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A Tool Kit for Parents: Cannabis Legalization and Marijuana’s Impact on Our Youth

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LYME/OLD LYME -- Cannabis is now legal for adult use in Connecticut and retail sales officially began in January. How do we support our children and parents through this change and what it means moving forward?    Learning more about today’s marijuana, its impact on our youth, and the new law is a great way to start. Over the next few months, the Lyme-Old … [Read more...] about A Tool Kit for Parents: Cannabis Legalization and Marijuana’s Impact on Our Youth

Seven Non-Profits to Launch Center for Housing Equity & Opportunity (CHEO) in Eastern CT

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Goal of CHEO is to Expand Equitable Access to Housing  NEW LONDON, CT – A new Center for Housing Equity & Opportunity (CHEO) in Eastern CT will officially launch on March 16, 2023, to facilitate a coordinated, regional response to address housing affordability in Eastern Connecticut including throughout New London, Windham, and  part of Tolland … [Read more...] about Seven Non-Profits to Launch Center for Housing Equity & Opportunity (CHEO) in Eastern CT

Death Announced of Andrew L. “Drew” Montanaro Jr., Former Manager of Cherrystones, Ocean Spray Café in Old Lyme

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OLD LYME -- Andrew L. "Drew" Montanaro Jr., 75, of Old Lyme, and Highland Beach, Fla., loving husband of Janice (Litke) Montanaro for 53 years, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, at his home in Florida ...Formerly of Wethersfield, Drew managed a number of restaurants and bars in Connecticut, including the infamous Cherrystones Restaurant and Ocean Spray Café in Old … [Read more...] about Death Announced of Andrew L. “Drew” Montanaro Jr., Former Manager of Cherrystones, Ocean Spray Café in Old Lyme

Op-Ed: Give Some ‘Power to the Palette,” Old Lyme Zoning Should Approve Proposed Arts Overlay District

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Editor's Note: This op-ed was submitted by Old Lyme residents Christina J. and Thomas D. Gotowka. We are writing to express our strong support for the arts overlay district on Lyme Street that has been proposed by the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts; and which would amend Old Lyme’s zoning regulations and create “a more flexible arts and social district or districts”. Note that … [Read more...] about Op-Ed: Give Some ‘Power to the Palette,” Old Lyme Zoning Should Approve Proposed Arts Overlay District

Lyme-Old Lyme Girls Indoor Track & Field are 2023 Shoreline Conference Champions!

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NEW HAVEN -- On Friday, the Lyme-Old Lyme Girls Indoor Track & Field team pulled off a spectacular result finishing in the top spot in the Shoreline Conference Championship held at the Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven. The official results have not yet been posted but a selection of the unofficial girls' and boys' results includes the following: Boys 4x800 … [Read more...] about Lyme-Old Lyme Girls Indoor Track & Field are 2023 Shoreline Conference Champions!

Letter to the Editor: Support the Academy, Approve the New Overlay Zone, Reject the Hysteria

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To the Editor: Regarding the application by Lyme Art Academy for a new planning overlay zone, the loss will come if the art academy is not allowed to make the necessary changes now before the zoning commission. If these changes are not granted and the academy is forced not to exist, then the character of the town will change. This change will result when the property is … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor: Support the Academy, Approve the New Overlay Zone, Reject the Hysteria

Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Appoints Wendy Bury as Managing Director

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OLD LYME -- The Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Board of Trustees has announced the appointment of Wendy Bury as Managing Director. Bury will begin transitioning to her new role on March 1, and will be fully integrated into the Academy’s administration by June.  In her new role as Managing Director, Bury will be responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the Academy, as … [Read more...] about Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Appoints Wendy Bury as Managing Director

