The Day - Fri Jul 03

Above, Stonington Borough firefighters Bill Teixeira, left, and Mark Higgins, feed a suction hose in through a bulkhead to pump out the basement of 11 Cliff Street in the borough on Thursday.

The Day - Fri Jul 03

Above, Julie Victoria, a Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection wildlife biologist, struggles Thursday to pull an osprey chick from its nest to band it.

The Day - Thu Jul 02

A ferocious band of thunderstorms pounded southeastern Connecticut Wednesday morning and afternoon, leaving flooded roads and basements, downed trees and power lines and thousands of homes and businesses without power.