Old Lyme Town Clerk Eileen Coffee and Assistant Town Clerk Vicki Urbowicz presided over a lottery yesterday morning in the second floor Conference Room of Memorial Town Hall on Lyme St. to determine the horizontal order of candidates' names for any office with a number of openings in the Nov. 3 municipal election. Old Lyme Registrars Sylvia Peterson (D) and Don Tapper (R) … [Read more...] about Lottery Places Old Lyme Candidates in Order on Nov. 3 Ballot
Old Lyme Registrars Hold Lottery Today to Determine Order of Candidate’s Names on Election Ballot
The Old Lyme Registrars of Voters have announced they will hold a lottery to determine the horizontal order of candidates' names for any office with a number of openings in the Nov. 3 municipal election. The names will then appear in the order drawn within the appropriate row on the election ballot. Candidates' names will be drawn at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, in the second … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Registrars Hold Lottery Today to Determine Order of Candidate’s Names on Election Ballot
Special Town Meeting Scheduled in Old Lyme Tonight; Approval of Dollars for Dredging, Heating System on Agenda
The Old Lyme Board of Selectmen will host a Special Town Meeting this evening at 7:30 p.m. in the Meeting Hall of the Old Lyme Town Hall at 52 Lyme St., Old Lyme, Connecticut. Items on the agenda at this point, which are scheduled to be first discussed and then voted on by residents, are as follows: To authorize the expenditure of $1,614,074.00 for the Black Hall River … [Read more...] about Special Town Meeting Scheduled in Old Lyme Tonight; Approval of Dollars for Dredging, Heating System on Agenda
Owner of Katharine Hepburn Estate in Fenwick Buys Old Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse
Frank Sciame will soon be the new owner of the Old Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse following an online auction to purchase the lighthouse from the United States Coast Guard. The auction began on July 15, 2015 at 9 a.m. An opening bid of $10,000 was made on Aug. 5, and seven bidders participated in the auction which ended Sept. 1, with Sciame’s high bid of $290,000. This is … [Read more...] about Owner of Katharine Hepburn Estate in Fenwick Buys Old Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse
Pirate Author Wick Griswold at The Bowerbird This Morning
Wick Griswold, author of Connecticut Pirates and Privateers will be at The Bowerbird on Halls Rd. in Old Lyme this morning from 10:30 a.m. until noon. An appropriately dressed Wick will be meeting visitors to the store and available to autograph copies of his new book. … [Read more...] about Pirate Author Wick Griswold at The Bowerbird This Morning
Letter to the Editor: Old Lyme Rowing Association/Blood Street Sculls Celebrates Success of Inclusive Program
To the Editor: As the summer programs at Old Lyme Rowing Association/Blood Street Sculls wind to a close, it is important to celebrate how fortunate we are to have an inclusive, successful program. 158 kids ranging in age from 11-17 enjoyed learning to row, refining their skills and racing locally. The adult programs welcomed over 80 adults ranging in age from 18-75. … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor: Old Lyme Rowing Association/Blood Street Sculls Celebrates Success of Inclusive Program
Last of the (Eightmile River) Dams to be Removed
The only remaining dam on the East Branch of the Eightmile River will come down as part of a river restoration project led by The Nature Conservancy and American Rivers. Construction activities will remove the nearly 80-year-old Ed Bills Pond Dam and restore a natural river channel. The restored site will be ready for the return of migratory fish next spring. The project … [Read more...] about Last of the (Eightmile River) Dams to be Removed
Lyme-Old Lyme VFW Helps Veterans, Their Families in Need
The Lyme-Old Lyme (LOL) Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1467 has provided significant monetary help in the form of temporary services assistance to no less than 16 local veterans and family members in the last two years. For example, it has paid for tuition, room renovations, forward and back-on heating fuel bills, helped replace a heating boiler, provided grocery gift … [Read more...] about Lyme-Old Lyme VFW Helps Veterans, Their Families in Need
Old Lyme Assessor Announces 2015 Assessment Filing Deadlines
The Old Lyme Assessor Walter Kent has announced that the Assessment Date of Taxable Property in the Town of Old Lyme is Oct. 1. It is no longer necessary for persons liable for taxes of real estate and automobiles registered with Connecticut Motor Vehicles Department to file Tax Lists with the Assessor annually as covered under Section 12-42 of the General Statutes. Owners … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Assessor Announces 2015 Assessment Filing Deadlines
Acclaimed Nature Photographer Slonina to Speak at CT Valley Camera Club Tonight
John Slonina, an award-winning professional nature photographer, tour leader and writer devoted to the conservation of wild places and wild things, will be the guest speaker at the Connecticut Valley Camera Club's monthly meeting on Monday, Aug. 31, at 7 p.m. All are welcome at the meeting, which will be held in the lower level of the Deep River Library, 150 Main St., Deep … [Read more...] about Acclaimed Nature Photographer Slonina to Speak at CT Valley Camera Club Tonight
State Awards Old Lyme $2.05 Million to Rehab Rye Field Manor
On Wednesday, Aug. 26, the Department of Housing (DOH) announced that approximately $2.05 million will be awarded to the Town of Old Lyme in the form of a grant, and will be used to rehabilitate Rye Field Manor. Rye Field Manor, which is located on Boston Post Rd., is a 39-unit development consisting of 13 buildings, plus a community building and is home to affordable … [Read more...] about State Awards Old Lyme $2.05 Million to Rehab Rye Field Manor
Op-Ed: We Can All Help Protect Long Island Sound
Water quality begins at the point of discharge, not in relocation of bottom materials from one location to another. It is a very important distinction to make when talking about one of Connecticut’s most precious assets, Long Island Sound. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently released a draft Dredged Material Management Plan. Digging up the material at the bottom of … [Read more...] about Op-Ed: We Can All Help Protect Long Island Sound
Old Lyme’s Allyson McCarthy Earns Prestigious ‘Silver Wings’ at Univ. of Maryland ROTC
Cadet Allyson McCarthy, an Old Lyme native and Lyme-Old Lyme High School alumnus (Class of 2013), graduated from the US Army’s prestigious Airborne School on Aug. 23. Currently a Cadet with the University of Maryland Army ROTC Battalion, Cadet McCarthy completed five parachute jumps under demanding conditions to earn the coveted “Silver Wings” parachutist badge. She is … [Read more...] about Old Lyme’s Allyson McCarthy Earns Prestigious ‘Silver Wings’ at Univ. of Maryland ROTC
Lyme Garden Club Hosts Dedication Ceremony Today for Town Campus Gardens
Lyme Garden Club will host a celebration to dedicate the gardens at the new Lyme Town Campus Center this Sunday, Aug. 30, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Library. All are welcome to attend the dedication ceremony at which members of the Garden Club will provide refreshments. The event will honor those individuals and groups who donated financially to the project as well as to those … [Read more...] about Lyme Garden Club Hosts Dedication Ceremony Today for Town Campus Gardens
Talking Transportation: The Fairest (and Least Popular) Way To Pay for Roads
Back in April, I wrote about the challenge we face to pay for Gov. Malloy’s $100 billion transportation plan. And I expressed sympathy for his bipartisan, blue-ribbon panel tasked with coming up with funding alternatives, the Transportation Finance Panel. To be honest, I think that panel may be on a fool’s errand. They’re trying to pay for a wish list of projects not of … [Read more...] about Talking Transportation: The Fairest (and Least Popular) Way To Pay for Roads