To the Editor: "Findings given in Old Lyme WPCA Probe," The Day-October 22, 2015, accurately summarizes the preliminary findings of the outside attorney, Robert DeCrescenzo, hired by the Old Lyme Board of Finance to determine whether cost overruns in the WPCA’s waste-water study for the DEEP were the result of improper conduct. I attended the Board of Finance meeting and … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor: Old Lyme BOF Attorney Suggestions are Sensible, Now Let’s Move Forward Collaboratively
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Complete a Survey on Underage Drinking, Help LYSB, CASFY Win $1,000
In order to win $1,000, the Lymes' Youth Service Bureau (LYSB) and the Community Action for Substance Free Youth Coalition (CASFY) need adult community members to complete an online, anonymous survey regarding underage drinking and other youth substance use in Lyme and Old Lyme. All adults living in Lyme or Old Lyme are eligible to complete the survey. The survey results … [Read more...] about Complete a Survey on Underage Drinking, Help LYSB, CASFY Win $1,000
CASFY Coalition Launches Third Media Campaign to Reduce Underage Drinking
Community Action for Substance Free Youth (CASFY), the local prevention coalition for Lyme and Old Lyme, has launched a new media campaign aimed at teens, parents and all adults in the communities of Lyme and Old Lyme. Community members can already see Shoreline Sanitation trucks with the image of hands holding red cups and the message, “Don’t be a party to underage drinking. … [Read more...] about CASFY Coalition Launches Third Media Campaign to Reduce Underage Drinking
Owner of Katharine Hepburn Estate in Fenwick Buys Old Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse
Frank Sciame will soon be the new owner of the Old Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse following an online auction to purchase the lighthouse from the United States Coast Guard. The auction began on July 15, 2015 at 9 a.m. An opening bid of $10,000 was made on Aug. 5, and seven bidders participated in the auction which ended Sept. 1, with Sciame’s high bid of $290,000. This is … [Read more...] about Owner of Katharine Hepburn Estate in Fenwick Buys Old Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse
Lyme-Old Lyme VFW Helps Veterans, Their Families in Need
The Lyme-Old Lyme (LOL) Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1467 has provided significant monetary help in the form of temporary services assistance to no less than 16 local veterans and family members in the last two years. For example, it has paid for tuition, room renovations, forward and back-on heating fuel bills, helped replace a heating boiler, provided grocery gift … [Read more...] about Lyme-Old Lyme VFW Helps Veterans, Their Families in Need
Old Lyme’s Allyson McCarthy Earns Prestigious ‘Silver Wings’ at Univ. of Maryland ROTC
Cadet Allyson McCarthy, an Old Lyme native and Lyme-Old Lyme High School alumnus (Class of 2013), graduated from the US Army’s prestigious Airborne School on Aug. 23. Currently a Cadet with the University of Maryland Army ROTC Battalion, Cadet McCarthy completed five parachute jumps under demanding conditions to earn the coveted “Silver Wings” parachutist badge. She is … [Read more...] about Old Lyme’s Allyson McCarthy Earns Prestigious ‘Silver Wings’ at Univ. of Maryland ROTC
Exhibit by Old Lyme’s Acclaimed Photographer Burt on Show at CT River Museum
An exhibition of photos by William Burt of Old Lyme titled, “Water Babies – The Hidden Lives of Baby Wetland Birds,” is on show at the Connecticut River Museum through Oct. 12, at the Connecticut River Museum. This is the fourth of William Burt's photo exhibitions, each based on one of his books, to show at the Museum. The exhibition features 40 framed archival pigment … [Read more...] about Exhibit by Old Lyme’s Acclaimed Photographer Burt on Show at CT River Museum
Literacy Volunteers Seek Trainee Tutors to Help Valley Shore Residents
