Local News for Lyme, Connecticut

Lyme Academy Announces Spring, Summer Youth & Adult Programs, Registration Now Open

OLD LYME — Spring programming at Lyme Academy of Fine Arts is starting online with introductory landscape painting essentials, which prepare students for practicing their craft in the great outdoors. American Academy of Landscape Painting Presents Courses for Beginner, Advanced Students Lyme Academy’s American Academy of Landscape Painting offers six online courses and 10 in-person READ MORE.

April 8 COVID-19 Update: Old Lyme Falls From Red (Highest) Into Orange Zone, Lyme Stays in Gray (Lowest) for Two-Week Case Rates;

LYME/OLD LYME – The report issued Thursday, April 8, by the Connecticut Department of Public Health (CT DPH) for the average daily rate of new cases of COVID-19 by town during the past two weeks shows a very marginal improvement for the whole state. The number of towns in the state in the Red (highest) READ MORE.

Death Announced of SFC Carmen Joseph DePaulo III, 36; Member of Lyme-Old Lyme HS Class of 2002

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – SFC Carmen Joseph DePaulo III, 36, of Fayetteville, N.C. formerly of Lyme, passed away March 6, 2021. SFC DePaulo was assigned to A Company, 3d Battalion, 3d Special Forces Group (Airborne). SFC DePaulo was born Sept. 10, 1984, in Jacksonville, Fla. He attended Lyme-Old Lyme High School in Old Lyme, graduating in READ MORE.

Death of James Collins Cushing Announced; Father of Anne Scheel of Lyme, Christopher Cushing of Old Lyme

WATERFORD – James Collins Cushing peacefully departed this world at home, surrounded by his family Tuesday, April 6, 2021 … … Jim leaves behind the love of his life, Phyllis Cushing, who he married June 22, 1957. Together, they raised five children, Richard Cushing married to Jan Ayer of Niantic, Paul Cushing married to Karen READ MORE.

Celebrate Kick-off of Lyme Pollinator Pathway with Free Weekend Movie Streaming, Zoom Presentation, April 16-19

Hometown Habitat, Stories of Bringing Nature Home Free Weekend Movie Streaming and a Zoom Presentation with Catherine Zimmerman To kick-off the official launch of Lyme Pollinator Pathway, we are offering a very special Earth Day program in two parts. Register for one or both of the events: pollinatorpathway@gmail.com. You will be sent a link a READ MORE.

Macintosh Road Bridge Replacement Public Information Meeting – March 11, 2021

The minutes of this public information meeting on the Macintosh Road Bridge Replacement can be viewed or downloaded here.  To receive a recording (in the form of an MP4 file) of the meeting which was held on WebEx, send an email to AsktheLymeBOS@gmail.com. Read the article on townlyme.org READ MORE.

RiverCOG Holds Apr. 26 (Virtual) Meeting on Regional Plan for Conservation & Development

On Monday, Apr. 26, at 7:00 p.m., RiverCOG will hold a virtual meeting to introduce its draft of a Regional Plan of Conservation & Development and begin a 65-day public comment period.  This is a virtual meeting that will take place on Zoom.  Details here. Read the article on townlyme.org READ MORE.

Agenda for Apr. 14 (Virtual) Lymes’ Senior Center Building Committee Meeting

The Lymes’ Senior Center Building Committee will meet on Wednesday, Apr. 14, at 7:00 p.m. This is a virtual meeting that will take place on Zoom. To view the agenda or see instructions on how to attend, click here. Read the article on townlyme.org READ MORE.

Agenda for Apr. 13 (Virtual) Board of Finance Meeting

The Board of Finance will meet on Tuesday, Apr. 13, at 6:30 p.m. This is a virtual meeting that will take place on Zoom. To view the agenda or see instructions on how to attend the virtual meeting, click here. Read the article on townlyme.org READ MORE.

Whalebone Cove Friends Hold Annual Meeting, Sunday; Features Talk on Handling Local Explosion of Invasive Hydrilla

LYME — The Friends of Whalebone Cove host their annual meeting virtually Sunday, April 11, at 3 p.m. All are welcome. The featured speaker will be Margot Burns, who is an environmental planner for the Lower Connecticut River Valley Council of Governments (RiverCOG.) For a Zoom link to the meeting, send an email to: fowchadlyme@gmail.com READ MORE.

