Smiles Abound on Lyme-Old Lyme Schools’ Opening Day

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August 29, 2024
This family walked cheerfully into Lyme Consolidated School on the first day of the new academic year. All photos by LOL Schools.

LYME/OLD LYME–This past Tuesday, Aug. 27, was filled with hugs and smiles—and a few nervous steps and glances—as the first day of a new school year in Lyme-Old Lyme Schools unfolded.

More smiles outside Lyme Consolidated School as friends reconnected.

Asked how the day had gone, Lyme-Old Lyme Schools Superintendent Ian Neviaser told LymeLine exclusively in a text message, “We were happy to welcome our students back to school for what looks to be another exciting year in the Lyme-Old Lyme Schools.”

Teachers at Mile Creek School were all smiles too as they waited for their new students.

He added cheerfully, “We have lots of new faces, and many familiar ones, and look forward to everything this school year will bring.”

Smiles continued through the whole day.
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Olwen Logan grew up in a family of London educators but was inspired by her great grandfather, influential Daily Chronicle newspaper editor Alfred Ewen Fletcher, to pursue journalism. She built a successful career in efficiency analysis and senior audit management before launching her own PR-focused consultancy. After moving to the U.S. in 1990 and settling in Old Lyme in 1994, she became a staff writer for the now-closed Main Street News and later joined Jack Turner’s fledgling LymeLine.com, discovering the career she had always wanted—albeit in an unexpected digital form. Even after relocating to Maryland, she continued covering Lyme and Old Lyme with the same dedication, earning national recognition as a LION Publishers award finalist in 2020. After more than two decades of service, Olwen stepped away in November 2025, donating LymeLine.com to the newly formed nonprofit LymeLine Inc. and expressing her excitement for its continued growth and mission.

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