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School Starts Smoothly Under Simmering Skies
Region 18 went back to school yesterday facing not only record-breaking temperatures and the potential problems of service by a new bus company, but also the first evidence of construction to impact the students and faculty at the high school, where, for the next three years, a major construction project will take place. Read More ...
Olwen Logan Published 09/02/10 |
Shoreline Web News Expands Again
Shoreline Web News (SWN) LLC takes another step towards its goal of offering residents of the Lower Connecticut River Valley a regional community news service with the announcement of the launch today of ValleyNewsNow.com. This website will cover the tri-town area of Chester, Deep River and Essex and is a perfect complement to SWN’s existing websites, LymeLine.com and OldSaybrookNow.com. Valley-Shore.LocalOnlineNews.tv, which covered the same geographic area as SWN and was published by Lon Seidman (left), has been incorporated into the new site. Read More ...
Olwen Logan Published 09/01/10 |
Benn's Book Launch Draws Huge Crowd at Lyme Library
There was standing room only last Friday evening when local, best-selling author James R. Benn launched his latest World War II mystery novel in the Billy Boyle series with a presentation and readings from the book at Lyme Public Library. The official publication date of "Rag and Bone" is this coming Wednesday, Sept. 1. Read More ...
Published 08/30/10 |
Lyme Ambulance Association Offers Free CPR Class
The Lyme Ambulance Association is offering a free, three-hour class in CPR for adults on Saturday, Sept. 11, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Hamburg Fire Station. The class is open to Lyme residents only and pre-registration is essential. Read More ...
Published 08/25/10 |
Non-Stop Gardener to Speak at Lyme Public Hall
The Lyme Public Hall will be featuring a talk and book signing by Jennifer Benner, former Fine Gardening Magazine associate editor on Sunday, Sept. 12, at 2 p.m. Co-author with Stephanie Cohen of the recent book The NonStop Garden (Timber Press), Jennifer will provide the audience with advice on giving their gardens year-round interest, with a focus on the upcoming fall and winter seasons. Read More ...
Published 08/30/10 |
Old Lyme Artist Hosts Show with Fellow Clinician
Renni Ridgeway-Korsmeyer, a psychotherapist from Old Lyme, and Eleanor Pringle, a psychiatrist in Higganum, are presenting their art interpretations of the New England landscape in an exhibit at the Mill House gallery in Chester. The show opens Oct. 1 and a reception to which the public is invited will be held Saturday, Oct. 2, Read More ...
Olwen Logan Published 08/30/10 |
Old Lyme Church Turns 100 in September: Celebrations Planned
Next month marks the 100th anniversary of the fifth Meetinghouse of the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme. The fourth was completely destroyed in 1907 by fire and was rebuilt to almost exact replication in 1910. A day-long, community celebration of the anniversary will be held Sunday, Sept. 19. All are welcome irrespective of faith-affiliation. There will be two special Sunday morning services at 9 and 11 a.m.; from 3 to 6 p.m. numerous celebratory activities will be offered for the entire community. Read More ...
Published 08/28/10 |
Women Dem's Host Cynthia Blumenthal, Wednes.
The Shoreline League of Democratic Women (SLDW) will kickoff its 2010-11 season with a "Campaign Mall" on Wednesday, Sept. 1, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., at the Old Madison Town Hall on the green, 10 School Street, in Madison, Conn. The special guest speaker will be Cynthia Blumenthal, wife of Attorney General Blumenthal. The SLDW draws membership from Lyme, Old Lyme and a dozen other shoreline towns. Read More ...
Published 08/25/10 |
Between Us
Many Lyme-Old Lyme parents are about to set off into the blue to deliver their beloved child to the college at which they assume the next four years will be spent working hard to obtain a degree. Trish Bennett reflects on the true value of the college experience—in both monetary and non-monetary terms—in light of the startling statistic that only 30% of students enrolled in liberal arts colleges graduate in four years. Read More ...
Trish Bennett Published 08/23/10 |
Transit District Receives Grant for Hybrid Vehicles
The Connecticut Department of Transportation has announced that 9 Town Transit (9TT), a service of the Estuary Transit District, is a recipient of a 2010 Connecticut Clean Fuel program grant. The hybrid buses that 9TT intends to buy will be the first light-duty hybrid buses in the state, making 9TT one of only a handful of transit districts in the country with such vehicles. Read More ...
