Home Care for the Elderly to Be Expanded A bill cosponsored by State Representative Marilyn Giuliano (pictured left), whose district includes both Lyme and Old Lyme, that increases the number of people eligible to receive long-term health care at home rather than in nursing homes, received final legislative approval this session and has been forwarded to Governor for signature. Read More ... Published 05/13/08

LYSB Hosts "The Safety Mom" Tonight From pool safety and burn prevention to sports injuries, poison control and baby proofing, The Safety Mom is always on the lookout for dangers facing all children – newborns to teens. Lymes’ Youth Service Bureau will host The Safety Mom this evening, Tuesday, May 13, at 7 p.m. The program is free and open to the public Read More ... Published 05/07/08

D18 Deregionalization, Open Space Top Agenda at OL Selectmen's Meeting There was standing room only Monday morning when around 50 people turned out for the Old Lyme Board of Selectmen meeting, despite its early start at 7:30 a.m. Two unrelated agenda items had drawn the unusually large crowd. The first was the presentation of a petition seeking the creation of a committee to review the viability of deregionalizing District 18 and the second was a $50,000 cut from the town’s Open Space Acquisition Budget. Read More ... By Olwen Logan Published 05/09/08 Updated 05/10/08

Congratulations, John! You're Now a Fully-Fledged Volunteer John Guy LaPlante has astonished everyone - including himself - by making it through his rigorous three-month training to become a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ukraine. He is one of only four seniors left standing and, at 78, the oldest by far. He's off to attend the formal Swearing-In ceremony in Dyedek before he starts his two-year assignment back in Chernihiv. Read More ... Published 05/12/08

Literature in the Lymes This week our popular book reviewer Jen Mann dives into the world of the restaurant critic, but naturally, no ordinary restaurant critic. Ruth Reichl works for The New York Times and dines regularly at restaurants at which most of us might just afford an appetizer. To experience what we mere mortals might encounter at such exclusive spots, Reichl dons one disguise after another.  Read More ... By Jennifer Petty Mann Published 05/09/08

Eightmile River Receives Wild & Scenic Status The efforts of a 12-year, locally led effort to protect the Eightmile River in Lyme, East Haddam, and Salem came to fruition yesterday when President Bush signed a bill into law that designates the Eightmile as a Wild & Scenic River.  Read More ... Published 05/08/08 Updated 05/09/08

D18 Budget Passes in Both Towns Regional District 18's $28.2M operating budget for the upcoming financial year passed by a total of 857 to 613 votes. The numbers in Lyme were 222 Yes and 58 No votes. In Old Lyme, the numbers were much tighter with 635 people voting for the budget and 555 against.  Read More ... By Olwen Logan Published 05/06/08

A Start of Spring About Town Here, finally, is another edition of our apparently much-missed About Town. We're celebrating spring with a plethora of news that didn't make the news sprinkled with an opinion here and a comment there. Enjoy - and if you do, why not forward it to a friend for them to do likewise! Read More ... By Olwen Logan and Linda Ahnert Published 04/29/08 - 4 opinions posted

Fit Focused Feeling a little frazzled? Then it's time to read this month's column by our health and exercise expert, Allison Duxbury. She discusses how increasing exercise can actually reduce your stress levels. Get thin and calm down - sounds like a winner to us! Read More ... Published 04/30/08 - 1 opinion posted

HEADLINE NEWS BRIEFS

Garden Writer Carol King Speaks at Lyme Garden Club Today Lyme Garden Club holds its monthly meeting today, Tuesday, May 13, at 10 a.m. at the Lyme Fire Station, 213 Hamburg Rd. (Rte. 156) in Lyme. The business meeting will be followed by the program "Cottage Garden Style" with Carol King, which will begin at 11 a.m.  Read More ... Published 05/07/08

Chamber Hosts Tourism Specialist Thursday The Lyme-Old Lyme Chamber of Commerce welcomes Rosemary Bove, Development Specialist with the Tourism Division of the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism, to its Thursday, May 15, meeting at Cherrystones Restaurant.  Read More ... Published 05/12/08

Festival on the Fairgrounds in Lyme This Sunday The Lyme Consolidated School Parent Teacher Organization is sponsoring a Festival on the Fairgrounds this Sunday, May 18, from 12 noon to 3 p.m. This family event with food, crafts and music will be held rain or shine on the Hamburg Fair Grounds in Lyme. Read More ... Published 05/12/08

Lyme Church Hosts Plant & Food Sale Saturday The First Congregational Church of Lyme's Annual Plant and Food Sale will be held this Saturday, May 17, starting at 10 a.m. A variety of annuals, perennials and houseplants will be offered for sale along with a choice of cakes, cookies, pies and breads - all homemade.  Read More ... Published 05/12/08

Connecticut River Cruise Benefits Lyme Public Hall The Lyme Public Hall will host a morning cruise with brunch on the RiverQuest on Saturday, May 17, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., departing from Hamburg Cove. The voyage will explore north of the East Haddam Bridge, search for the site of the homestead of Venture Smith, and travel into the Salmon River. Read More ... Published 05/07/08

Black Bag Lost Monday on Lyme Street A black bag holding documents of great value to the owner was lost on Lyme Street around 4 p.m. on Monday. The bag contained a wallet, German documents, a grey sweatshirt, an mp3 player, and sunglasses. One of the documents was an international licence without which the owner cannot drive. Can readers help?  Read More ... Published 05/07/08

Summer Sailing Lesssons At Hamburg Cove Yacht Club The Hamburg Cove Yacht Club and the Lyme Park and Recreation Department are offering a Junior Sailing Program at The Hamburg Cove Yacht Club on Cove Road in Lyme this summer.  Read More ... Published 05/08/08

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