On Tuesday, Sept. 21, Old Lyme’s Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library is hosting a free virtual talk with author Jim Cameron, whose book, Off the Record: Confessions of a Media Consultant, offers a lively behind-the-scenes look at the news business, drawing from 40 years as a news reporter, media trainer and...
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...dropped an additional 61 — more than the district lost over the previous five years combined. Lyme-Old Lyme Schools bucked that trend, reporting higher enrollments, an additional 7 students, than in October 2019. All of these numbers reflect a long term decline in school-age population in the region, hastened by...
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...done. At Scott’s Yankee on the Post Road in East Lyme, I picked up a half peck of Honey Crisp apples, a can’t-miss variety that’s in season in September, but most any other pie apple will do. The great thing about this recipe is that it can be adapted to...
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GROTON – The head of city-owned Groton Utilities, which serves thousands of customers in southeastern Connecticut, has been placed on indefinite administrative leave pending an investigation, according to sources at the utility with direct knowledge of the matter. Ronald Gaudet, an Old Lyme resident and former Navy officer, Pfizer engineer...
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...on time. While we did keep control of the Old Lyme Police the FY-2021 budget for the police was exceeded by 100% and only after the money was spent did the Selectman come forward at a Town Meeting to ask for the money to pay for it. Initially this request...
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...that paid for this study — brought any more of value to Old Lyme’s plans for local development. I would only say that consulting is such a cottage industry in Connecticut, that I am somewhat taken aback that East Lyme schools would reach across the border for help. And if...
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EAST LYME — Superintendent of East Lyme Public Schools Jeffrey Newton praised the results of a district-wide audit by the not-for-profit Equity Institute that solicited feedback from students, parents and staff. The Rhode-Island-based group was hired by the district in April 2021 to perform an “equity analysis” on the district,...
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The towns of Old Lyme, East Lyme, New London and Norwich will soon be home to four murals highlighting diverse stories from each community’s history. Public Art for Racial Justice Education, an all-volunteer organization in southeastern Connecticut aiming to combat racial inequity through community art programming, is planning the “Sister...
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Jazz pianist Larry Fuller, who plays at The Side Door in Old Lyme on Saturday, chose Stevie Wonder’s 1985 hit song “Overjoyed” — the story of an as-yet unrequited love — as the title song for his new album, which offers of mix of Wonder, Wes Montgomery, George Gershwin, Oscar...
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OLD LYME — CPD Properties has applied again for a special exception to allow a convenience store at the gas station at 85 Halls Road, but an attorney for an abutter says the application is untenable because it cannot comply with the town’s zoning regulations. CPD, also known as CPD...
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...touring Newport and other areas in the Northeast. “I told Eric, ‘I love Essex,’ and it has Old Saybrook, Old Lyme and Lyme — a pocket of money of people who can afford it. It’s very quaint, very typical America.” Geoff Paul, who owns the 1840 building, said that the...
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...their contract allowing them to claw back whatever has not been spent of $55 million they contributed, because the Army Corps permit was not received by Aug. 31. State Rep. Holly Cheeseman, R-East Lyme, who is a member of the State Bond Commission, said she was assured that Eversource and...
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...counties falling somewhere in between. Other towns along the shoreline and in the lower Connecticut river valley have also experienced significant losses. Old Saybrook saw a drop of 552 children — or 27 percent — between 2010 and 2020. Old Lyme experienced a 16 percent drop, Killingworth a 29 percent...
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...math, 55.2 percent of students performed at grade level two years ago; this year, that number dropped to 44.6 percent for classroom settings. In Lyme-Old Lyme, the percentage of students at grade level in English was 79.5 percent two years ago. This year, 77.5 percent of in-person learners met that...
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As Lyme-Old Lyme’s Board of Education prepares for a sizable turnover in November, slates endorsed by the Democrats and Republicans took questions from CT Examiner about their spending priorities, about communicating with the public, the teaching of History and measures needed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Four incumbent members...
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When Connecticut legislators agreed this spring to legalize recreational marijuana, a number of lawmakers did so with the proviso that the change would also foster an equitable, diverse market, with meaningful benefits for people from communities disproportionately harmed by the criminalization of marijuana. “There won’t be a cannabis bill in...