Published 08/24/10 |
MacCurdy Salisbury Grant Recipients Announced
The MacCurdy Salisbury Educational Foundation has announced the names of 23 graduating students from Lyme and Old Lyme, who are receiving grants totaling $58,700 to use for their continuing education needs in the coming school year. Read More ...
Published 08/22/10 |
Rousing Reception Greets New Beach Book
More than 200 people attended the Old Lyme Historical Society's reception held at the Shoreline Community Center Friday night to launch the society's latest book, "Rum Runners, Governors, Beachcombers & Socialists, Views of the Beaches in Old Lyme." written by local authors Jim Lampos and Michaelle Pearson (left). Read More ...
Olwen Logan Published 08/21/10 - 1 opinion posted |
Old Lyme Resident Elected to Profession’s Prestigious Council
Landscape architect and Old Lyme resident Whitney A. Talcott has been named to the Council of Fellows of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), one of the highest honors the society confers on a member. Talcott has served the profession of landscape architecture for over 20 years through advancement of educational programs, activism on sustainable “green” building and professional practice. Read More ...
Published 08/20/10 |
Reunion Set for Old Lyme High School Class of 1970
The Old Lyme High School Class of 1970 announces its 40th Reunion, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 18-19, at the Water's Edge Resort & Spa, 1525 Boston Post Road, Westbrook. On Saturday night there will be cocktails at 7 p.m., dinner at 8 p.m., dancing 9-11 p.m. A few members of the Class have still not been traced ... can you help find them? Read More ...
Published 08/20/10 |
Fund Established to Assist CT River Museum Post-Fire Recovery
After a fire broke out on the evening of August 11 and caused severe damage to the Connecticut River Museum's historic 1878 Steamboat Warehouse building and dock in Essex, staff began cleanup efforts and plans for reopening. The Connecticut River Museum Fire Fund has now been established to help rebuild, restore and return the museum and dock to full operation. Read More ...
Published 08/20/10 Updated 08/22/10 |
Literature in the Lymes
She's back and she's (still) brilliant. Jen Mann returns with a riveting review of "Blast from the Past" by Kinky Friedman about whom she says, "[he] almost defies description." She notes the book is "full of male humor", and that she, in contrast, is, "truly a prudy girl", but did she, nevertheless, like it? Hah! You'll have to click to find out. Read More ...
Jennifer Petty Mann Published 08/09/10 |
Lomme Wins Probate Primary
Terrance Lomme, an Essex lawyer, won the Democratic nomination for judge of probate in the new nine-town area district Tuesday, defeating challenger Raymond Rigat of Clinton by about 550 votes. Lomme, 62, had captured the party endorsement over a field of six candidates at the nominating convention in May. Rigat, who has served as judge of probate in Clinton since 1998, was the convention runner-up. The new probate district includes the town of Lyme. Read More ...
Charles Stannard Published 08/10/10 |
Hack Wins Gold!
Austin Hack of Old Lyme is a member of the US Junior Men's Eight rowing team, which today won the gold medal in the 2010 World Rowing Junior Championships in Racice, Czech Republic. His parents, Dr. Gregory Hack and Dr. Barbara Kelly Hack and his sisters Molly and Olivia, are all there in the Czech Republic to celebrate his victory. Congratulations, Austin! Read More ...
Olwen Logan Published 08/08/10 |
LymeLine/OSNow Announce Record Results, Success for Interns
We don't often blow our own horn about the success of LymeLine and its sister paper, OldSaybrookNow, but we just can't help ourselves this month! Not only did July's readership numbers break the record set the previous month, but the same situation has occurred for the past four months in a row! Plus our interns, who include Megan Devlin of Old Lyme (pictured left), have also achieved some remarkable success. Read More ...
Published 08/06/10 |
Florence Griswold Museum Announces Major Art Acquisition
Kalmia, a striking view of mountain laurel by the American Impressionist Willard Metcalf, recently became one of the most significant collection additions the Florence Griswold Museum has made in its history. It makes its debut in the museum's current exhibition, Connecticut Treasures. Read More ...
