DiMillo’s Recognized for Work on Old Lyme Fire Department Rescue Boat

OLD LYME, CT – Old Lyme officials on Monday recognized DeMillo’s Yacht Sales for donating labor and materials to complete maintenance work on the department’s Marine 38 rescue boat.

First Selectwoman Martha Shoemaker presented a certificate of appreciation to DiMillo’s service manager Josh Dean during a Board of Selectmen’s meeting for the company’s work painting the bottom of Marine 38 and its sponsor markings.

Marine 38 is used for fire suppression, marine rescue, emergency medical response and other emergency operations in Old Lyme and the surrounding region.

DeMillo’s Yacht Sales took over the former Old Lyme Marina property on Neck Road earlier this year.

A letter from Shoemaker and Old Lyme Fire Chief Mike McCarthy lauded DiMillo’s for its “significant contribution toward maintaining the vessel’s condition, reliability, and operational readiness.”

Shoemaker this week said the value of the donated work was roughly $1,850.

Dean in a Wednesday email said being an active part of the community is important to the company, which operates sites from Maine to the Chesapeake Bay. 

Old Lyme is its eighth location.

“All of us who work at DiMillo’s have either lived or worked in Old Lyme for years if not decades,” he said. “We want to continue building strong community relationships and supporting the organizations that serve our town.”