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...water, forming a dense mat that can block light and stagnate the water. According to Lyme-resident Humphrey Tyler, his organization, Friends of Whalebone Cove, has been trying to address the invasive for years. After learning that Whalebone Cove was in danger of being covered by an “impenetrable mat of vegetation,”...
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...ensuring that it was fully prepared, rather than underprepared, for the storm response. State Sen. Paul Formica, R-East Lyme, one of the ranking Republicans on the Energy and Technology Committee, said he thought that Eversource had improved since the legislature passed the “Take Back Our Grid Act” last September following...
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...an emergency update. Old Saybrook, East Lyme and Old Lyme have all issued voluntary evacuation orders. Old Saybrook’s Emergency Management Department has published a list of streets where they strongly recommend that residents evacuate, the majority south of I-95. Old Lyme is encouraging residents of the beach communities to evacuate....
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...the town’s $1.5 million surplus is the result of strong revenues and an overall drop in expenses. Anna Johnson, the finance director in East Lyme, described a similar situation. She said East Lyme had a $1.15 million surplus that would be placed in the town’s unassigned fund. Westbrook will also...
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...said forget it, you’re done, just log off.” The learning experience may have been worse for children with learning disabilities, but other children were also significantly affected. According to Bonnie Dombrowski, the mother of a middle-school-aged daughter in East Lyme, the experience of virtual learning was extraordinarily taxing. “My daughter...
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...more to love this time around – particularly for the towns of Old Lyme, East Lyme, New London and Stonington. Perhaps to the east of Stonington, there may be a bit more wiggle room, but if you live in Charlestown, the last thing you want to pin your future on,...
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...appropriate remedial measures for the Grassy Hill Road Bridge Project. Completion of the Hartford Avenue Sidewalks Replacement Project at Soundview. Implementation of Direct Deposit Payroll System for all Town Employees saves the Town money. Funding of Study for Future Needs for the Lyme-Old Lyme Senior Center Established. Kept Local Control...
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...children. Other viruses such as Epstein-Barr, mononucleosis and Lyme disease can cause long-term symptoms like fatigue. Hasan compared the symptoms to chronic fatigue syndrome or fibromyalgia. Akiko Iwasaki, a professor of Immunobiology and Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology and Epidemiology at Yale who studies long-COVID in adults, said that almost...
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...into town as part of Electric Boat’s 5,000-person hiring spree over the coming decade. Old Saybrook: 2.3 percent increase, 10,242 to 10,481 Essex: 0.7 percent increase, 6,683 to 6,733 Middletown: 0.1 percent increase, 47,648 to 47,717 Old Lyme: 0.3 percent increase, 7,603 to 7,628 New London: 0.9 percent decrease, 27,620...
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OLD LYME — Two years after the town’s Open Space Commission voted to allow beaver activity to continue unhindered on the Ames property, local officals plan to install three beaver management devices at the Whippoorwill Road and Buttonball Road culverts. “We do have a plan to address beaver activity with...
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OLD LYME — CN&S Realty of Old Lyme has withdrawn its application for the construction of three storage and service contractor buildings at 250 Shore Road (Rte. 156), canceling tonight’s special meeting of the Zoning Commission at 6 p.m. A spokesperson from town hall said the applicant withdrew because there...
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...such plans vary by district. Old Saybrook intends to continue cohorting its students.Superintendent Jan Perruccio said in an email that the district would cohort grades K through 8 by grade and have four classes at the high school. Clinton and Guilford will not be strictly cohorting, and Lyme-Old Lyme and Madison...
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OLD LYME — A public hearing by the town’s zoning commission to review three 10,500-square-foot buildings at 250 Shore Road intended for contractor services and storage will continue at Town Hall on August 12 at 6 p.m. More than 100 neighborhood and area residents have signed a petition in opposition...
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After eight years on the Lyme-Old Lyme Board of Education, Rick Goulding, along with three other members, including the current chair Diane Linderman, will not seek re-election this November, leaving nearly half of the seats open for first-time members. “Eight years was enough of a contribution to the community for...
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