Old Lyme’s 2021 Citizen of the Year Honored by ‘Sustainable OL’ Members at ‘Galentine Tea’
Honoring Old Lyme’s 2021 Citizen of the Year Cheryl Poirier at a Galentine’s Tea at the Old Lyme Inn last Saturday are, from left to right, Maureen Plumleigh (Old Lyme Conservation Commission), Poirier (Old Lyme Economic Development Commission Chair and Sustainable Old Lyme Chair), Charlotte Lyman (Sustainable Old Lyme member), Cynthia Willauer (Sustainable Lyme member), Mary Jo Nosal (former Old Lyme Selectwoman) and Patsy McCook (former Sustainable Old Lyme member.)
OLD LYME — Cheryl Poirier was recently named Old Lyme’s 2021 Citizen of the Year, and members of the Sustainable Old Lyme group wanted to find a way to honor her achievement, and celebrate her hard work, which brought Old Lyme to the Silver Level of SustainableCT’s program.
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