I get excited when I see old recipes in my computer and haven’t made in decades. Friends asked if I could make dessert for 12. I wanted it to be yummy and attractive and decided on a flan, or custard. I’d made it often as a dish but not in years. When you take it out of the oven and turn it onto a slightly oval plate, the caramel waves over and stays that way for … [Read more...] about A la Carte: This Five-Way Chili is All The Way From Cincinnati!
Feb. 23 COVID Update: No New Cases in Lyme, Old Lyme for Second Day in Row; Cumulative Case Totals Hold Respectively at 253, 1025
LYME-OLD LYME — The Daily Data Report issued Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022, around 4 p.m. by the Connecticut Department of Health(CT DPH) shows no new, confirmed COVID-19 cases in either Lyme or Old Lyme. This means the cumulative case total for Old Lyme holds at 1025 while the equivalent number in Lyme stays at 253. This is the second day in succession when no new cases have … [Read more...] about Feb. 23 COVID Update: No New Cases in Lyme, Old Lyme for Second Day in Row; Cumulative Case Totals Hold Respectively at 253, 1025
Feb. 22 COVID Update: No New Cases in Lyme, Old Lyme; Cumulative Case Totals Hold Respectively at 253, 1025
LYME-OLD LYME — The Daily Data Report issued Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, around 4 p.m. by the Connecticut Department of Health(CT DPH) shows no new, confirmed COVID-19 cases in either Lyme or Old Lyme. This means the cumulative case total for Old Lyme holds at 1025 while the equivalent number in Lyme stays at 253. According to our records, this is the first time since Thursday, … [Read more...] about Feb. 22 COVID Update: No New Cases in Lyme, Old Lyme; Cumulative Case Totals Hold Respectively at 253, 1025
Duck River Garden Club Presents Talk on Sustainable Gardening, This Evening
OLD LYME -- On Wednesday, Feb. 23, Duck River Garden Club (DRGC) hosts Nancy Ballek to present a talk titled, "10 Months of Blooms Through Sustainable Gardening." The format for the meeting, which will be held at Old Lyme Town Hall, will be as follows: 6:30 p.m. Social 7 p.m. Program 8 p.m. Business meeting for members This free DRGC program is open to the public. All … [Read more...] about Duck River Garden Club Presents Talk on Sustainable Gardening, This Evening
SECWAC Hosts Zoom Presentation on Challenges Facing Asylum Interviewees, Tonight
On Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 6 p.m., the Southeast Connecticut World Affairs Council (SECWAC) hosts Professor Karolin Machtans, who will give a presentation titled, "The Representation of Asylum Interviews in Contemporary Literature and Film of Refuge.” Machtans is Associate Professor of German Studies, Chair of the Department of German at Connecticut College. Due to … [Read more...] about SECWAC Hosts Zoom Presentation on Challenges Facing Asylum Interviewees, Tonight
Death Announced of Carlene Desautels Landry of Old Lyme
OLD LYME -- Carlene Desautels Landry of Old Lyme passed away Jan. 28, 2022, at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in New London with family by her side. Carlene was born Oct. 16, 1946, in Putnam ... In 1967 she married Thomas Landry, also of Putnam, and in 1970 they moved to Old Lyme with their daughter Lauren. While living in Old Lyme they had two additional children Brian and … [Read more...] about Death Announced of Carlene Desautels Landry of Old Lyme
‘Estuary’ Magazine of Old Lyme Celebrates Second Anniversary with Spring 2022 Edition
OLD LYME -- Estuary Magazine, Life of the Connecticut River, founded in 2020 by Estuary Ventures of Old Lyme, Conn., celebrates its second anniversary with the publication of its Spring 2022 issue available by subscription or at select retail venues the first week of March. Estuary is a unique publication and the only magazine dedicated to the watershed of the Connecticut … [Read more...] about ‘Estuary’ Magazine of Old Lyme Celebrates Second Anniversary with Spring 2022 Edition
Happy ‘Twosday!’
LYME/OLD LYME -- Have you realized what the date is today? It's been described as the 'date of the decade' ... it's a palindrome ... and it's ubiquitous (in the sense it's the same regardless of whether you write it in the month/day/year form or the format used by most of the rest of the world of day/month/year.) It's 2/2/22 -- and it's a Tuesday -- hence its new name of … [Read more...] about Happy ‘Twosday!’
