OLD LYME -- Work on the six Lyme-Old Lyme Schools tennis courts at the central campus on Lyme Street began yesterday. Superintendent Ian Neviaser told LymeLine, "We are installing post tension concrete courts over the old courts," clarifying, "No paving [is] involved." The work is being done by Classic Turf Company, LLC and is expected to be completed by early … [Read more...] about Work Starts on Lyme-Old Lyme Schools’ Tennis Courts, End Date Scheduled Early August
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Lyme-Old Lyme High School, Middle School Announce Quarter 3 Honor Rolls
Lyme-Old Lyme High School Quarter 3 Honor Roll 2019-2020 HIGH HONORS Grade 12: Charles Ames, Emma Bass, Audrey Berry, Madison Cann, Faith Caulkins, Rory Cavicke, Emilia Cheesman, Elizabeth Cravinho, Arianna DelMastro, Maria Denya, Raymond Doll, Theodore Enoch, Nicholas Fava, Leah Fouquette, Tanner Griffin, Samuel Guenther, Grace Hanrahan, Parker Hubbard, Lauren Huck, … [Read more...] about Lyme-Old Lyme High School, Middle School Announce Quarter 3 Honor Rolls
Lyme-Old Lyme $2.28 Million School Turf Field Moves Forward (from The Day)
OLD LYME — After receiving unanimous approval from the town’s Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission on Tuesday evening, it appears a proposed $2.28 million synthetic turf field project the Region 18 Board of Education is considering building is moving forward. The 143,000-square-foot, all-weather, multipurpose field, if eventually approved by the Board of Education, … [Read more...] about Lyme-Old Lyme $2.28 Million School Turf Field Moves Forward (from The Day)
Lyme-Old Lyme Board of Education Passes $34.7 Million Budget Unanimously, Total Represents Largest “Negative Increase” Since 1973
LYME/OLD LYME -- The Lyme-Old Lyme (LOL) Board of Education (BOE) unanimously passed the proposed 2020-21 Regional District #18 budget of $34,711,631 during a virtual meeting Wednesday night. After a reevaluation of savings from the current year, the 2020-21 budget now shows a decrease of $373,127 (1.06 percent) over the current (2019-2o) budget according to Ian Neviaser, … [Read more...] about Lyme-Old Lyme Board of Education Passes $34.7 Million Budget Unanimously, Total Represents Largest “Negative Increase” Since 1973
Lyme-Old Lyme BOE to Vote on $34.7 Million 2020-21 School Budget This Evening, Public Can Attend Meeting Virtually
LYME/OLD LYME -- The Lyme-Old Lyme (LOL) Schools Board of Education (BOE) meets this evening at 6:30 p.m. for a regular board meeting. The agenda includes "Approval of the 2020-2021 School Budget" under New Business. This year in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont in Executive Order 7I waived the requirement for towns and school districts to … [Read more...] about Lyme-Old Lyme BOE to Vote on $34.7 Million 2020-21 School Budget This Evening, Public Can Attend Meeting Virtually
Welcome, Caroline! Our Summer Intern for 2020
OLD LYME -- We are delighted to announce that Caroline LeCour has joined the LymeLine team and will serve as our 2020 summer intern. She has been a resident of Old Lyme all of her life, is a graduate of the Lyme-Old Lyme High School Class of 2018, and is currently double-majoring in Communications and Journalism at The University of Connecticut. As a journalist in the … [Read more...] about Welcome, Caroline! Our Summer Intern for 2020
Lamont Says School Buildings Will Remain Closed For The Rest of School Year; Distance Learning To Continue
HARTFORD -- Gov. Ned Lamont made it official Tuesday and announced that school buildings will remain closed for the rest of the school year. He has not made a decision yet about summer school programming. Lamont will require schools to continue to provide meals to children and teachers will continue to provide distance learning opportunities ... Read the full article by … [Read more...] about Lamont Says School Buildings Will Remain Closed For The Rest of School Year; Distance Learning To Continue
Lyme-Old Lyme High School Ranked 17th in Connecticut in US News & World Report’s ‘2020 Best High Schools’
