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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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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...Murals” to tell previously overlooked stories from the four cities. In Norwich, for example, the mural will feature David Ruggles, an abolitionist born in Norwich who helped hundreds of people, including Frederick Douglass, escape slavery via the Underground Railroad. Old Lyme’s mural, which will be painted in Old Lyme Middle...
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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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...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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...of the Board — Richard Goulding (D), Stacey Leonardo (R), Jean Wilczynski (D) and chair Diane Linderman (D) — are not seeking re-election. The Old Lyme Democrats have endorsed incumbent Martha Shoemaker (D) and newcomers Alexander Lowry (D), Marisa Calvi-Rogers (D) and Jason Kemp (D). The Old Lyme Republicans have...
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...of us have seen this in the contracting space where contracts are secured under programs like this and not even one day of work is ever performed on it, they’re sold off, and that is definitely not the intent of what we’re doing here,” said State Treasurer Shawn Wooden. State...
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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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Despite fears that the COVID-19 pandemic would leave towns scrambling to cover costs, Old Saybrook and East Lyme are each ending the 2020-21 fiscal year with more than $1 million of budget surplus. Old Saybrook finance director Lee Ann Palladino said at a Board of Selectmen meeting on Wednesday that...
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In two weeks, Megan Szczesny’s 8-year-old daughter will be starting third grade in Madison public schools. She hasn’t attended traditional all-day, five-day-a-week classes without wearing a mask since she was in first grade and being diagnosed with dyslexia and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). “When COVID first hit in March...
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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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...on completing town projects and initiatives are key challenges to good local government. Old Lyme’s current town leadership has met those challenges and checked the right boxes. In November of 2021, check the right boxes on your ballot to continue supporting good local government. R. Andrew Nixon Old Lyme, CT...
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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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...me has usually been trapping,” Carney said. “They have never provided a solid long-term solution.” Detwiler and Berggren continue to ask Griswold and the Town of Old Lyme to intervene, but Griswold said there is really nothing else that can be done. “If there is no dam blocking things anymore...
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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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Lyme-Old Lyme schools are adding additional class sections to keep up with a growing population of students in the district. At a Board of Education meeting Tuesday, Superintendent Ian Neviaser said that the district needed to add an additional section of 5th grade at Mile Creek Elementary School, increasing the...
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...have the local resources and infrastructure to support projects of that size. Since 2014, the authority has approved the credits for 56 projects, and 11 have been in towns with a population of fewer than 20,000 residents, including developments in East Lyme, Waterford, Montville, Stonington, Griswold and Killingly. The five...
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EAST LYME – Town residents in a voice vote approved $200,000 of the town’s federal COVID relief money to replace the roof on the new public safety building during a town meeting on Wednesday night. It was the third time East Lyme residents have approved funding to renovate the former...
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OLD LYME — The Lyme Art Association is celebrating its 100th anniversary on Saturday, August 7, with an entire day of activities, including the Centennial Frolic, an evening 1920’s-themed fundraiser for the Second Century Skylight Project. The skylights are 100 years old — the same age as the building —...
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...building official in Old Lyme, said that many of the permits issued in Old Lyme were for smaller scale projects like generators, electrical service upgrades and replacing windows. The supply chain delays mean that contractors like Noble and Brodeur may be forced to postpone start dates and that unanticipated design...
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OLD LYME — In a surprising move, the Old Lyme Democratic Town Committee endorsed Martha Shoemaker, who was elected to the Regional Board of Education in Nov. 2017, to challenge incumbent Republican Timothy Griswold in this November’s election. Incumbent Selectman Mary Jo Nosal, who some expected to run for first...
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