Published 08/03/10 |
Another Magnificent Midsummer Festival in Old Lyme
There seems to be a long tradition in Old Lyme that the weather cooperates with the annual Midsummer Festival. And so it was again in 2010 ... from Friday evening when concert-goers gathered behind the Florence Griswold Museum through to yesterday evening when fireworks lit up the sky behind the high school, skies were clear and the air was warm ... or rather, positively hot during the day! Read More ...
Olwen Logan Published 08/01/10 |
Run for a Reason
In another heartwarming display of support for the O'Brien family of Old Lyme, more than 450 people turned out Saturday morning for the first Annual 5K Community Fitness Run and 1-mile Fun Run held to raise funds for Caroline's Miracle Foundation, which supports families dealing with the effects of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma. The charity was founded by 11-year-old Caroline O'Brien, who passed away July 19 from this rare form of brain cancer. Photos now added. Read More ...
Olwen Logan Published 08/01/10 |
Remembering Caroline
Classmates, parents, neighbors and friends gathered Tuesday evening on White Sand Beach to remember 11-year-old Caroline O'Brien of Old Lyme, who passed away Monday, after a spirited battle against a rare form of brain cancer. Tears were shed, hands were held and balloons with messages affixed to them were released into the air simultaneously to honor this courageous girl. Read More ...
Published 7/20/10 |
New Series of Book Discussions Starts at OL Library Next Month
The Old Lyme Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library is offering a free series of Book Discussion Programs, “Literature for a Lifetime” The Mystery Novel As a Reflection of its Times, starting this fall. This series traces the mystery novel through the twentieth century focusing on the ever widening horizon of the detective. Read More ...
Published 08/06/10 |
DEP Seeks Input on Coastal Permitting Program
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Office of Long Island Sound Programs seeks feedback from coastal stakeholders on the coastal permitting program. Due to the implementation of a recent Act, the DEP is required to conduct an analysis of permit timeframes in an effort to better improve and streamline the permitting process. Read More ...
Olwen Logan Published 07/09/10 |
Eno Receives Friend of Public Transit Award
Lyme First Selectman and Estuary Transit District Board of Directors member Ralph Eno was selected by the Connecticut Association for Community Transportation as a recipient of the 2010 Friend of Public Transit Award. The award is given by the association to individuals who make a significant contribution to public transportation in the state. Read More ...
Published 06/25/10 |
LOL Junior Women Announce 2010 JW Art Show Beneficiaries
The Lyme-Old Lyme Junior Women’s Club has announced that the 2010 JW Art Show and Benefit Sale, named “Art With a Twist”, was an artistic and financial success. The proceeds from Art With a Twist, as well as the club's additional yearly fundraising efforts, garnered over $32,000. Read More ...
Published 07/24/10 |
OS Senior Center Now Welcomes Baby Boomers
The Estuary Council of Seniors, Inc. in Old Saybrook is now open to all people age 50 and older in the nine town Estuary region, which includes Lyme and Old Lyme along with Old Saybrook, Westbrook, Clinton, Killingworth, Chester, Essex and Deep River. The Council is anxious to stress it offers many activities ... but Bingo is not on their agenda! Read More ...
Published 06/29/10 |
Summer Events for All at Sound View
The Sound View Beach Association in Old Lyme is a community organization with non-profit 501(c)(3) status. The group has organized a number of community events during the summer months including an Independence Day Parade on Saturday, July 3, "Kids Krafts," Bingo and Pasta Dinners to which all are welcome. Click to see full details of each event. Read More ...
Published 06/18/10 |
Lyme Garden Club's Annual Bulb Sale Continues Mext Weekend
Members of Lyme Garden Club will be taking orders for a variety of bulbs either for purchase or to donate to the club to support its continued efforts to beautify Lyme. The club will host a booth at Lyme Farmer’s Market next weekend, Sept. 3 and 4. Read More ...
Published 08/23/10 Updated 08/29/10 |
OL Library Announces Online Job Hunting Services
The Old Lyme Phoebe Griffin Noyes (PGN) Library is now offering online access to the JobNow website and services from Brainfuse, Inc. JobNow provides live interactive online help combined with online resources to guide users through the necessary job hunting tasks. Read More ...
Published 12/28/09 |
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