Basketball Update: Old Lyme Girls Fall to Valley in Shoreline Quarters, Move Onto States
OLD LYME -- Playing without their top-scoring player Meg Loflin, the Old Lyme girls were defeated 59-25 by Valley Regional in the Shoreline Conference quarter-final, which took place on Saturday. After the game, Coach Don Bugbee said, “We were short-handed and overmatched on this day by a very good Valley Regional team" He added, "The girls played hard … [Read more...] about Basketball Update: Old Lyme Girls Fall to Valley in Shoreline Quarters, Move Onto States
Feb. 21 COVID Update: Four New Cases in Old Lyme Take Cumulative Case Total to 1025, Lyme Holds at 253
LYME-OLD LYME — The Daily Data Report issued Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, around 4 p.m. by the Connecticut Department of Health(CT DPH) shows four new, confirmed COVID-19 cases in Old Lyme. This increases the cumulative case total for the Town from 1021 on Feb. 16, to 1025. No new cases were reported in Lyme keeping the cumulative total of cases there at 253. The next Daily … [Read more...] about Feb. 21 COVID Update: Four New Cases in Old Lyme Take Cumulative Case Total to 1025, Lyme Holds at 253
Op-Ed: Eliminating Mask Requirement in Lyme-Old Lyme Schools is Premature, Shortsighted
Compared to the peak of the Omicron surge three weeks ago, case numbers are decreasing -- both locally and nationally. Compared to where we were before Omicron -- from summer through Thanksgiving -- case numbers are still high. With that said, we are seeing fewer people getting COVID, and that positive trend is likely to continue. The period of the pandemic where masks … [Read more...] about Op-Ed: Eliminating Mask Requirement in Lyme-Old Lyme Schools is Premature, Shortsighted
Feb. 18 COVID Update: Five New Cases in Old Lyme Take Cumulative Case Total to 1021, One New Case in Lyme Takes Town Total to 253
LYME-OLD LYME — The Daily Data Report issued Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, around 4 p.m. by the Connecticut Department of Health(CT DPH) shows five new, confirmed COVID-19 cases in Old Lyme. This increases the cumulative case total for the Town from 1016 on Feb. 16, to 1021. One new case was also reported in Lyme raising the cumulative total of cases there from 252 on Feb. 16, to … [Read more...] about Feb. 18 COVID Update: Five New Cases in Old Lyme Take Cumulative Case Total to 1021, One New Case in Lyme Takes Town Total to 253
This Afternoon, PARJE Hosts Free Event at LAA in Old Lyme with Aim of Promoting Racial Justice, A Few Spots Still Open
OLD LYME -- On Sunday, Feb. 20, Public Art for Racial Justice Education (PARJE) hosts Change Can't Wait: Female Athletes in the Struggle for Racial Justice, which will include A Conversation with Morgan Tuck of the Connecticut Sun. The event will be held at the Lyme Art Association and start at 3 p.m. It will also include live music and a kid's art activity. It is … [Read more...] about This Afternoon, PARJE Hosts Free Event at LAA in Old Lyme with Aim of Promoting Racial Justice, A Few Spots Still Open
This Afternoon, Essex Winter Series Presents Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks
ESSEX, CT – The 2022 Essex Winter Series (EWS) season continues this coming Sunday, Feb. 20, with a toe-tapping, hand-clapping, feel-like-dancing concert featuring Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks, fresh from New York to the stage at Valley Regional High School in Deep River, Conn. The program for this event – the annual Stu Ingersoll Jazz Concert – will explore the music … [Read more...] about This Afternoon, Essex Winter Series Presents Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks
Basketball Update: Old Lyme Girls Crush Portland, Fall to Valley in Shoreline Quarter-Final
LYME/OLD LYME -- 2/20 UPDATE: The sixth-seeded Old Lyme girls were defeated 59-25 by third-seeded Valley Regional in Saturday's Shoreline Conference quarter-final. Old Lyme (13-8).On Thursday evening, Feb 17, the Old Lyme girls, playing away, ended their regular season with a convincing 52-37 victory over Portland. With a 13-7 record, Old Lyme now advance to the Shoreline … [Read more...] about Basketball Update: Old Lyme Girls Crush Portland, Fall to Valley in Shoreline Quarter-Final