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This week s Eat in the Street event in New London may not have brought out the shoulder-to-shoulder crowds of a traditional Sailfest, but what it lacked in sheer numbers it more than made up for in creativity, community spirit and fun. With Bank Street, a main downtown thoroughfare, closed to vehicular traffic, the chocolate-themed event featured plenty of kids activities, music and food. It all culminated with a fireworks display, much to the delight of the more-than-respectably-sized crowd.
Eat in the Street, which will continue on the first Wednesdays of July, August and September, is one example of the creative new ways businesses, officials and city leaders are working to pump new vigor into southeastern Connecticut s two urban centers, New London and Norwich. These efforts are most welcome and should help to re-ignite community pride and entice visitors back to downtown districts after the pandemic dealt a particularly harsh punch t
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Your Turn: The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, from New London to Norwich
A Navy truck filled with sailors and enlisted women rides down State Street on Nov. 11, 1918, soon after the armistice ending World War I was signed. The celebration occurred as the region was experiencing a pandemic that became known as the Spanish Flu. (photo courtesy of the Public Library of New London)
Published January 28. 2021 12:01AM
Vivian F. Zoe, Special to The Times
Editor’s Note: This is part one of a two-part series.
The Spanish Influenza pandemic in Connecticut is said to have started in New London on Sept. 1, 1918, when the active port debarked passengers and, a few days later, sailors from the U.S. Naval Base returned to port ill.