OLD LYME -- Recordings of the Old Lyme Board of Selectmen meeting and the Old Lyme Board of Finance Budget Presentation, both held Monday, April 20, are now online at the links indicated. … [Read more...] about See, Hear Recording of Last Week’s Old Lyme BOS, BOF Meetings
State Offers Free Face Masks to Essential Small Businesses; Masks to be Distributed by Town Where Business Located
LYME-OLD LYME -- Updated 12:15pm Governor Lamont announced that his administration is partnering with the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA) and its affiliate CONNSTEP on an initiative to distribute free face coverings to eligible, essential small businesses with fewer than 50 employees. Eligible businesses include those defined as essential businesses by … [Read more...] about State Offers Free Face Masks to Essential Small Businesses; Masks to be Distributed by Town Where Business Located
Legal News You Can Use: I Filed For Workers’ Comp: Can I Get Fired?
If you suffer an injury on the job in Connecticut, the law protects you when you file a workers’ compensation claim. However, some employers may try to find ways around these anti-discriminatory laws. Your employer is not going to tell you they are terminating you because you filed a workers’ compensation claim. Most employers know it is illegal. Instead, an … [Read more...] about Legal News You Can Use: I Filed For Workers’ Comp: Can I Get Fired?
Senior Moments: Thoughts (all Positive) on Turning 91
Editor's Note: I first met John Guy LaPlante when we both worked at the now sadly departed 'Main Street News.' I was a beat reporter covering Westbrook and he was busy writing columns about his most recent adventure, which happened to have been going round the world! We went our separate ways after the newspaper closed but stayed in touch. He followed up that first amazing … [Read more...] about Senior Moments: Thoughts (all Positive) on Turning 91
Sun Shines on Supporters Cheering on Emergency Services Parade as it Winds Through Lyme, E. Haddam & Salem
LYME -- The sun shone brightly as the long parade of emergency vehicles, fire trucks and police cars wound their way through the streets and lanes of Lyme, East Haddam and Salem yesterday afternoon. Visit this link to view a wonderful video of the parade taken by Emily Gerber Bjornberg. People stood at various points cheerfully gathered in socially distanced groups to … [Read more...] about Sun Shines on Supporters Cheering on Emergency Services Parade as it Winds Through Lyme, E. Haddam & Salem
Death of Charles Frederick Dey, Formerly of Lyme, CT, Announced; Head of Choate-Rosemary 1973-1991, Winner of Numerous Awards
These are extracts from Mr. Dey's full obituary, which was published in the Hartford Courant at this link. On April 16, 2020, Charles Frederick Dey died peacefully at home in Walpole, NH, at the age of 89. Charley, or "Doc," to his Dartmouth friends, wanted to be remembered first and foremost as an educator who worked to bring about positive change. During his 60 years as a … [Read more...] about Death of Charles Frederick Dey, Formerly of Lyme, CT, Announced; Head of Choate-Rosemary 1973-1991, Winner of Numerous Awards
Despite Wet Weather, Rousing Parade of Old Lyme Firefighters, Police, and Emergency Services Lifts Community Spirit
OLD LYME -- It may have been a damp afternoon but spirits were still high as Old Lyme's Police, Fire and Emergency Service vehicles formed into a parade at Lyme-Old Lyme High School and then wound a route through the town. As one reader wrote, "The sound was deafening," and another sent us a video to prove just how noisy (in a good way!) it all was. Horns were blaring, … [Read more...] about Despite Wet Weather, Rousing Parade of Old Lyme Firefighters, Police, and Emergency Services Lifts Community Spirit
Meeting in Old Lyme to Discuss SustainabilityCT Action Plan, New Volunteers Welcome
OLD LYME -- For the second year in succession, Old Lyme is applying to the SustainabilityCT program, which provides guidance and resources to towns and cities in the state to help them improve living, working and enjoying their home towns. SustainabilityCT is now partnering with the Old Lyme Conservation Commission and today, Saturday, April 25, there will be an initial … [Read more...] about Meeting in Old Lyme to Discuss SustainabilityCT Action Plan, New Volunteers Welcome
