Ever wonder how that Spotted Turtle you saw swimming under the ice survives the winter, or why that Snapping Turtle crawls across your backyard every June? Come learn about the impressive diversity of species that share our state, and the interesting ways they make their livings in our midst. Starting at 7 p.m. this evening at the Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center in … [Read more...] about Turtle Talk Tonight! RTP Estuary Center Hosts Presentation in Old Lyme
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Halls Road Improvements Committee Open House, June 15
Safe Grad Committee Hosts Cow Chip Raffle Today!
The Lyme-Old Lyme High School Safe Grad Committee is hosting a Cow Chip Raffle, Sunday, April 7, at Hamburg Fair Grounds. Proceeds from the event will benefit the graduation night celebrations for the Class of 2019 Buy your deed and on the day of the event squares will be assigned by a random drawing. There will be a huge bingo board created at the event so participants can … [Read more...] about Safe Grad Committee Hosts Cow Chip Raffle Today!
Lyme-Old Lyme Junior Women Sponsor Bingo Fundraiser Tonight for Lyme Ambulance Association
On Saturday, April 6, the Lyme-Old Lyme Junior Women's Club is sponsoring a Bingo Evening with cash and other valuable prizes galore at the Hamburg Fire House, 213 Hamburg Rd. in Lyme. All proceeds will benefit the Lyme Ambulance Association, which, apart from Lyme, is also the first responder to calls in the lower portion of East Haddam and provides Mutual Aid to both East … [Read more...] about Lyme-Old Lyme Junior Women Sponsor Bingo Fundraiser Tonight for Lyme Ambulance Association
See ‘Anything Goes’ Before it Goes! Today at 2 or 7pm
It’s Delightful, It’s Delicious ... it’s Anything Goes! Lyme-Old Lyme High School’s (LOLHS) spring musical Anything Goes opens tonight: Welcome Aboard! Anything Goes follows nightclub singer Reno Sweeney on her voyage from New York City to England aboard the ocean liner the S.S. American. Reno’s friend Billy Crocker, a stockbroker, has stowed away aboard the … [Read more...] about See ‘Anything Goes’ Before it Goes! Today at 2 or 7pm
Halls Rd. Improvement Committee Offers ‘Frequently Asked Questions’
We received the following Frequently Asked Questions from BJ Bernblum, the Halls Rd. Improvements Committee Chairman. He asked that we publish them since, in his words, "At the Old Lyme public meeting held on Dec. 6, 2018, and in emailed comments received by the Halls Road Improvements Committee afterwards, a number of questions were raised that need to be answered." … [Read more...] about Halls Rd. Improvement Committee Offers ‘Frequently Asked Questions’
Letter to the Editor: Pre-K for Some, But Not All
SEE COMMENT ADDED 1/27. According to the writer of the Comment, the Region 18 Board of Education has changed its proposed policy to include children born between Sept. 1 and Dec. 31 To the Editor: The LOL Board of Education has proposed to expand the current special-needs lottery pre-K program into one available to all children in the district. This is great news! … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor: Pre-K for Some, But Not All
Get Organized with Ellen Madere Tonight at Old Lyme Library
Keep those New Year's Resolutions and get organized! Join an informal, enlightening, and entertaining discussion with Ellen Madere at Old Lyme's Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library on Wednesday, jan. 23, at 6:30 p.m. She will answer your questions and give you room-by-room tips and tricks to stay ahead of the clutter. Madere is a contributor … [Read more...] about Get Organized with Ellen Madere Tonight at Old Lyme Library
Wildcats Overwhelm Bellringers 70-29, Continue Unbeaten Conference Run
Playing on their home court, Old Lyme crushed East Hampton Monday evening ultimately winning by 70-29. Coach Kirk Kaczor said by email, "The boys played their best game of the season." Aedan Using led the team with an extraordinary 21 points, 14 rebounds, five assists and four steals. Brady Sheffield added 11 points and, in Kaczor's word, "... did a fantastic … [Read more...] about Wildcats Overwhelm Bellringers 70-29, Continue Unbeaten Conference Run
Red Cross Offers Incentives to Blood Donors During January
The American Red Cross is offering a special incentive to increase blood and platelet donations in January, a historically challenging time. All donors who present at Red Cross blood drives in New England (Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Rhode Island) and New York will receive a $5 Dunkin’ Gift Card by email *. Also, all those who come to … [Read more...] about Red Cross Offers Incentives to Blood Donors During January
New Year’s Schedule for Lyme, Old Lyme Town Halls
Lyme Town Hall and Lyme Transfer Station will be closed Monday, Dec. 31, and Tuesday, Jan. 1, in observance of the New Year’s holiday. Old Lyme Town Hall will be closed on New Year’s Day (Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019.)Old Lyme Transfer Station will be closed on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.Lymes’ Senior Center has special holiday hours as … [Read more...] about New Year’s Schedule for Lyme, Old Lyme Town Halls
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See ‘Sculpture Dances’ at 2pm Today at Studio 80 During Old Lyme’s Midsummer Festival
Dance bursts forth in a free performance inspired by the beauty of Studio 80 + Sculpture Grounds, 80-1 Lyme Street, during the Old Lyme Midsummer Festival tomorrow! Dancers from GUSTO Dance, IMMIX Dance Project and Mystic Moves Dance Theatre come together from 2 to 3 p.m. to perform "Sculpture Dances." These wonderful dances celebrate the special magic of the sculptures, … [Read more...] about See ‘Sculpture Dances’ at 2pm Today at Studio 80 During Old Lyme’s Midsummer Festival
Greenho, Danes are Class S State Tennis Doubles Champions
Last Thursday, Lyme-Old Lyme High School senior Morgan Greenho and freshman George Danes won the CIAC Class S boys' tennis doubles championship at Yale. The pair, who were top seeds, defeated Patrick Markovics and Matthew Newfield of Morgan High School 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. Old Lyme has not won the Class S doubles championship since Dane Pfeiffer and David Neaton's success in … [Read more...] about Greenho, Danes are Class S State Tennis Doubles Champions
Happy Thanksgiving!
We wish a very happy Thanksgiving to all our readers, their families and friends -- we hope you all enjoy a wonderful day! … [Read more...] about Happy Thanksgiving!