These are, indeed, difficult times. The pandemic is the perfect storm which has negatively affected every member of our society. It crept...

During this pandemic, I have been feeding my community every week,1500 to be exact. I've also given out 360 bookbags and supplies and...

I will never forget the third week of March. I was stuck in the house, watching the television, wondering if the world was collapsing...

During the initial lockdown I began to appreciate the ‘small town’ atmosphere of New London. And by that I mean I work and have a studio...

I spent my pandemic lockdown reinventing my salon business, "Covid Style." That was a full time job! I did not have time to clean my...

“I am not your teacher, I am your mother.” Man, oh man. How did we get here? Oh, right, Covid 19. I have to go to work. I need you to log...

What month is it? October already? Wow, it’s been 7 months already? I’ve never been through a Pandemic like this before. I remember the...

June 12th 2020, I decided to go see a house, nervous, excited. Who had seen it, had they cleaned it? Would they even allow me inside? I...

Submitted by Suzanne Sypher on Oct 18, 2020 Created Aug 21, 2020

The toughest part during the pandemic is staying Strong for your children.  Teaching and showing them we are all in this together....

Umbrella Series 2020 “A Backyard Exhibition” by Katie Fogg During this challenging year, I was pulled by a force to observe the umbrella....

Where can I start? Covid has thrown off so many of my 2020 plans I’ve lost count. This year I planned on working and saving up for a new...

Once the pandemic hit New London, FRESH’s mantra became “We Are All Farmers Now.” We put many of our projects on hold to try to combat...

Submitted by G. Roger Clements on Oct 15, 2020

All of my life I've wanted to be a medical professional. My nana used to tell me I had a special gift for connecting with people on a...

The 50th anniversary of Earth Day is just up ahead. As humans struggle with this pandemic, the Earth goes on. In no season would this...

Perhaps unusually, to date, living through COVID-19 has not been terrible for me in New London. It has given me free time to concentrate...

I created @NewLoLove a month prior to the start of COVID-19. I was finally embracing sobriety after nearly 10 years of excessive...

I am Miosotys Santiago, the founder of Exemplify to Edify, LLC, and I am an Inspirational Speaker. I am a survivor of child molestation,...

Prior to Columbus Day circa 2020, I didn’t get a chance to get my ordinance as a City Councilor on the agenda to officially change the...