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Pepsi Co. Volunteers to Paint Shoreline Community Center Saturday
The Shoreline Community Center in the Sound View district of Old Lyme has been selected to participate in the Pepsi Supports Surrounding Towns (P.S.S.T.) program. Through the P.S.S.T. program, volunteers from the Pepsi Beverage Company of Uncasville, Conn., will be providing labor, materials and lunch for painting the exterior of the Shoreline Community Center building this Saturday. Read More ...
Published 05/17/12 |
High Hopes Hosts Annual Horse Show Days, Starting Saturday
High Hopes Therapeutic Riding is hosting its annual Horse Show Days beginning this Saturday, May 19, and running through Friday, May 25. The Horse Show is held each year at the High Hopes facility on Town Woods Rd. in Old Lyme to celebrate the accomplishments of their participants. In addition to the riding and carriage driving exhibitions, Horse Show Days offer Read More ...
Published 05/17/12 |
Lyme Ambulance Ass'n Hosts Annual Meeting June 9
The Lyme Ambulance Association Board of Directors extends an invitation to the public to attend their Annual Meeting on Saturday, June 9, at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held in the Tiffany Room of the Lyme Fire House. Read More ...
Published 05/17/12 |
Are Libraries Doomed?
The title of this article title says it all. Our octagenarian friend John Guy LaPlante loves libraries ... but he is desperately worried about them. In this column, he shares the origins of his affection and the causes of his concern. See if either -- or both -- ring a bell with you ... Read More ...
John Guy LaPlante Published 05/17/12 |
Daily to Retire, 33rd District State Senate Race Now Wide Open
Democratic State Senator Eileen Daily of Westbrook announced Tuesday that she will not seek a new term in the Nov. 6 election, throwing open the race in the 12-town district that includes Lyme, which Daily has represented for 10 terms. Daily’s decision to retire, which comes after she had formed a 2012 candidate committee earlier this year, was confirmed only one week before Read More ...
Charles Stannard Published 05/16/12 |
Freshman Class Offers "Shred-It" Day, Saturday
The Lyme-Old Lyme High School Class of 2015 is hosting a fundraiser on Saturday, May 19, from 9 a.m.to noon in the Lyme-Old Lyme HighSchool Junior Parking Lot. The Class has hired a professional paper shredding company, Secure EcoShred, to provide a shredding service for the morning. A small fee will be charged. Read More ...
Published 05/07/12 Updated 05/14/12 |
Lyme Library Hosts Annual Book Sale This Weekend
The Lyme Public Library’s annual book sale will take place at the Library from Friday to Sunday, May 18-20. Sale hours are: Friday, May 18, from 4 to 7 p.m., Saturday, May 19, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, May 20, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be a large selection of hardcover books, paperbacks, children’s books, audio books, videos and DVDs. Read More ...
Published 05/12/12 |
Terri Brodeur Foundation Hosts Family Fundraiser This Weekend
This weekend, Saturday, May 19, and Sunday, May 20, the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation is hosting the Family Fundraiser Weekend at Odetah Camping Resort in Bozrah, Conn. This event is open to the public and Odetah campers. All proceeds will benefit breast cancer research. Read More ...
published 05/15/12 |
Dog, Glasses Found
Someone stopped by the Duck River Garden Club Plant Sale Saturday and told folk there that she had found the dog shown in this photo at the corner of Rte. 1 and Whipporwill Rd. Can you help? Another reader told us separately that she found a pair of glasses at the Town Woods baseball field on Saturday. Read More ...
Published 05/11/12 |
Fuller's Fame Draws Hometown Fans
Recently local Little League coaches decided to take their teams on a road-trip up to Dodd Stadium in Norwich to watch the UConn Huskies take on the Cincinnati Bear Cats - but the real reason for the trip was the presence of Lyme-Old Lyme High School alum Ryan Fuller on the UConn team. Read More ...
Published 05/10/12 |
US News & World Report Places LOL High School in the Top 500 Schools Nationally
Lyme-Old Lyme High School has been awarded gold medal status by U.S. News and World Report in its 2012 rankings of America's top high schools. The gold designation is given to the top 500 schools in the country that are producing college-ready students. Lyme-Old Lyme High School is the only New London County High School to receive medal status. Read More ...
