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TOP STORY: Lyme Targets Home Repairs and Rentals in Bid to Preserve Affordable Housing

Lyme officials pitch proposals aimed at helping residents remain in town, focusing on home repairs and rental options rather than strict state affordable housing definitions.

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TOP STORY: State Bears Down on Old Lyme After Sound View Sewer Defeat

The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) on Friday urged First Selectwoman Martha Shoemaker to develop a sewer plan residents can get behind after this week’s resounding “no” vote on a $20.5 million sanitary system for Sound View Beach.

TOP STORY: Old Lyme’s Shoreline Sewer Project Up in the Air After Sound View Referendum Fails

One question was answered Tuesday when voters responded with a resounding “no” to spending $20.5 million on sewers in the Sound View Beach area, but town officials and representatives of three private beach associations said important questions remain.

Sewer Project Soundly Rejected by Old Lyme Voters at Referendum

The vote to increase the amount authorized by residents and taxpayers in 2019 failed 363 to 925.

Don’t Forget to Vote: Old Lyme Voters Face Decision on Sound View Sewer Project Today

Taxpayers will decide whether to authorize the sewer project at the expense of Sound View residents – with the caveat that the town budget might have to absorb some of the cost.

TOP STORY: Affordability Questions Linger as Sound View Sewer Referendum Heads to Dec. 16 Vote

With a referendum on the Sound View sewer project set for next week, WPCA Chairman Steve Cinami pushed back on the cost implications for the town as members made another adjustment to the numbers.

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TOP STORY: After 102 years, Town Nurse Program Continues to Bring Comfort and Connection to Lyme and Old Lyme

Sammee Piette is the newest town nurse to serve Lyme and Old Lyme, overseeing a continually evolving program while preserving a long tradition of community care.

A Blue Star Memorial Plaque sits on Main Street in Old Saybrook.
Old Lyme OKs Plaques Honoring Service Members, Final Location Still Uncertain

Duck River Garden Club member Maryellen Basham at a special selectmen’s meeting Monday said the group hopes to install a Blue Star Memorial and a Gold Star Memorial at Memorial Town Hall.

Lyme Officials Call For Unity In The Face Of New State Housing Law

Town officials are urging a unified local strategy on affordable housing in the face of a new state law signed by Gov. Ned Lamont to encourage regional cooperation amid complex and sometimes vague mandates.

Opinion on Speed Cameras Divided as Old Lyme Awaits Input from Incoming Resident Trooper

With residents divided over the use of traffic cameras to issue speeding tickets, officials say the incoming resident state trooper could help determine whether Old Lyme will join the growing number of towns adopting the technology.