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Old Lyme Holds Annual Budget Meeting Tonight; 2018 Citizen of the Year to be Announced at Meeting
The Old Lyme Board of Selectmen will host the Annual Budget Meeting on Monday, May 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School auditorium at 53 Lyme Street in Old Lyme. Agenda items include the long-awaited announcement of Citizen of the Year of 2018. Other agenda items, which may be … [Read More...]
Extensive Summer Program Breathes New Life Into Lyme Academy Campus, While Academy’s Future Still Uncertain
The future of the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts is one of the big, unanswered questions in Old Lyme at the moment. In July 2014, the University of New Haven (UNH) announced an “affiliation” with what was then Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts in a move that was perceived as likely saving the college … [Read More...]
Lyme-Old Lyme High School, Middle School Announce Q3 Honor Rolls
Lyme-Old Lyme High School 2018-19 Quarter 3 Honor Roll High Honors Grade 12: Kendall Michelle Antoniac, Kathryn Sean Atkinson, Madison Olivia Babcock, Jacqueline Patricia Barry, Casey Madison Blue, Mackenzie May Blue, Ann Marie Cote, Emma Carolyn Danes, Britney Jean DeRoehn, Corey Paxton … [Read More...]
Death Announced of Veteran, Former Old Lyme Citizen of Year, James G. ‘Tim’ Keenan
The death of James G. 'Tim' Keenan on May 11, 2019 has been announced. A familiar figure at veteran's events in Old Lyme, Mr. Keenan was also a former Old Lyme Citizen of the Year. His obituary can be found at this link. Calling hours will be held on Friday, May 17, from 5 until 7 p.m. at … [Read More...]
Reading Uncertainly? ‘Elastic’ by Leonard Mlodinow
This author writes, “ Today we consume, on average, a staggering 100,000 words of new information each day from various media, . . . a tidal wave of data . . . an unprecedented torrent of chaos . . . . “ It is his exploration of how human minds work when confronted with incessant and confusing … [Read More...]
A Farmers’ Market Returns to Lyme, This Time at Tiffany Farms; Opens June 15
It was looking as though Lyme Farmers Market, which has for more than 15 years been a perennially popular destination for both local and regional shoppers, was going to be absent from the landscape this year. In an exciting turn of events, Jennifer Tiffany and her husband Bill Hurtle have … [Read More...]
Talking Transportation: The ‘Port Jeff’ Ferry – Mass Transit Making a Profit
Public transportation is a money-losing proposition. But Connecticut is home to one of the few profitable transit companies in the US. It’s not CT Transit or Metro-North, both of which are heavily subsidized. No, the operation that’s squarely in the black is the Bridgeport – Port Jefferson … [Read More...]
A la Carte: Thinking Delicious Dessert? How About Date Walnut Bread with Buttermilk Sorbet?
This is a difficult time of year for me when I bake. I want fresh rhubarb, strawberries and blueberries (although the last I usually buy frozen because I don’t care for fat, cultivated blurriest, preferring Wyman’s frozen wild blueberries). With no fresh fruit, I made two lemon loaf cakes from … [Read More...]
Want to March in Old Lyme’s Memorial Day Parade? Here’s How …
Old Lyme’s Annual Memorial Day observance is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27. The Memorial Day observance is sponsored by the Town of Old Lyme, the Old Lyme Fire Department, American Legion Post # 41 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #1467. If readers would like … [Read More...]
Region 18 Budget Approved by Almost 2:1 Margin in Referendum
The proposed 2019-20 Region 18 budget was approved convincingly in both Lyme and Old Lyme by an almost 2:1 margin in yesterday's referendum. The "Yes' votes totaled 558 (63.4 percent) while the No's notched 322 (36.6 percent.) Superintendent Ian Neviaser commented, "We are pleased with the … [Read More...]