Olwen Logan 05/11/12 |
D18 Budget Approved Overwhelmingly in Both Towns
The Lyme-Old Lyme Board of Education's $31 million budget was overwhelmingly approved today by a greater than 7:1 margin in Lyme and an almost 3:1 margin in Old Lyme with a total across both towns of 499 voters saying Yes and 142 casting No ballots. Click to read detailed results by town Read More ...
Olwen Logan 05/08/12 Updated 8:33 p.m. - 1 opinion posted |
Fit Focused
Spring is here. The weather is gorgeous and the leaves are on the trees. Many of us are inspired by the warmer temperatures and longer days to begin training after the winter hibernation. It’s wonderful to feel motivated again. But our fitness guru Allison Duxbury reminds us to train wisely for a summer of fitness success. Read More ...
Allison Duxbury Published 05/12/12 |
All the Fun of the ... Rodeo
This past Saturday, May 5, the Old Lyme Visiting Nurses Association, Old Lyme Town Police, New London Elks, Lyme’s Youth Service Bureau and the Old Lyme Police Union hosted a very successful Bicycle Rodeo at Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School. Children aged from Kindergarten through Grade 8 came to enjoy and learn from a variety of activities Read More ...
Olwen Logan 05/10/12 |
Old Lyme's Lipp is Drew University's Women's Tennis MVP
Chelsea Lipp of Old Lyme was named MVP of the Drew University Women's tennis team at the annual awards dinner held last Thursday evening, April 30. She was also named to the 2012 All-Landmark Conference Women's Tennis Second Team Singles. Chelsea is the daughter of Paul and Karen Lipp Read More ...
Published 05/06/12 |
Bellas, Mueller Named CIAC Scholar Athletes
Lyme-Old Lyme (LOL) High School seniors Nicholas Bellas and Kaitlyn Mueller were honored at the Aqua-Turf Club in Southington on Sunday, May 6, as the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) Scholar Athletes for LOL High School. Read More ...
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Bodhi Naturopathic Welcomes New Patients in Old Lyme
The doors of Bodhi Naturopathic light-filled office suite on Hall's Rd. in Old Lyme are now open to all. Dr. Sarah Zambarano, RN, ND, heads a new, integrative, naturopathic medical practice there, which provides care to all age groups. She is offering some special introductory prices for the month of May. Read More ...
Olwen Logan Published 05/03/12 |
Talking Transportation
"You think rush hour traffic is bad in Fairfield County on I-95 and the Merritt? Try driving on I-84 or I-91 into Hartford!" That’s the question posed by transport guru Jim Cameron in his column this week. He goes on to explain why, despite being a huge rail fan, he supports the proposed $600 million Busway from New Britain to downtown Hartford. Read More ...
Jim Cameron Published 05/07/12 |
Giuliano Named a 'Children's Champion'
Last Friday, the Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance recognized State Representative Marilyn Giuliano (R-23) as a "Children's Champion" for ushering legislation aimed at improving outcomes for young children, taking special interest in the issues facing young children, and engaging with advocates on early childhood issues. Read More ...
Published 04/30/12 |
Romney Wins, Paul Second in Both Towns in Republican Primary
Republicans in both Lyme and Old Lyme turned out today to vote in the majority of cases for Mitt Romney (pictured left) to challenge Barack Obama for the presidency in November. Romney received 202 votes in Old Lyme and 94 in Lyme, with Ron Paul coming a distant second with 22 and 21 votes in Old Lyme and Lyme respectively. Read More ...
Olwen Logan Published 04/24/12 |
The Risks of Radon
Old Lyme Conservation Commission member George James tells us in his latest Conservation Corner column that, "Now is a very good time to test your home for radon." He explains 2,900 deaths a year from lung cancer can be attributed to it. Learn more about the dangers of this colorless, odorless gas and how to test for its presence in your home. Read More ...