‘Essex Ed’ Honors Lyme-Old Lyme/Valley Regional Football Team

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ESSEX, CT -- The Essex Ed Parade was held last Sunday. Pots and pans, spoons, whistles and trumpets 'played' by parade-goers, many in festive groundhog gear, celebrated the larger-than-life-groundhog making his annual pilgrimage from Essex Boatworks on Ferry Street and up Main Street.As always, Ed’s costume was a secret until his parade appearance. Each year a community … [Read more...] about ‘Essex Ed’ Honors Lyme-Old Lyme/Valley Regional Football Team

Death Announced of Marion Doris Pidcock King, “Doris”, of Old Lyme; Mother of JoAnn Wright & Andrew King of OL

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OLD LYME -- Marion Doris Pidcock King “Doris” of Old Lyme passed away peacefully at her son’s home Jan. 25, 2023 ... Doris grew up in Madisonville, Ky., which is where she met the love of her life, George Franklin King of Old Lyme. George was a professional baseball player. They married Nov. 29, 1946, moving to Old Lyme permanently in 1953, where George’s family had lived … [Read more...] about Death Announced of Marion Doris Pidcock King, “Doris”, of Old Lyme; Mother of JoAnn Wright & Andrew King of OL

Death Announced of Geraldine “Gerry” U. Foster, Formerly of Old Lyme; Celebration of Life in Old Saybrook, Jan. 29

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Geraldine U. Foster, age 80, of North Branford, beloved wife of Johnnie D. Johnson, died January 18, 2023 at her residence. Mrs. Foster was born on May 25, 1942 in Wilkinsburg, PA the daughter of Adolph and Julia Bartolomucci ... She started her pharmaceutical career with Schering-Plough then retiring from Merck Pharmaceutical as a Senior Vice President of Public and … [Read more...] about Death Announced of Geraldine “Gerry” U. Foster, Formerly of Old Lyme; Celebration of Life in Old Saybrook, Jan. 29

Legal News You Can Use: Safety Tips for Winter Driving

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Editor's Note: This is a Sponsored Post by Suisman Shapiro Attorneys-at-Law. Driving during winter months is inherently more dangerous than driving in other seasons because the road conditions can make an accident more likely. Some of this is also out of the control of motorists, who may have no choice but to drive in suboptimal conditions when they have to go to work or … [Read more...] about Legal News You Can Use: Safety Tips for Winter Driving

Twining Responds to Receiving Old Lyme’s 2022 ‘Citizen of the Year’ Honor

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OLD LYME -- On Monday evening at the Annual Town Meeting, Edie Twining was named Old Lyme's 2022 'Citizen of the Year.' We asked her how she felt about receiving the honor and she sent us this response: "I was quite surprised to be given this award and I appreciate the recognition. Like many others in the town I am involved in several volunteer positions. If I join an … [Read more...] about Twining Responds to Receiving Old Lyme’s 2022 ‘Citizen of the Year’ Honor

Death Announced of David L. “Leonard” Lieberman Jr. Ph.D., of Lyme; Very Active Member of Lyme Congregational Church

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LYME -- Dr. David L. Lieberman Jr. Ph.D., better known as Leonard, 93, of Lyme, went home to be with the Lord Jan. 19, 2023, with his loving wife, Paula, at his bedside. He was born in November 1929, in Brooklyn, N.Y., ...He taught high school science at Nathan Hale High School in East Haddam, before becoming assistant principal at Valley Regional High School in Deep … [Read more...] about Death Announced of David L. “Leonard” Lieberman Jr. Ph.D., of Lyme; Very Active Member of Lyme Congregational Church

Lyme Ambulance Training Sees Life Star Helicopter Land by Hamburg Rd.

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LYME -- On Monday evening, members of Lyme Ambulance  and Lyme Fire Company turned out to train with a Life Star crew. The training exercise included the Life Star helicopter landing in a field at Tiffany Farm on Hamburg Rd., which is one of the specified landing zones in Lyme. The fire and ambulance service members that participated in the exercise described it as, "A great … [Read more...] about Lyme Ambulance Training Sees Life Star Helicopter Land by Hamburg Rd.