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Do a Google search on “puzzle sales during pandemic” and you’ll find phrases like “going bonkers” and “sales up 370%.” While rediscovering the simple pleasure of jigsaw puzzles as a way to unwind, many of us are also experiencing the mental health benefits of turning off the brain noise by focusing on a pleasant challenge. But what if there were no picture on the puzzle box? And what if the pieces formed a three-dimensional sculpture? For most of us, tackling that kind of puzzle would be anything but relaxing. Now think of Long Island Sound as something like that three-dimension...

State legislature to decide fate of Long Island Sound Blue Plan Do a Google search on “puzzle sales during pandemic” and you’ll find phrases like “going bonkers” and “sales up 370%.” While rediscovering the simple pleasure of jigsaw puzzles as a way to unwind, many of us are also experiencing the mental health benefits of turning off the brain noise by focusing on a pleasant challenge. But what if there were no picture on the puzzle box? And what if the pieces formed a three-dimensional sculpture? For most of us, tackling that kind of puzzle would be anything but relaxing.

A 'Blue Plan' to protect Long Island Sound 4/24/2018 :: Region :: Standalone :: A woman lies in the sand at Ocean Beach as a sailboat passes New London Ledge Light on Tuesday, April 24, 2018. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Published March 07. 2021 12:01AM  By Judy Benson Jigsaw puzzles are a simple pleasure many of us rediscovered during the pandemic. With some favorite music playing in the background, it’s a great way to unwind by focusing the mind on a pleasant challenge. But what if there were no picture on the puzzle box? And what if the pieces formed a three-dimensional sculpture? For most ...

Opinion: Years in the making, Long Island Sound Blue Plan now in hands of Legislature By Judy Benson © Provided by Connecticut Post State Rep. Joe Gresko (D-121) explores his district on a map in 2019 created as part of the Blue Plan, which aims to protect Long Island Sound by creating an inventory of its resources and uses. Rediscovery of simple pleasures has helped many of us get through the pandemic, whether walking in the woods, baking bread or solving jigsaw puzzles. All of these are great ways to unwind, but puzzles can be especially effective at quieting the day’s b...

Return to Lazarus after a decade Today, for the first time in 10 years, I surveyed the natural shores at southern Lazarus Island!  It was great to see the coastal forests here are still thriving. As well as living sandy shores, rocky shores and lots of soft corals on the shore facing Kusu Island. The rest of the team also saw cone snails, nudibranchs and other interesting marine life. There are not a lot of hard corals on this shore, as it has been on our past surveys. But there was a good variety of hard corals. I didn't see any that were bleaching.