George James Published 04/24/12 |
Honor Roll at The Country School Announced
The Country School at Madison, Conn., has announced its first semester Honor Roll listing those students who were named to the Effort List and/or Academic Honors List. Students from both Lyme and Old Lyme are featured. Read More ...
Published 04/23/12 |
Lyme Land Trust Honors Three Past Presidents
Three former presidents of the Lyme Land Conservation Trust, Inc. -- Ralph Lewis, Linda Bireley and Anthony Irving -- were recently recognized for their community service at a special dinner in their honor at the Fox Hopyard attended by former and current Land Trust directors, their spouses and friends. Read More ...
Published 04/21/12 |
Care & Share Committee Presents Check to Haiti Foundation
Members of Center School's Care and Share Committee gathered on the steps of Old Lyme's Center School Wednesday morning to present a check for $400 to the Rev. Rebecca Crosby of the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme. Read More ...
Olwen Logan Published 04/20/12 |
Old Lyme Rowing Association Seeks New Members
Today we're pleased to publish a Letter to the Editor from the Old Lyme Rowing Association/Blood Street Sculls inviting new members to join their ranks. The author points out, "Rowing is the best whole-body, aerobic, low-impact exercise you can get," so if improved fitness is on your agenda for spring, then rowing could be the answer. Read More ...
Published 04/23/12 |
Literature in the Lymes
"Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." Thus begins one of the most famous literary works in history, Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. Today we offer a review of this extraordinary book by an extraordinary young lady, Campbell Mann - our very own Jen's eldest daughter. Enjoy! Read More ...
By Campbell Mann Published 04/20/12 |
Old Lyme's Hack Rows to More Success
We have just heard that Austin Hack of Old Lyme is one of the 23 athletes, who has been invited to the 2012 Men’s U23 National Team Sweep Camp in Seattle, Wash., at the University of Washington’s Conibear Shellhouse. The camp will select the men’s eight and men’s four that will compete at the World Rowing Under 23 Championships Read More ...
Published 04/21/12 |
'Early Literacy Stations' at OL Library Strike the Right Chord
Thanks to a generous grant received from the Lyme-Old Lyme Junior Women’s Club, last fall, the Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library acquired two Early Literacy Stations. The stations are self-directed, intuitive learning environments and used in more than 35 percent – or 3,223 locations – of the public libraries across the United States and Canada. Read More ...
Published 04/17/12 |
Tax Increase Proposed Despite Reduced OL Town, School Budgets
Last night's sparsely attended Old Lyme Board of Finance budget hearing predictably had few surprises but board chairman Andy Russell faithfully presented the key points of the $32,600,899 budget, which will be voted on after the Region 18 School District budget referendum scheduled for May 8. Read More ...
Nigel Logan Published 04/17/12 - 1 opinion posted |
New Work by Judy Friday Opens at Cooley Gallery
An exhibition of new work title, "Intertwined," by Judy Friday opened yesterday evening at The Cooley Gallery. Spring may have been lurking around the corner since February, but this colorful exhibition finally confirms its arrival. The show is the next chapter in the life of the multi-talented, Lyme Academy College-trained artist Read More ...
Published 04/19/12 Updated 04/20/12 |
'The Graduate' Opens at Ivoryton Playhouse
Mrs. Robinson is donning those famous heels and heading over to Ivoryton for the Playhouse’s production of The Graduate, which runs through May 6. It’s California in the 60s ... Benjamin has excellent grades, very proud parents and, since he helped Mrs. Robinson with her zipper, a fine future Read More ...
Published 04/09/12 Updated 04/19/12 |
More Purr-fect Pets for Adoption from OL Animal Control
Here is the second in our series of 'Adoptable Pets' from Old Lyme Animal Control. Check out the photos of these four homeless felines, read their brief biographies, and decide whether you can offer any of them a home. Read More ...
Published 04/14/12 - 1 opinion posted |
Live Long. Live Well
We know the value of time management is multifarious. It can reduce stress, increase energy and productivity, generate a sense of personal fulfillment ... and so much more. Lindsay Eisensmith, owner of Vitality Spa, shares her thoughts on the subject in this fascinating column. Read More ...
