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Spring Census Job Tests Continue in OL Today
The U.S. Census Bureau is now hiring nationwide for the 2010 Census. These temporary, part-time jobs offer good pay ($17 per hour and 50¢ per mile), flexible evening and weekend hours up to 40 hours a week, and a chance to work near home. Several 30-minute job tests are being held this week in Old Lyme. Read More ...
Published 03/07/10 Updated 03/10/10 |
Old Lyme Truimphs Over Tourtellotte
In an extraordinary turnaround in last night's game against Tourtellotte, the Old Lyme boys managed to pull a 48-42 victory out of the jaws of almost certain defeat. Down by 13 at the end of the end of the third quarter, the Wildcats looked set for an early departure from the CIAC Class S state championship. Read More ...
Olwen Logan Published 03/08/10 Updated 03/09/10 |
Literature in the Lymes
Our much missed and absolute favorite book reviewer is back - hooray! Jen returns with a review with a difference ... rather than one book she considers her stacks. Hay stacks? Chimney stacks? Wrong and wrong again ... Curious? Read More ...
Jennifer Petty Mann Published 03/08/10 |
See a Hypnotist at the High School
An evening of fun and surprises is promised Thursday, March 18, when hypnotist Dan LaRosa (left) performs at 7 p.m. in Lyme-Old Lyme High School. All are welcome to enjoy La Rosa's unique brand of comedy hypnosis at this event, which benefits the Class of 2010 Safe Graduation Party. Read More ...
Published 03/08/10 |
Middle School Presents "Guys and Dolls"
Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School presents one of America’s most loved musicals, "Guys and Dolls," at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 26 and Saturday, March 27. Two casts comprising more than 60 performers will delight audiences of all ages.
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Published 03/10/10 |
OL Conservation Trust Hosts Annual Meeting Mar. 21
The Old Lyme Conservation Trust will hold its 43rd Annual Meeting on Sunday, March 21, at the Lymes' Senior Center on Town Woods Rd. from 3 to 5 p.m. The guest speaker will be Andrew Brand from the Broken Arrow Nursery, who will discuss the importance of native plants and how to increase biodiversity in our "back yards." Read More ...
Published 03/07/09 |
Friends of Music Host Benefit Gala Friday
The annual Wine Tasting Benefit Gala sponsored by Friends of Music is scheduled for next Friday, March 12, at the Sill House Gallery of the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts from 7 to 10 p.m. The event will feature live music by Robin Aubin and Melissa Rostkowski. Read More ...
Published 03/06/09 |
Getting the Party Started
We're very excited to be joined by a new columnist today, whose name is a household one in Connecticut. Ann Nyberg has been a news anchor for more than 25 years. She is currently with WTNH, but is almost as well known for the enormous range of charitable activities, which she actively supports. Her new column for LymeLine will touch on people and places around the state that have caught her attention in some way. She opens, however, with a description of her venture that, along the way, connected LymeLine with Ms. Nyberg. Read More ...
Ann Nyberg Published 03/04/10 |
Portland's Buzzer Beater Signals Season's End
The Old Lyme girls exited the state tounament Thursday evening after a devastating loss against Portland. In a low-scoring game, the Wildcats were behind throughout the game drawing level only twice, the second time with 30 seconds left on the clock. With everything to play for, they could only watch as Portland's Lindsey Dionne scored the winning hoop on the buzzer to lift the Highlanders past the Wildcats to 36-34. Read More ...
Olwen Logan Published 03/05/10 |
BOE Approves Budget Unanimously
Yesterday evening's board of education meeting saw all nine members unanimously approve Superintendent Elizabeth Osga's proposed $29,113,568 budget for the 2010-11 fiscal year. Prior to the vote, Attorney John Collins urged the board during the public comment segment not to slash the budget due to concerns regarding the Grand List. Read More ...
Olwen Logan Published 03/04/10 |
John is Back!
Our beloved Peace Corps Volunteer, 80-year-old John Guy LaPlante, has returned home to the US having successfully completed his 27-month stint in Ukraine. We are thrilled that he is now safely back on American soil and commend him for making it through such a challenging assignment. John is currently in California—click to read his first missive from there, We can't wait to see him again in person soon and hear more about his amazing adventure. Read More ...
John Guy LaPlante Published 02/23/10 |
House Market Picks Up in the Lymes
We are pleased to add a new real estate section to LymeLine today. Jodi Strycharz (pictured left), a realtor in the Coldwell Banker office in Old Lyme, has offered to provide us with a monthly review of the property market in Lyme and Old Lyme. She opens today with her review of January 2010 but also adds a comparative review of house sales data in our two towns between 2008 and 2010 ... and the signs, in general, are good. Read More ...
Jodi Strycharz Published 02/14/10 |
"The Kate” Forms Guild for Theater Volunteers
The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center is forming a Guild for its volunteers that serve the theater as ushers, parkers, box office personnel, boutique volunteers, receptionists, and theater docents. The purpose of The Guild is to support those volunteers who are vitally important to the running of “The Kate”. Read More ...
Published 01/18/10 |
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 |
9 Town Transit Continues Free Bus Fares for Seniors
The Estuary Transit District’s 9 Town Transit will continue its popular free senior bus fares with some changes to simplify the program. The free fares are valid on all 9 Town Transit services for travel throughout the Estuary region. Any resident of the nine town Estuary region (Chester, Clinton, Deep River, Essex, Killingworth, Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, and Westbrook) age 60 or older qualifies for the program. Read More ...
Published 09/15/09 |
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