OLD LYME – Despite posted “No Trespassing” signs and a heated debate about the complex history and jurisdiction over town-owned open space that was formerly used as a boat launch along the Black Hall River, the head of the Harbor Management Commission said Tuesday that residents should feel free to...
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To the Editor: The likely prospect for town public access to the Black Hall River is undeniable. A low-key approach to both water access — human-powered craft (i.e. canoes and kayaks) — and nature watching would enable enjoyment and education for all. Thoughtfully-measured steps relating to parking, and minimizing the...
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...“romantic environments full of floral silk, opium-flower patterns, images of the Mekong River, and Southeast Asian mountainscapes.” “After the Fall of Hmong Tebchaw” by Pao Houa Her In a series of large black and white prints, “After the Fall of Hmong Tebchaw,” Her explores the Hmong’s deep sense of loss...
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...transfer station, which handles trash from smaller towns in the lower Connecticut River valley, including Essex, Chester, Deep River and Old Saybrook. Only one town in the region opted out – Old Lyme – which has contracted directly with Essex transfer station operator CWPM to handle its trash at a...
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...Lee University. Prof. Huang said Bingham’s exhibit was an excellent juxtaposition with Wang Mansheng’s “From Silk Road to Hudson River,” shown in the same space in 2020 — and two other previous shows: Charles Chu’s “400 Miles of the Connecticut River” in 2019 and the 2017 show, “Wang Chi-Yuan and...
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...of life in Connecticut – especially in the northwest corner, but more and more in other parts of the state. Even Old Saybrook, the shoreline town on the western bank of the Connecticut River, recorded 22 black bear sightings in 2021, according to DEEP. It’s led to a reckoning in...
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...property “to provide access to the Black Hall River and a place where members of the public may leave their automobiles, launch their boats and, by descending the river, reach the hunting grounds on Great Island and other duck hunting and fishing areas in the Connecticut River and adjacent waters.”...
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...of the lower Connecticut River Valley from Portland to Old Saybrook, including Chester, Clinton, Colchester, Deep River, East Haddam, Essex, Haddam, Lyme, Westbrook, and Goff’s hometown of East Hampton. While balancing his State Senate campaign with his full-time job as an electronics technician for a Northrop Grumman subsidiary, his class...
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...interconnected vernal pools, described as highly productive. Three watersheds — the Oyster River, Mud River and Trout Brook — run through the property and flow into the Connecticut River and Long Island Sound. The property is laced with 25 miles of recreational trails. Migratory birds stop to refuel in the...
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...any more aware of these anomalies as they arrived in their Imprezas, Audis, and Wranglers then they are of terms like “minimal scope” or “Deep Water Wind Commitment” buried deep in the Harbor Development Agreement. Lamont’s sandbox dog and pony show had one purpose: divert as much attention as possible...
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CHESTER — State Representative Christine Palm (D-36) of Chester has officially launched her campaign for a third term representing Chester, Deep River, Essex, and Haddam in the Connecticut Legislature. She has been endorsed by all four Democratic Town Committees in her district, and qualified early for Citizens Election Program (CEP)...
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...a federal grant to build the sidewalk and replace the River Road bridge over Falls River, Needleman said. The connectivity grant application – which the town submitted about two years ago – included plans for a pedestrian bridge over the Falls River, running alongside the River Road Bridge, Needleman said....
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...to meet demand,” said Angus McDonald Jr, first selectman of Deep River, one of several town officials to speak with CT Examiner about the problem on Monday. McDonald said that the town received about 580 of the 660 test it was originally promised. He said the town planned to distribute...
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...permit to DEEP to build something like a crane at the pier that would help its salt business, DEEP wouldn’t accept the application because DRVN doesn’t have an interest in the property. “It’s so wrong to require [the Port Authority], who has been through this permitting process, has proven sufficiently...
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...this site is there is 25-30 feet of water in the Thames River at that point, and we have a yard right now in Staten Island and the yard in Quincy, Massachusetts, and this would be in the sweet spot in the middle of the two,” Perrault said. Perrault said...
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...counties, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Bishop Michael Cote of the diocese said in a letter released in July that the diocese was unable to pay damages for over 60 claims of abuse alleged to have taken place at the Mount Saint John School, a former residential school in Deep...
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...feet below Vanderbilt Avenue just to the west of GCT itself. It was literally carved out of solid rock and connects to a tunnel built under the Park Avenue line served by Metro-North, another tunnel under the East River and ends up in Queens. The station will measure 350,000 sq...
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...either comparable to past municipal elections or slightly lower. In Deep River and Essex, none of the local political parties applied to distribute absentee ballot applications. Amy Macmillan Winchell, the town clerk in Deep River, said that she thought there was a lack of interest in the elections this year....
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...accustomed to distance learning after more than 18 months of remote and hybrid learning, 10 to 14 days at home will disrupt and impact learning. According to some parents in Region 4 at the Deep River Elementary School, students learning remotely are unable to ask for one-on-one video sessions for...
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...has worked for the City of Groton Police Department for 14 years. Parker has deep roots in Groton — her grandparents worked in the public school system and she is a lifelong resident, raising her two children there. She said when she grew up in Groton, the town was full...
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DEEP RIVER — Community bookstore Bennett’s Books is piloting a program that will allow students from low-income families to take home a free book every week until the end of the year. Colin Bennett, the owner of the bookstore, said he wanted to make books available to children and families...
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...the reservation in East Lyme, a second intermarried with people in the town of Lyme, a third moved out of the state – first to New York and then to Wisconsin – and a fourth moved into various towns in the Connecticut River Valley. According to a statement from the...
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...town, including 2 Main Street, Ivoryton, where Deep River-based engineer Thomas Metcalf and his wife are interested in purchasing part of a 10-acre property to build a house and keep their two horses. Metcalf said he increased setbacks for stables in his proposed regulations to at least 75 feet from...
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What drives the real estate market today in Old Lyme? In speaking with many realtors in our town, they identify three major factors. First is the beauty of the area. Situated at the mouth of the Connecticut River and Long Island Sound combined with rolling hills, deep lakes, and flowing...
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...a state trooper, serving as resident trooper in Killingworth and then Deep River and Chester. He is currently a part-time police officer for Old Lyme and Deep River. What do you see as the main issues of your re-election campaign? GRISWOLD: In terms of our platform, I don’t think we’re...
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...September 22, and then if a final decision is issued, by appealing to Superior Court. I am deeply disappointed in this apparent shocking reversal of the concern DEEP had over Mill River just a few years ago in its unique and effective collaboration with Exide Corp., the Town of Fairfield...
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REGION 4 — A turf field, a cross country trail, repairs to tennis courts and renovations of the soccer and baseball fields are a few of the possible middle school and high school athletic projects being considered by the Board of Education that together could cost as much as $11.3...
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According to the latest national census data, Chester, Deep River and Essex experienced dramatic declines in the number of residents under the age of 18 living in the towns — a drop that leaves local leaders with little to offer in the way of solutions. In Deep River, the loss...
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...can grow up to 18 feet, inhabit the Arctic and subarctic regions of Russia, Greenland, and North America and navigate in shallow river mouths and estuaries during summer. But during other seasons, they are found in deeper waters, diving to 1,000-meter depths for periods of up to 25 minutes. The deepest recorded dive...
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...kids will be,” Needleman said. “I’m not sure what we’re going to do about people walking down the sidewalk, because we’ve never really restricted smoking on the streets.” Tri-Town Youth Services Director Allison Abramson, whose organization serves Essex, Deep River and Chester, said she shares Needleman’s concern about smoking in...
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