Ledge Light Data Released Friday Reports 13 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in Old Lyme, One in Lyme
LYME & OLD LYME -- In a report issued yesterday evening, Ledge Light Health District (LLHD) recorded 13 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Old Lyme residents as at noon Friday, April 24. These cases comprise nine females and four males. There has also been one fatality in Old Lyme. Ledge Light Health District does not release details of individual cases in terms of age … [Read more...] about Ledge Light Data Released Friday Reports 13 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in Old Lyme, One in Lyme
Tri-Town (Lyme, Salem & E. Haddam) Parade of Emergency Vehicles, First Responders Takes Place Today
LYME -- A community parade of emergency vehicles and First Responders will be held Saturday, April 25, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. following a heart-shaped route through Lyme, Salem, and East Haddam neighborhoods. Hospital workers, EMS, Fire Department, law enforcement, US Armed Forces, Emergency Management, and 911 Dispatchers will all be participating. Their message is " All of us … [Read more...] about Tri-Town (Lyme, Salem & E. Haddam) Parade of Emergency Vehicles, First Responders Takes Place Today
Old Lyme Public Safety Departments, LYSB Host Vehicle Parade Through Town This Afternoon
OLD LYME -- 1:30pm: UPDATED WITH PARADE ROUTE -- The Old Lyme Police Department in collaboration with the Old Lyme Fire Department, Old Lyme Emergency Medical Services, the Resident State Trooper and Lymes' Youth Service Bureau (LYSB) would like to thank community members for all the support and appreciation they have shown during these difficult times. To show their thanks, … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Public Safety Departments, LYSB Host Vehicle Parade Through Town This Afternoon
‘Birds & Bees’ Opens Online at Lyme Art Association
OLD LYME -- The Lyme Art Association (LAA) presents a new exhibition titled, “Birds & Bees," which opens online at LymeArtAssociation.org today and runs through June 12. The exhibition cannot be presented as a live exhibition due to Gov. Lamont's restrictions on gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The show is a colorful celebration of spring featuring uplifting … [Read more...] about ‘Birds & Bees’ Opens Online at Lyme Art Association
Talking Transportation: What is Connecticut’s Transportation Future Post-COVID?
When it comes to transportation, Joe McGee is often the smartest guy in the room. If I want a vision of our state’s mobility future, he’s the first man I turn to. McGee served as then Gov. Lowell Weicker’s Commissioner of Economic Development. For years I worked with him on the Connecticut Metro-North Rail Commuter Council. And until recently he was the Fairfield Business … [Read more...] about Talking Transportation: What is Connecticut’s Transportation Future Post-COVID?
A la Carte: Asparagus & Tomato Frittata Tempts the (Locked-Down) Tastebuds
Since this shelter-in-place began in March, I have been frantic about getting tested. I knew it might not do much good, but without being tested, there was no yardstick to find out how many people might be sick. Our illustrious president, at the beginning of his press briefings, said anyone who wanted to be tested would be. Of course, he was lying. But a couple of weeks ago, … [Read more...] about A la Carte: Asparagus & Tomato Frittata Tempts the (Locked-Down) Tastebuds
Happy Earth Day! Old Lyme Open Space Co-Chair Suggests, “Go Outdoors, Reflect On Everything We Have”
OLD LYME -- Fifty years ago on April 22, 1970, Denis Hayes, a Harvard graduate student and Sen. Gaylord Nelson (D-WI), joined by Rep. Pete McCloskey (R-CA), organized the first Earth Day. "They were there with raised hands," said Amanda Blair, Co-Chair of the Old Lyme Open Space Commission, adding sadly, "We're here with hands in prayer." She continued in a phone interview … [Read more...] about Happy Earth Day! Old Lyme Open Space Co-Chair Suggests, “Go Outdoors, Reflect On Everything We Have”