Lyme Pollinator Pathway Holds Online Kickoff Events on Apr. 16 & 19

Lyme Pollinator Pathway is celebrating its kickoff with a showing of the movie “Hometown Habitat – Stories of Bringing Nature Home” on Friday, Apr. 16, and a live Zoom presentation by the movie’s filmmaker, Catherine Zimmerman, on Monday, Apr. 19, at 7:00 p.m. (The movie can be viewed for free online from Friday, Apr. 16, READ MORE.

Affordable Housing Commission – April 5, 2021

The minutes of this Affordable Housing Commission meeting can be viewed or downloaded here. Read the article on townlyme.org READ MORE.

Whalebone Cove Friends Hold Annual Meeting, Sunday; Includes Talk on How to Handle Local Invasive Hydrilla Explosion

LYME — The Friends of Whalebone Cove will host their annual meeting virtually Sunday, April 11, at 3 p.m. All are welcome. The featured Speaker will be Margot Burns, who is an Environmental Planner for the Lower Connecticut River Valley Council of Governments (RiverCOG.) In the last three years, underwater invasive hydrilla vines have been READ MORE.

April 6 COVID-19 Update: Old Lyme Cumulative Cases Up Two to 316, Lyme Holds at 97 for 4th Day in a Row

LYME/OLD LYME – The Daily Data Report for Connecticut issued Tuesday, April 6, by the Connecticut Department of Public Health (CT-DPH) for data as at 8:30 p.m. Monday, April 5, shows that Old Lyme reported an increase of two new COVID-19 cases over the number reported Sunday, April 4. Lyme, however, held steady at the READ MORE.

Lyme Academy offers summer art programs for youth, adults

OLD LYME – Spring programming at Lyme Academy of Fine Arts starts online with introductory landscape painting essentials preparing students for the great outdoors. Lyme Academy’s American Academy of Landscape Painting offers six online courses and 10 in-person courses beginning in April, to prepare students for the transition to live courses outdoors, according to a READ MORE.

Agenda for Apr. 12 (Virtual) Planning & Zoning Commission Public Hearing & Meeting

The Planning & Zoning Commission will meet and hold a public hearing on Monday, Apr. 12, at 7:30 p.m. This is a virtual meeting and public hearing that will take place on Zoom. To view the agenda or see instructions on how to attend, click here. Read the article on townlyme.org READ MORE.

Community Invited to Virtual Conversation on Creating Stronger Police Culture Through the ABLE Project

LOL Partnership for Social Justice & FCCOL Sponsor Zoom Presentation by Nationally Recognized Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE)™ Program Developed by Civil Rights Activists & Law Enforcement at Georgetown Law Center LYME/OLD LYME – On Sunday, Apr. 11, at 5 p.m., residents from across Connecticut are invited to participate in a conversation via Zoom READ MORE.

April 5 COVID-19 Update: Old Lyme Cumulative Cases Up One to 314, Lyme Holds at 97

LYME/OLD LYME – The Daily Data Report for Connecticut issued Monday, April 5, by the Connecticut Department of Public Health (CT-DPH) for data as at 8:30 p.m. Sunday, April 4, shows that Old Lyme reported an increase of one new COVID-19 case over the number reported Friday, April 2. Lyme, however, held steady at the READ MORE.

RiverCOG Holds Compost Bin & Rain Barrel Sale

RiverCOG is holding a compost bin and rain barrel sale.  Order must be place by Thursday, Apr. 8. and picked up Sunday, Apr. 11.  To place an order, go here.  To see the flyer, go here.   Read the article on townlyme.org READ MORE.

Friends of Whalebone Cove Apr. 11 Annual Meeting To Focus on Hydrilla

Friends of Whalebone Cove will hold its annual meeting on Sunday, Apr. 11, at 3:00 p.m. on Zoom, with a focus on identifying some of the alternatives for managing the explosion of invasive hydrilla that’s choking sections of the Connecticut River and its tributaries.  In the last three years, underwater invasive hydrilla vines have been READ MORE.