To the Editor: Regarding the application by Lyme Art Academy for a new planning overlay zone, the loss will come if the art academy is not allowed to make the necessary changes now before the zoning commission. If these changes are not granted and the academy is forced not to exist, then the character of the town will change. This change will result when the property is … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor: Support the Academy, Approve the New Overlay Zone, Reject the Hysteria
Letters
Letter to the Editor: Local Students Support Carney for Re-election, “Best Candidate for Our Future”
To the Editor: As graduates of public schools in the 23rd, we always felt we received a quality education that prepared us for the next steps in our lives. We all decided to continue our education and look forward to entering the job market and the ‘real world’ soon. For many college students, the world seems like a scary place right now. Inflation, international wars, … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor: Local Students Support Carney for Re-election, “Best Candidate for Our Future”
Letter to the Editor: State Rep. Carney Deserves Re-election; Proven Fiscal Conservative, Understands 23rd District Communities, Supports Schools & Scouts
To the Editor: As a physician, mother, Region 18 Board of Education member, and Lyme resident for more than 20 years, I am proud to give my support to State Rep Devin Carney. Over the past four terms Devin has served his constituents well and I am fully confident that he will continue to be a strong voice for us in Hartford. With energy rates due to skyrocket, an unstable … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor: State Rep. Carney Deserves Re-election; Proven Fiscal Conservative, Understands 23rd District Communities, Supports Schools & Scouts
Letter to the Editor: Local Town Leaders Endorse Carney for State Rep., Citing His Institutional Knowledge, Trustworthiness & Consistent Support for 23rd District
To the Editor As small-town leaders, we depend on our legislature to help us do our jobs. State laws frequently impact our town governments and how we are able to conduct business within our borders. Our towns deserve a champion and, for the past 8 years, that champion has been Devin Carney. Devin Carney has consistently fought for small towns his entire legislative … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor: Local Town Leaders Endorse Carney for State Rep., Citing His Institutional Knowledge, Trustworthiness & Consistent Support for 23rd District
Letter to the Editor: Five Working Mothers Endorse State Rep. Carney for Re-election
To the Editor: As working mothers, we believe there is no question that our State Representative, Devin Carney, deserves re-election. He fights for the things we care about – including our economy, public safety, our local public education, and support for small businesses. These issues are vital to the future success of Connecticut and Lyme & Old Lyme. Without a … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor: Five Working Mothers Endorse State Rep. Carney for Re-election
Letter to the Editor: Vote No on $57.6M School Building Referendum, Our Children Deserve Better
To the Editor: Our children deserve better, and quite frankly, so do we. The Region 18 Board of Education (BOE) has voted to put forth a $57.55 million referendum, of which over $52 million will be used to address heating and cooling issues in four schools. The BOE “information” mailer neglected to mention the price tag and misleads residents into thinking most of the money … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor: Vote No on $57.6M School Building Referendum, Our Children Deserve Better
A Letter From The Editor: An Important Update
To Our Readers: I wanted to update you on what has been happening to LymeLine for the past few days. The site experienced a major catastrophe earlier this week and ultimately, it turned out the only way to recover was to build a new site. As many of you will know, this normally takes weeks and often months but my remarkable IT Director (aka my husband) has worked round … [Read more...] about A Letter From The Editor: An Important Update
Letter to the Editor: Too Many ‘Wants’ in Proposed Building Plan, Vote ‘Emphatically No’
To the Editor: As a prior member of the 2000 project Building Committee and having spent 20+ years designing and administering school projects in Connecticut, I can’t vote for this referendum. First, we spent $36 million on the four schools in 2000. Now add $57 million and we will have spent a total of $93 million on four buildings … or $23,250,000 on each building … or … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor: Too Many ‘Wants’ in Proposed Building Plan, Vote ‘Emphatically No’
Letter to the Editor: Lyme-Old Lyme Schools BOE Apparently Did Not Care What Residents Thought About Armed Guards, Will They Behave Same on Proposed $57.6 Million Building Plan? Will Residents Speak Up?
