...Griswold as our First Selectman. His wise and consistent commitment to support the above attributes assures Old Lyme remains a very special and sought after place to live. I encourage you to vote for Tim Griswold for First Selectman on November 2nd. Maria Corrao Marchant Old Lyme, CT....
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...been told the location of the body. “I have not been able to find any evidence of cruelty in the matter,” Tanya Wescovich, the state animal control officer, wrote Dana Ramsey Maxwell, owner of the 7-year-old horse, Beatrix, in an email this week. “Both the state’s veterinarian and Dr. Sears...
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...40 employees in a district of 535 – will be testing weekly. Superintendent of Lyme-Old Lyme Schools Ian Neviaser said that 302 of the district’s 305 employees had submitted proof of vaccination, and three were opting to test. Neviaser and Jan Perruccio, superintendent of Old Saybrook Schools, the districts do...
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...Yale New Haven Health System at a July press conference. “We have the same types of protocols as last year,” said Patty Cournoyer, the health teacher at Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School. For Lyme-Old Lyme, that means masks, some outdoor classes and lunch times, one-way traffic in the hallways and using...
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OLD LYME — The Open Space Commission has signed a contract for $400,000 to purchase a 35-acre lot on Whippoorwill Road adjacent to the town’s 195-acre Ames Open Space property. In a phone call with CT Examiner, Open Space Co-Chair Amanda Blair said that the commission had approached the owner...
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CT Examiner sat down with Old Lyme Democrats Martha Shoemaker, a candidate for First Selectman, and Jim Lampos, a candidate for Selectman, to discuss their campaign for the November election. Shoemaker is a longtime member of the Old Lyme Board of Education. A native of New London, she and her...
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As part of its ongoing coverage of races across the region, CT Examiner spoke with candidates for selectman endorsed by the local Republican and Democratic parties in Old Lyme. We begin with the Republican ticket. CT Examiner met with incumbent Old Lyme First Selectman Tim Griswold, a Republican, who is...
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...way of working anymore.’ And that’s got to be a good sign.” On Wednesday, October 6, Roya Hakakian, author of A Beginner’s Guide to America: For the Immigrant and the Curious, will be giving a talk in Old Lyme, as part of the Southeast Connecticut World Affairs Council speakers series....
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The mysterious, bloody death and burial of a show horse owned by a Lyme woman at a “luxury” boarding facility in Marlborough early this month has led to an investigation by the state Department of Agriculture. Dana Ramsey Maxwell says she has had nothing but unanswered questions about the fate...
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...of Old Lyme who was involved with a group of parents bringing a lawsuit against the University of Connecticut for mandating that students receive COVID-19 vaccinations, called out the legislators for not being more vocal in supporting their constituents. “I’m just a mom. Where were all of you?” she said...
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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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