There was significant discussion at the Old Lyme Selectmen's meeting last Monday, July 11, regarding the meeting the previous week on July 7 in Old Lyme, which First Selectwoman Bonnie Reemsnyder had attended along with Connecticut Commissioner of Transport James Redeker; State Senator Paul Formica; State Rep. Devin Carney; Pamela Sucato, DOT; Rob Haramut, RiverCOG; Greg … [Read more...] about No Motion at OL Board of Selectmen to Express Formal Opposition to Train Route
“Celebrating Lyme’s Beauty” on View at LAA Through Aug. 26
The 4th Annual “Celebrating Lyme’s Beauty” exhibition, sponsored by the Lyme Land Conservation Trust and the Lyme Art Association (LAA), will be shown in the Goodman Gallery of the LAA. On view will be landscapes created in June 2016 during the “Celebrating Lyme’s Beauty” Paint-Out. The Paint-Out event continues the en plein air tradition established by the early American … [Read more...] about “Celebrating Lyme’s Beauty” on View at LAA Through Aug. 26
State Senate Candidate Norm Needleman is First to Reach Fundraising Goal
LYME -- Democratic State Senate candidate Norm Needleman, who is running in the 33rd District, announced today that his campaign has reached the fundraising requirements needed to qualify for public financing in compliance with the Citizens’ Election Program. Needleman is the first to qualify for such financing in the 33rd District race. “Since I began this campaign I have … [Read more...] about State Senate Candidate Norm Needleman is First to Reach Fundraising Goal
All Three Items Approved at Old Lyme Special Town Meeting; Sound View Construction to Start Later This Year
More than 200 people crammed into the Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School auditorium Monday evening for the Old Lyme Special Town Meeting called by the board of selectmen to consider three agenda items. Under presiding moderator Attorney Marylin C. Clarke, all three were subsequently passed on voice votes, but not without leaving some residents questioning the result of the first … [Read more...] about All Three Items Approved at Old Lyme Special Town Meeting; Sound View Construction to Start Later This Year
Legal News You Can Use: Workers’ Compensation: How it Works
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Rte. 156 Bikeway/Sound View Improvements Proposal: The Case For and The Case Against
At tonight's Special Town Meeting, residents will vote on whether to approve $877,000 for the construction cost of State Project #104-172: Rte. 156 Bikeway/Sound View Improvements Project. The board of selectmen anticipates the actual project cost may be as low as $812,000. A federal grant being administered by the State Department of Transportation will cover 80 percent of … [Read more...] about Rte. 156 Bikeway/Sound View Improvements Proposal: The Case For and The Case Against
Three Items on Tonight’s Old Lyme Special Town Meeting Agenda
The Old Lyme Board of Selectmen have announced that a Special Town Meeting will be held on Monday, July 18, at 7:30 p.m. in the Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School auditorium to consider and act upon the following three items: Agenda Item #1 To authorize approval for the construction cost of State Project #104-172: Rte. 156 Bikeway/Sound View Improvements Project in the amount … [Read more...] about Three Items on Tonight’s Old Lyme Special Town Meeting Agenda
“SummerSong” Celebrates 19th and 20th Century Music at Christ The King in Free Concert, Today
“SummerSong,” a shared vocal recital taking place at Christ the King Church at 4 p.m. this afternoon, will feature two accomplished singers in a varied program of song ranging from 19th century German lieder to 20th century American art songs, hymns, and operetta. Cooper Joseph Kendall, a member of the Lyme-Old Lyme High School Class of 2014 and now a student at Boston’s New … [Read more...] about “SummerSong” Celebrates 19th and 20th Century Music at Christ The King in Free Concert, Today
Cappella Cantorum Presents Annual Men’s Chorus Concert in Centerbrook, Today
OLD SAYBROOK -- Cappella Cantorum Men’s Chorus presents its annual concert at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Centerbrook on Sunday, July 17, at 4 p.m. The music will include “For the Beauty of the Earth,” “Rutter,” “Lullaby of Broadway,” “Men of Harlech,” “Ride the Chariot,” “Va Pensiero” and “When the Saints Go Marching In,” as well as barbershop favorites. Tickets for … [Read more...] about Cappella Cantorum Presents Annual Men’s Chorus Concert in Centerbrook, Today
Last Chance to See ‘Noises Off!’ at ‘The Kate’ Performed by Saybrook Stage Today
It has been said that “once is not enough” to catch all of the jokes and sight gags in Frayn’s hilarious farce Noises Off! The play opens with a bewildered road company flailing through the dress rehearsal of a flop called “Nothing On” – a silly romantic comedy scheduled to open the next night in a small suburban town. The second act of the play ingeniously presents a … [Read more...] about Last Chance to See ‘Noises Off!’ at ‘The Kate’ Performed by Saybrook Stage Today
Acclaimed Local Contemporary Artist Judy Friday Opens Gallery in Old Lyme
One of the area’s best known contemporary artists has opened her own gallery in Old Lyme. Judy Friday Gallery, full of Friday’s paintings, photography, weavings and sculptures, can be found at 10 Lyme Street. Friday, a resident of Old Saybrook, explains that she opened the new gallery for a number of reasons, noting, “The first is that the space is so perfect for a gallery … [Read more...] about Acclaimed Local Contemporary Artist Judy Friday Opens Gallery in Old Lyme
Enjoy ‘An Evening of Broadway’ in Old Lyme Tonight; Benefits Old Lyme Democrats
The Old Lyme Democratic Committee is sponsoring An Evening of Broadway this Saturday, July 16, in the Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School auditorium at 7 p.m. The event will showcase an evening of music and song performed by recent graduates of New York City's Circle in the Square Theater School -- a two year musical theatre program -- followed by a dessert hour. The actors are … [Read more...] about Enjoy ‘An Evening of Broadway’ in Old Lyme Tonight; Benefits Old Lyme Democrats
‘Touching Water’ Exhibit by Roxanne Steed on View at Old Lyme Library Through August
The Old Lyme-Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library is currently hosting a new exhibition titled Touching Water featuring artwork by Roxanne Steed. Steed has lived in some of the most beautiful towns on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts as well as traveled to Hawaii, Singapore, Italy, France, England and Ireland. Always in pursuit of new challenges, her works explore the local … [Read more...] about ‘Touching Water’ Exhibit by Roxanne Steed on View at Old Lyme Library Through August
State Troubadour Performs at Lyme Library This Evening
Friends of the Lyme Public Library will sponsor a concert presented by Connecticut State Troubadour, Kate Callahan, this evening, Friday, July 15, at 6 p.m., at the Lyme Public Library at 482 Hamburg Rd./Rte. 156, Lyme. The concert will be outdoors on the lawn area near library patio. Attendees are encouraged to bring chairs and blankets. This is a family program and all … [Read more...] about State Troubadour Performs at Lyme Library This Evening
Blumenthal Presses Amtrak VP to Ditch Any Plans to Build High Speed Train Route Through SE Connecticut, Mentioning Specifically Old Lyme
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) pressed Amtrak Vice President Stephen Gardner to ditch any plans to build a route through Southeastern Connecticut, such as Old Lyme, at a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation subcommittee hearing yesterday afternoon. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has started a massive, multi-million dollar undertaking … [Read more...] about Blumenthal Presses Amtrak VP to Ditch Any Plans to Build High Speed Train Route Through SE Connecticut, Mentioning Specifically Old Lyme