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Old Lyme Outages Now at 76.8%, Lyme Still at 98.7%; Roberge Says Most Roads Should be Open Today
LYME/OLD LYME -- UPDATED Aug. 6 @12;15am: According to the Eversource website, the number of houses without power in Old Lyme has now been reduced to 4,229 out of 5,506 households, which is equivalent to 76.81 percent. We know that power has been restored to Lyme St. in the center of Old … [Read More...]
Letter to the Editor: Old Lyme Land Trust’s Assessment of Bucky Brook Beaver Situation Challenged
To the Editor: I recently read the statement provided to you by the Old Lyme Land Trust in February. I find it odd that no one from your organization met with Dave Berggren to confirm the lowering level of the pond after one dam was removed. What’s more egregious is that when I took the Bucky … [Read More...]
Trees Down, Power Out All Over Lyme, Old Lyme; Lyme Estimates at Least Three Days Before Power Restored
LYME/OLD LYME -- UPDATED 9pm: "[It] looks like a war zone, wrote one reader from Old Lyme on Facebook talking about the state of her yard this morning. Tropical Storm Isaias hit Lyme and Old Lyme hard yesterday felling trees, bringing down power lines and making roads impassable. As at 7:45 a.m. … [Read More...]
A View from My Porch: Great Leaders and Great Speeches, Part 4: The Cold War Heats Up.
Editor’s Note: This the third part of Thomas Gotowka’s series titled “Great Leaders and Great Speeches.’ The previous two parts can be found at these links: A View from My Porch: Great Leaders and Great Speeches, Part 1 A View from My Porch: Great Leaders and Great Speeches, Part 2 A View from … [Read More...]
Delay Announced in Mailing Absentee Ballots for Aug. 11 Primary
LYME/OLD LYME – The Town Clerks of both Lyme and Old Lyme published notices Thursday and Friday last week respectively on their town websites regarding the Aug. 11 Primary stating, "The State of Connecticut has informed us there was a delay in the mailing of the absentee ballots from the mail house … [Read More...]
Lyme Ambulance Association Names Eisensmith as New Officer
LYME -- (From a press release) The Lyme Ambulance Association has announced the appointment of Erik Eisensmith to their Emergency Management Services (EMS) team. Eisensmith has been named Driver Training Officer for the organization and brings years of professional driver training experience to the … [Read More...]
Florence Griswold Museum Cancels September Traditional Benefit Event, But Will Host Auction Online
OLD LYME -- In an email to supporters of the Florence Griswold Museum, Director Becky Beaulieu has announced the cancellation of the Museum's 38th annual Benefit Auction & Dinner Dance, which is traditionally held in September. Describing it as "sad news," but noting it, "probably comes as no … [Read More...]
Reading Uncertainly: ‘Voyaging with Marionette’ by Ron Breault of Old Lyme
A quarter century ago, an elderly sailor glimpses an attractive middle-aged lady relaxing on the shore of the Connecticut River. She’s a bit disheveled; her skirt is torn, revealing a bit of what’s underneath, but she’s lovely! He’s immediately smitten, and, like Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady, the … [Read More...]
LYSB Collecting Filled Backpacks for Teens in Need
LYME/OLD LYME -- Lymes' Youth Service Bureau (LYSB) is collecting backpacks filled with school supplies to be distributed to teens in foster care, and local teens in need. The majority of students receiving these backpacks are in middle and high school. Suggestions for items to possibly … [Read More...]
Neviaser Confirms Lyme-Old Lyme Schools Will Reopen Fully in Fall, Assuming No Change in COVID Count; Parent Survey Indicates Overwhelming Support
LYME/OLD LYME -- "We are not planning to go to a hybrid plan." That was Lyme-Old Lyme (LOL) Schools Superintendent Ian Neviaser's response when asked Wednesday evening if LOL Schools were going to change their reopening plans for the fall in light of Governor Lamont's recent decision no longer to … [Read More...]
