle or kayak. When he makes the five mile paddle from Alewife Cove to downtown New London, he pulls his kayak up the street on a skateboard.
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