AREAWIDE — Literacy Volunteers Valley Shore (LVVS), CT, Inc. is a private non-profit organization. Its mission is to train tutors to teach Basic Reading (BR) and English as a Second Language (ESL) to residents of the Valley Shore area, who wish to improve their reading, writing or speaking English to improve their life and work skills. This one-to-one instruction is held … [Read more...] about Literacy Volunteers Seek Trainee Tutors to Help Valley Shore Residents
Acton Public Library Presents Repro of Infamous Mercer-Williams House
OLD SAYBROOK — For the months of August and September, the Acton Library in Old Saybrook will be hosting a reproduction of the Mercer-Williams House. The reproduction was painstakingly made by Maribel Girnius. The house and the infamous crime that occurred in it were the focus of the book and film Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt. The Acton Library is … [Read more...] about Acton Public Library Presents Repro of Infamous Mercer-Williams House
Acton Library Hosts Job Search Boot Camp; Third Session Covers Interview Questions, Aug. 31
CTWORKS Job Search Boot Camp will be held at Acton Public Library in Old Saybrook on three dates this summer as follows: Monday, June 29: to discuss interview questions Monday, July 27 : to discuss job search tools Monday, Aug. 31: to discuss questions to ask employers during the interview Boot Camp brings area people together who are unemployed or in career transition. These … [Read more...] about Acton Library Hosts Job Search Boot Camp; Third Session Covers Interview Questions, Aug. 31
It was Another Magnificent Midsummer Festival in Old Lyme …
Can you believe it's been a full week since the Midsummer Festival was held in Old Lyme? Here (finally!) is our traditional photo essay of the event for which -- yet again -- the weather cooperated offering clear skies and warm air right through from Friday evening when concert-goers gathered behind the Florence Griswold Museum to Saturday night when fireworks lit up the sky … [Read more...] about It was Another Magnificent Midsummer Festival in Old Lyme …
Caroline’s Miracle Foundation Event Draws More Than 500 Runners
The weather was perfect Saturday as more than 500 runners and walkers of all ages started to gather in front of Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School from 6:30 a.m. onward to participate in the three races being held that day to support Caroline's Miracle Foundation (CMF). It had previously been announced that this would be the final time that the event would be held. The O'Brien … [Read more...] about Caroline’s Miracle Foundation Event Draws More Than 500 Runners
Lyme-Old Lyme Chamber of Commerce Presents Scholarships, Grants to Local Students at Annual Meeting
Gabriel Barclay, Brett Hartmann, and Sloane Sweitzer are the 2015 recipients of the N. Rutherford Sheffield Memorial Award for Entrepreneurial Promise and Achievement from the Lyme-Old Lyme Chamber of Commerce. The award was established in 1999 by the Chamber in honor of Mr. Sheffield, who served the Chamber for over 50 years, and was a leader in many community … [Read more...] about Lyme-Old Lyme Chamber of Commerce Presents Scholarships, Grants to Local Students at Annual Meeting
Old Lyme Youth Program Featured at Washington DC Juvenile Justice Conference
On June 11, members of the Old Lyme Youth and Police group known as 'Cop Club' highlighted their four-year-old program at the Coalition for Juvenile Justice 2015 Annual Conference in Washington DC. Old Lyme Police Officer Martin Lane and Lyme-Old Lyme High School (LOLHS) senior Julia Strycharz were panelists during the presentation titled, “Increasing Positive Relations … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Youth Program Featured at Washington DC Juvenile Justice Conference
In Honor of Father’s Day, We Proudly Celebrate ‘Men Against Domestic Violence’
In honor of Father's Day, we are proud to support Safe Futures (formerly the Women's Center of Southeastern Connecticut), the organization which saves lives, restores hope, and changes the future for those impacted by domestic violence and sexual assault in southeastern Connecticut. Founded in 1976 as the Women’s Center of Southeastern Connecticut , Safe Futures began as an … [Read more...] about In Honor of Father’s Day, We Proudly Celebrate ‘Men Against Domestic Violence’