To the Editor: The Reticent Residents of this town have nothing to say about paying $57,555,000 for the planning, design, demolition, construction, and renovation of our public schools. Let me break the silence. That is a hell of a lot of money. We have 1362 children attending our schools. That comes out to about $42,000 per student, OK? Yet the people in our … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor: Lyme-Old Lyme Schools BOE Apparently Did Not Care What Residents Thought About Armed Guards, Will They Behave Same on Proposed $57.6 Million Building Plan? Will Residents Speak Up?
Letter to the Editor: Armed Guards in Lyme-Old Lyme Schools — More Questions
To the Editor: Does anyone, parents or voters, know yet how much more in taxes they will be forced to pay for the salaries and insurance coverage of armed guards in Region 18 schools? Region 18, OUR schools. If this is public knowledge, I cannot find anything. Nor can I find any information on whether the armed guards will also be present during after-school activities, … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor: Armed Guards in Lyme-Old Lyme Schools — More Questions
Letter to the Editor: Armed Security Guards in Lyme-Old Lyme Schools are Not the Solution to Gun Violence
To the Editor: This past Wednesday, the Board of Education voted 7-2 to place armed guards at District 18 schools. Though many board members expressed reservations, including to NBC News, it passed. I am submitting this letter as a child advocate and as a pediatric nurse practitioner withe certification and expertise in pediatric mental health. I am a parent and a … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor: Armed Security Guards in Lyme-Old Lyme Schools are Not the Solution to Gun Violence
Letter to the Editor: Old Lyme’s American Rescue Plan Committee Delivers Recommendations to OL BOS for Allocation of $2.1M ARPA Funds, ‘Dream Team’ Committee Acknowledged
To the Editor: I am writing to report that Old Lyme’s American Rescue Plan Committee (ARPC) has met its goal and delivered a set of recommendations to the Board of Selectmen (BOS) on the distribution of $2,162000 in funds awarded to the Town by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021. Note that we understand that these are only our recommendations and that the BOS will … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor: Old Lyme’s American Rescue Plan Committee Delivers Recommendations to OL BOS for Allocation of $2.1M ARPA Funds, ‘Dream Team’ Committee Acknowledged
Letter to the Editor: Keep the Vision of Public Access to Public Land Alive in Old Lyme
To the Editor: The Republican Party has a long history of protecting one of our nation’s most precious resources - the beauty of our natural environment. President Theodore Roosevelt, known as “The Conservation President”, established the United States Forest Service and during his administration preserved over 230 million acres of public land to be kept in its natural … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor: Keep the Vision of Public Access to Public Land Alive in Old Lyme
Letter to the Editor: Seeking Kittens, A Respectful Request to the Lyme-Old Lyme Community
To the Editor: We are on the lookout for two adoptable kittens. We hope to find a pair of orange tabby sisters, but we are flexible, assuming that they are, too. We lost Finn last year with an inoperable carcinoma diagnosis. We are grateful that our veterinarian was able to help all three of us get through Finn’s final few months. Finn was a rescue, and started life in the … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor: Seeking Kittens, A Respectful Request to the Lyme-Old Lyme Community
Letter to the Editor: An Open Letter to the Lyme, Old Lyme Boards of Selectmen:- Actions of Rogers Lake Authority Spark Concern, Anger
An Open Letter to the Select-persons of Lyme and Old Lyme: I am writing to make you aware of an immediate concern with the Rogers Lake Authority [RLA] and how they are handling recent events, especially the disrespect they showed to our community at the special Rogers Lake Authority meeting at the Old Lyme Town Hall on Tuesday, April 19th. To give you a brief history … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor: An Open Letter to the Lyme, Old Lyme Boards of Selectmen:- Actions of Rogers Lake Authority Spark Concern, Anger