Daily Five: School Calendar, CQD, Sports Roundup

1. Plenty of sunshine with mild temperatures in the extended forecast. The temperature gets up to 40 degrees and drops to 30 degrees overnight. Sunrise is 7:15 a.m., sunset is 4:35 p.m.

2. Residents are invited to share their thoughts on a pilot program to add 300 hours to the school year at several New London schools. This forum will take place at 6 p.m. at the Jennings School.

3. The City Council meets tonight, with items including a decision on whether to permit a cell tower at Bates Woods Park and starting the process of setting up a gun buyback program. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. and is preceded by the Economic Development Committee, which meets at 6 p.m. and includes a report by a marketing sub-group.

4. See how New London’s schools and colleges are stacking up in athletics, and when they’ll play next, with the New London Sports Roundup. This posts every Monday at 5 p.m.

5. CQD, an early distress call developed for radio, was first announced on this day in 1904; it went into use on Feb. 1 of that year. The use of CQ indicated a message of interest to all stations, while the D stood for distress.

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