Lindsay Eisensmith Published 04/12/12 |
Newly Renovated Old Lyme Inn Re-Opens
The long-awaited, highly anticipated re-opening of the Old Lyme Inn happened yesterday. The Inn is now serving lunch and dinner daily. Read More ...
Published 04/07/12 Updated 04/13/12 |
Senior Studio Exhibition on Show at Lyme Academy
An exhibition of artwork by seniors at Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts is on show at the College's Chauncey Stillman Gallery. The exhibition is free and open to the public; all are welcome. Read More ...
Published 04/13/12 Updated 04/14/12 |
'All-New' Old Lyme Inn Hosts First Event, Opens to Public Next Week
The long-awaited and eagerly-anticipated opening of the Old Lyme Inn finally arrived last Saturday when the Inn opened its doors for a private party hosted by the Child & Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut. The event was sold-out well before the day arrived and the guest list featured a veritable Who’s Who of the Lyme-Old Lyme community. Read More ...
Olwen Logan Published 04/03/12 - 2 opinions posted |
Cable Advisory Council Announces Scholarship Program
The Old Lyme Area Cable Advisory Council has provided information about its 2012 scholarship program to Guidance Departments at the high schools serving the towns represented by the Council: Read More ...
Published 02/03/12 |
Inscribed Wedding Band Found at Town Woods
A reader has kindly contacted us to let us know that she has found an inscribed wedding band at Town Woods Park. Read More ...
Published 03/22/12 |
Learn a Language at the Library
The Old Lyme Phoebe Griffin Noyes (PGN) Library is now offering a new, free, online language learning resource, Mango Basic, to help residents learn foreign languages. Mango Basic will cater to the individual who seeks an elementary understanding of a new language to engage in simple conversations. Read More ...
Published 01/19/10 |
Lyme Library Pre-School Story Hour Program Starts
The Lyme Public Library has started a Spring Story Hour program on Wednesday mornings at 10:30 a.m. The program runs through April 18. Each session will last approximately 45 minutes and includes stories on a particular theme followed by a related craft. Read More ...
Published 01/25/12 Updated 02/15/12 |
Old Lyme Police Offer Assistance in Installing Child Car Seats Correctly
The Old Lyme Town Police are now available to assist town residents in the proper installation of child passenger safety seats in vehicles. Read More ...
Published 09/14/11 |
Old Lyme Town Transfer Station Now Accepts Electronics
Old Lyme residents can now dispose of their electronics at the Transfer Station in Old Lyme during regular Transfer Station hours. The Town has contracted with RMG Enterprises, an asset recovery company with facilities in Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island, to collect and dispose of consumer electronics at no cost to the Town. Read More ...
Published 06/08/11 |
Organic Land Care Presentation in OL to Air Thursdays on Channel 14
The presentation sponsored by the Town of Old Lyme and made last week by Todd Harrington on organic land care will air on Comcast Public Access Channel 14 on Thursdays from March 29 through April 19 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Read More ...
Published 03/28/12 Updated 03/30/12 |
Property Transfers are Back!
We are well aware that many people have been missing the property transfers. We were finding it difficult to keep up with them and finally removed them because readers were understandably becoming increasingly frustrated when they were not updated in a timely manner. Well, property transfers are back and updated right up to last week - for Old Lyme. Read More ...
Published 03/02/12 - 1 opinion posted |
Shoreline Sailing Club Welcomes New Members
Shoreline Sailing Club invites single skippers and sailors to attend the Shoreline Sailing Club's monthly meetings held the first and third Thurdays of each month at 7:30 p.m. at The Westbrook Elk’s Lodge #1784. Read More ...
Published 06/20/11 |
High Hopes Seeks Volunteers for Special Events
High Hopes Therapeutic Riding in Old Lyme is currently seeking volunteers to assist with special events. Experience coordinating special events is helpful, but not required. Read More ...
Published 11/03/10 |
Lyme Academy College Welcomes Volunteers from the Community
Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts is an accredited college offering a four-year Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting, sculpture, drawing and illustration, as well as a three-year Certificate, a Post Baccalaureate Certificate and Continuing Education classes. Read More ...
Published 01/24/11 - 1 opinion posted |
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