We Have Two Winners! We are delighted to announce the winners of our two Holiday competitions, which drew a record number of entries this year. The winner of the Trivia Contest now has two tickets to the Garde Arts Center in New London and the victor in the Movie and Theater Contest is off to "The Kate" in Old Saybrook! Read More ... Published 02/08/10

HS Building Plan Faces State Funding Uncertainties Lyme-Old Lyme Public School Superintendent Elizabeth Osga has issued a press release regarding the uncertainties the district is facing regarding the Lyme-Old Lyme High building plan. Referencing what she describes as, "The state's woeful economic status," Osga says "Rumors of “bonding moratoriums” have been floating episodically through the state," and notes pragmatically, "No one is taking these rumors lightly." Read More ... Published 02/06/10

Between Us Well, how are you feeling on this bright Monday? Fine, we hope. That simple word, "Fine," is the subject of Trish Bennett's new column and we predict it will agitate the gray matter more than a little bit. As always, Trish challenges us to think again about what "fine" means, how we are using the word ... and what that means for the world. Read More ... Trish Bennett Published 02/08/10

Many Hands Help Haiti In response to the devastating earthquake in Haiti, the local Haitian community in Deep River is joining with the Rotary Clubs of Deep River, Essex, and Chester as well as the Interact Club at Valley Regional High School, to raise funds for much needed medical care in Haiti by hosting a dinner focusing on Haitian cuisine accompanied by Patois music on Feb. 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of Deep River. Read More ... Published 02/04/10

SPORTS: Middle School Wins First Ever Swim State Championship" Three Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School swimmers recently qualified for the state championships held last Sunday at Central Connecticut State University, and one of them, Jessica Lee, went on to win the school's first ever state championship in butterfly. Read More ... Published 02/04/10

BUSINESS: Chelsey Realty Joins Coldwell Banker in Old Lyme Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Connecticut and Westchester County, N.Y. has announced that the sales associates from Coldwell Banker Chelsey Realty are joining the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage’s sales team in Old Lyme.  The Chelsey Realty real estate team will now operate out of the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office in Old Lyme, located at 86 Halls Rd. Read More ... Published 02/02/10

SCHOOLS: LOL Art Students Win Major Awards in State Contest Eight Lyme-Old Lyme High School students have been honored at the annual Connecticut Scholastic Art Awards, the largest and oldest student competition in the country. Less than half of all submitted entries are accepted. and this year, in an extraordinary feat, all eight submissions from the high school were not only juried into the show, but also took medals. Read More ... Published 01/29/10

SPORTS: Sweet Revenge for Wildcats When they met earlier in the season, the Old Lyme girls lost 37-40 at home to a feisty Portland team. Last night, in a tight, intense game, it was a different story when the Wildcats bounced back to defeat the Highlanders 45-38. The Old Lyme boys, playing at home, also won, cruising to an easy 68-39 victory over Haddam-Killingworth. Read More ... Olwen Logan Published 02/03/10

TOWN: Cell Tower Lease Motion Fails In a packed Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School auditorium, an unusually long Annual Town Meeting was held Monday night.  Things moved swiftly at first with the audience of some 150 residents accepting the Annual Town Report, but then came the lease for the Cross Lane cell tower proposal.  Correction added 02/03. Read More ... Michele Dickey and Olwen Logan Published 01/28/10

TOWN: Kitchings is OL's Citizen of the Year Entertainment. Education. Enrichment. These were the words repeated over and over again in the proclamation that declares Ken Kitchings as the 2009 Old Lyme Citizen of the Year. The award was announced Monday night by the Old Lyme Selectmen at the Annual Town Meeting. Stunned by the announcement, Kitchings, a 32-year resident of the town, exclaimed, "Holy Smoke! This is an honor, a complete shocker!” Read More ... Olwen Logan Published 01/26/10

PEOPLE: OL's Bohinc to Produce Documentary in Russia Glasnost Coda: Singing in Siberia is a film about the Boston-based community chorus Sharing a New Song and its upcoming journey to Russia, singing across the Siberian Plateau. The film's producer is Old Lyme resident Elizabeth Bohinc, who is one of the New York University Tisch-trained filmmakers making the documentary. Read More ... Published 01/28/10

HEADLINE NEWS BRIEFS

Save the Date for the Bookworm Ball The Friends of the Old Lyme-Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library invite you to attend the 13th annual Bookworm Ball on Friday, March 5, at the Old Lyme Inn beginning at 7:30 pm.  This year’s theme is “A Night of Mystery” and David Handler, Old Lyme’s famous writer of the Berger-Mitry mystery series, has agreed to be the Honorary Chair. Read More ... Published 01/19/10

More Spring Census Job Tests to be Announced in OL The U.S. Census Bureau is now hiring nationwide for the 2010 Census.  These temporary, part-time jobs offer good pay, flexible evening and weekend hours up to 40 hours a week, and a chance to work near home.   Workers are needed in almost every community.  Further tests in Old Lyme for Census jobs in the spring of 2010 will be announced shortly. Read More ... Published 01/04/10 Updated 02/05/10

Old Lyme HS Class of 1960 Sets 50th Reunion Date The Class of 1960, Old Lyme High School, announces its 50 year reunion for the weekend of September 10-12, 2010.  Details will follow.  Names and addresses of both graduates and former classmates are still needed. Read More ... Published 01/02/10

Who Shines in Old Lyme? Two Lyme-Old Lyme High School seniors have come up with an ingenious idea for their mandatory senior project. Cassie Algar and Alex Borsari are hosting a Talent Show on Thursday, Feb. 25, to raise funds to help Naima Douglas, an Old Lyme resident who lost her mother in the tsunami in American Samoa, visit her home and also to benefit the island nation's recovery efforts. Read More ... Olwen Logan Published 01/27/10

"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

We're on Facebook ... Become a Fan! We now have a Fan page on Facebook.  We use it to post latest news and other little gems of information that come our way.  We also announce upcoming stories there.   Click here for the link and become a fan today! Read More ... Published 08/22/09

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