Updated : 9:56am. District 18 Superintendent Ian Neviaser has announced that all Lyme-Old Lyme Public Schools and offices will be closed today due to Winter Storm Hercules.
The Florence Griswold Museum will be closed today. It will re-open tomorrow at 10 a.m.
Lyme Public Library and the Old Lyme Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library will both also be closed all day today due to the storm. Overdue fees will be waived for items due Friday. Lyme Public Library will be open Saturday, Jan. 4, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts has similarly announced that it will be closed today. The Chauncey Stillman Gallery will re-open Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,but the College recommends calling 860.434.5232 first to check the latest information. The College’s offices will re-open Monday.
Also, due to the storm, and to allow the Public Works Dept. time to clear the parking lot and walkways, Old Lyme Town Hall will not open until 10 a.m. today. If necessary, the delay could be extended, depending upon conditions in the morning. Check back or call 860-434-1605 x210 in the morning to confirm whether the town hall is open.