LYME & OLD LYME -- Lyme-Old Lyme High School (LOLHS) was named the 17th best public high school in Connecticut by US News & World Report in their listing of 2020 Best High Schools published April 21, 2020. It was the only non-magnet high school to be included in the Top 20 in either New London or Middlesex County. Anita Narayan, managing editor of Education at U.S. … [Read more...] about Lyme-Old Lyme High School Ranked 17th in Connecticut in US News & World Report’s ‘2020 Best High Schools’
Old Lyme’s Kindness Committee Creates Two Encouraging Videos for the Community
OLD LYME -- The Old Lyme Kindness Committee has been hard at work in an effort to stimulate a positive environment throughout the community in these challenging times. First, members developed a campaign to support frontline workers, neighbors, seniors as the numbers of those infected with COVID-19 continues to rise. They asked the Old Lyme community to post hearts on doors or … [Read more...] about Old Lyme’s Kindness Committee Creates Two Encouraging Videos for the Community
Lyme-Old Lyme BOE Agrees to Move Vote on $34.9M Budget to Next Meeting, Referendum Not Required This Year
LYME/OLD LYME -- The Lyme-Old Lyme (LOL) Schools Board of Education (BOE) met last Wednesday in a virtual meeting to host a District Budget Hearing regarding the 2020-21 budget. This would normally be the final meeting at which the public could comment on the budget prior to it be the subject of district-wide referendum in early May. (There is a meeting the night before the … [Read more...] about Lyme-Old Lyme BOE Agrees to Move Vote on $34.9M Budget to Next Meeting, Referendum Not Required This Year
Lyme-Old Lyme HS Art Students Win Major Awards at ‘Future Choices’ Contest
LYME-OLD LYME -- The Visual Arts Department of Lyme-Old Lyme High School (LOLHS) has announced outstanding results from this year’s Future Choices Art Show, sponsored by the Shoreline Arts Alliance. Junior Marina Melluzzo won First Place Drawing and Best in Show for her charcoal drawing, “Confinement,” also earning the Earl Grenville Killeen Founders Award for Will Allik as … [Read more...] about Lyme-Old Lyme HS Art Students Win Major Awards at ‘Future Choices’ Contest
Lyme-Old Lyme Schools Hold District Budget Hearing This Evening as Virtual Meeting, Public Must Register in Advance to Participate
LYME/OLD LYME -- UPDATED 12pm, 1pm & 2pm (updates in red): Lyme-Old Lyme (LOL) Schools will hold their District Budget Hearing this evening as a virtual meeting starting at 6:30 p.m. Lyme-Old Lyme Schools Superintendent Ian Neviaser noted that the proposed budget has been reduced by a further $156,410 over the figure of $35,066,107 quoted in the recently published Focus … [Read more...] about Lyme-Old Lyme Schools Hold District Budget Hearing This Evening as Virtual Meeting, Public Must Register in Advance to Participate
Car Parade During Shutdown Demonstrates Strength of Student, Teacher Bonds at Lyme School
LYME -- Describing it as "one of the most heart-lifting events that I've ever been a part of," Lyme Consolidated School music teacher Melissa Rostkoski explained that the inspiration for the 35-strong car parade that wound through the streets of Lyme on Tuesday afternoon lay in social media. She had seen a video-clip of a motivational car parade being held "nowhere round … [Read more...] about Car Parade During Shutdown Demonstrates Strength of Student, Teacher Bonds at Lyme School
Lyme-Old Lyme Girls Club Basketball Team Win Prestigious Neil Hoelck Basketball Tournament
LYME/OLD LYME -- As we currently ride this choppy sea of challenging and frustrating news, here's a little piece of thoroughly good news to brighten your day! Over the weekend of March 7 and 8, the Lyme-Old Lyme (LOL) Girls Club Basketball team swept the 7th Grade Division in the 41st Annual Neil Hoelck Basketball Tournament at Waterford High School. The girls defeated … [Read more...] about Lyme-Old Lyme Girls Club Basketball Team Win Prestigious Neil Hoelck Basketball Tournament
Lyme-Old Lyme Schools Closed Immediately for Minimum of Two Weeks
LYME/OLD LYME -- Lyme-Old Lyme Schools Superintendent Ian Neviaser announced the closure of all Lyme-Old Lyme Schools in an email that went out to all parents, faculty and staff at 12:30 p.m. today. The closure is effective immediately and will continue for a minimum of two weeks, but warns, "Please be aware that as guidance is updated, this may need to be extended." He … [Read more...] about Lyme-Old Lyme Schools Closed Immediately for Minimum of Two Weeks