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Fourth Annual Festival of Women’s Plays Takes Place at Ivoryton Playhouse Today
IVORYTON: The Ivoryton Playhouse has announced the date of its Fourth Annual Women Playwrights Initiative – 4 x 4 in 2020. Over 170 plays from all over the country were submitted to the initiative and the four finalists will be traveling to Ivoryton from Washington State, California, Indiana and … [Read More...]
Bishop Ian Douglas to Visit Saint Ann’s Episcopal Church in Old Lyme, Tomorrow. All Welcome
OLD LYME -- Bishop Ian Douglas will baptize, confirm, receive and reaffirm 14 children, youth and adults on Sunday, Feb. 23 at Saint Ann's Episcopal Church in Old Lyme during the 10:30 a.m. service. He will preside at the Holy Eucharist and preach the sermon for this last Sunday after the Epiphany. … [Read More...]
Musical Masterworks Presents Free Lecture in Old Lyme on Beethoven’s Musical Phrases, Meanings and More, Tomorrow
OLD LYME -- On Sunday, Feb. 23, at 2 p.m., Musical Masterworks presents the second of three lectures related to their upcoming concerts celebrating the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's birth. The six concerts will feature all 18 of Betthoven's String Quartets -- three at each concert … [Read More...]
Old Lyme Land Trust Board Issues Statement on Black Hall Pond/Beaver Activity
OLD LYME -- Yesterday evening, we received the following statement from the Old Lyme Land Trust Board of Trustees regarding Black Hall Pond/Beaver Activity. Members of the Old Lyme Land Trust and its Board investigated the claim made by Mr. Berggren, certain Town of Old Lyme officials, and … [Read More...]
Old Lyme Girls Lose to Fitch, But Defeat Amistad by One Point in OT Nail-Biter
OLD LYME -- Last Friday, Feb. 14, the Old Lyme girls lost 37-48 to Fitch (who play in Class L) at Old Lyme. Coach Don Bugbee commented, "We had a sub-par first half against a very good Fitch team," continuing, "We re-grouped and played them even in the second half, but obviously couldn't overcome … [Read More...]
Old Lyme Boys Defeat Hale-Ray, Bounce Into GameTimeCT Top 10 for First Time
OLD LYME -- The Old Lyme boys won again Tuesday night defeating Hale Ray 71-55. Perhaps more significantly in this extraordinary season they entered the GameTimeCT Top 10 teams in the 10th spot. In an article published on GameTimeCT.com Monday, Feb. 17, Joe Morelli said, "Old Lyme makes its … [Read More...]
LYSB Conducts Survey on Youth, Alcohol, Drugs: Asks Community Members to Take Three Minutes to Help
LYME-OLD LYME -- Lymes' Youth Service Bureau (LYSB) is conducting a Community Survey about Youth, Alcohol and Drugs and is seeking for help from LymeLine readers. Since we fully support the mission and work of LYSB, we are therefore asking all our readers to share their thoughts about youth … [Read More...]
Eversource Conducts Statewide Infrared Helicopter Inspections Through Feb. 28
LYME -- Rights of way in Lyme are included on the list of towns over which Eversource is currently conducting aerial inspections of high-voltage electrical equipment. This semiannual inspection, which takes place at locations throughout Connecticut, is an important part of the company’s ongoing … [Read More...]
Reading Uncertainly? ‘The Goodness Paradox’ by Richard Wrangham
My goodness ... we are indeed a strange species! Dr. Wrangham, a Harvard anthropologist, tackles his subtitle, “The Strange Relationship Between Virtue and Violence in Human Evolution,” by going on to suggest, “We can be the nastiest of species and also the nicest.” But, he offers, “The key fact … [Read More...]
Letter From Paris: France is Embroiled in a Pension Reform Crisis, But Seems to be Doing Fine … or is it?
Reform of the retirement system was at the core of French President Emmanuel Macron's 2016 campaign. He wanted to simplify the system and make it universal. The reform is so highly sensitive - one might even say explosive - that several prime ministers have fallen in similar attempts (1986, 1995, … [Read More...]
