01/17/2020
01/17/2020
Local News for Old Lyme, Connecticut
01/17/2020
01/16/2020
Southeast CT World Affairs Council meeting to be held Jan. 23
The Southeast Connecticut World Affairs Council will hold a meeting at 6 p.m. Jan. 23 at the First Congregational Church, 2 Ferry Road, Old Lyme, featuring Megan O’Neill, of Imagine Scholar, as the guest speaker.O’Neill will present “A Different Look at Rural African Education.” Imagine Scholar is an educational nonprofit organization based in the Nkomazi READ MORE.
01/16/2020
Lyme Public Library: Due to the forecast …
Due to the forecast for bad weather, the Backyard Birding program that was scheduled for Saturday, January 18 has been rescheduled for Saturday, February 29 at 2 P.M. Read the article on twitter.com READ MORE.
01/16/2020
Judge Tells Miami Beach Association to Take Down Its Fence, Stop Charging Fees
OLD LYME — In perhaps the longest running dispute in Old Lyme, a judge gave a ruling in a 17-page Memorandum of Decision dated yesterday. Karen Florin of The Day writes in today’s print edition of the paper, “New London Superior Court Judge Kimberly A. Knox, ruling in favor of residents of neighboring Sound View READ MORE.
01/16/2020
Celebrating ‘the Kate’s’ 10-Year-Anniversary, ‘On Golden Pond’ Opens Tonight; Runs Through Sunday
OLD SAYBROOK — “On Golden Pond” opens tomorrow at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center – the Kate — in old saybrook as part of the Kate’s 10-year-anniversary celebrations. The Saybrook Stage Company will be performing this poignant and comedic piece by Ernest Thompson, which inspired the Hollywood blockbuster movie. Appropriately, in light of the READ MORE.
01/15/2020
Celebrating ‘the Kate’s’ 10-Year-Anniversary, ‘On Golden Pond’ Opens Tomorrow; Runs Through Sunday
OLD SAYBROOK — “On Golden Pond” opens tomorrow at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center – the Kate — in old saybrook as part of the Kate’s 10-year-anniversary celebrations. The Saybrook Stage Company will be performing this poignant and comedic piece by Ernest Thompson, which inspired the Hollywood blockbuster movie. Appropriately, in light of the READ MORE.
01/15/2020
Lyme Public Library: Backyard Birding – Saturday, …
Backyard Birding – Saturday, January 18 at 2:00 P.M. Presented by the CT Audubon Society Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center. Please call 860-434-2272 or email programreg@lymepl.org to register. Read the article on twitter.com READ MORE.
01/15/2020
We’re so excited – our first exhibit of 2020 is on view this Friday! Susan Jositas, “Remembrance”, oil, $4,900 In First
We’re so excited – our first exhibit of 2020 is on view this Friday! Susan Jositas, “Remembrance”, oil, $4,900 In First Impressions, Associate Artists and New Elected Artists. On view January 17-February 28. Many thanks to Presenting Sponsor Liberty Bank Read the article on facebook.com READ MORE.
01/15/2020
Reading Uncertainly: ‘The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming’ by David Wallace-Wells
Is global warming a sensible hypothesis? Is it happening? What may be its consequences? What can and should we, as human beings, do about it? These are some of the most important questions facing us today. David Wallace-Wells begins with startling pessimism, moving on to despair, but he finally concludes with a modest sense of READ MORE.
01/15/2020
Talking Transportation: A Conversation With the [DOT] Commissioner
Joseph Giulietti is finishing his first year as Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Transportation — CDOT. He’s been busy and less visible in recent months, so imagine my surprise when he offered me a one-on-one, no-holds-barred interview. “You’ve always been fair, Jim. You’ve hit me hard but you’ve always been fair,” said the Commissioner. READ MORE.
01/15/2020
2020 Women’s March Sister Vigil Scheduled in East Haddam, Saturday
EAST HADDAM — Together We Rise CT – Building Bridges for Justice has announced that East Haddam, Conn., is again registered as an Official Sister Event location for the Lower Connecticut River Valley for the Jan. 18, Women Rising 2020 – Women’s March, which is taking place in Washington DC. Together We Rise will join READ MORE.
01/15/2020
This Week’s Blues: State venues offer a wide variety of music
The blues schedule is as up to date as possible, but it’s always a good idea to call the club to confirm, and to check the starting time. Listings run from Jan. 17-23. FTC Stage One: Saturday, Masters of the Telecaster w/Jim Weider & GE Smith; Thursday, Albert Lee; Fairfield. 203-319-1404 The Klein: Saturday, Everclear READ MORE.01/14/2020
Lyme Library Presents ‘Backyard Birding’, Saturday
LYME — Curious as to who is composing that sweet-sounding trill? Join the Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center at the Lyme Public Library to learn how to identify backyard birds by sight and sound this Saturday, Jan. 18, at 2 p.m. Learn who is at the feeder during each season and what their feeding habits READ MORE.01/14/2020
Community Connections Lunch Presents Speakers from Lyme Academy, OL EDC to Discuss How Healthy Communities Affect Organizations
LYME-OLD LYME- Lyme-Old Lyme Community Connections hosts a Networking Luncheon and Discussion titled How a Healthy Community Affects Your Organization next Wednesday, Jan. 22, from 12 to 1:30 p.m. at the Old Lyme Country Club. All are welcome. Volunteers and employees of local organizations know that the health of the community directly affects the future READ MORE.
01/14/2020
Lyme Public Library: Today is the day …
Today is the day that Microsoft ends support for Windows 7. Consumer Reports outlines what this means. Read the article on twitter.com READ MORE.01/14/2020
Old Lyme Basketball Boys Extend Unbeaten Run with Wins Over East Hampton, Portland
LYME/OLD LYME — The Old Lyme boys continued their unbeaten run last night with a 65-39 victory over East Hampton. Jared Ritchie scored a career high 20 points and also scoring in double digits for the Wildcats was Ray Doll, who had 11 points and five assists. Stephen Brady led East Hampton with 19 points. READ MORE.
01/14/2020
Upcoming Closing
The Library will be closed on Monday, January 20th. The post Upcoming Closing appeared first on Old Lyme Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library. Read the article on oldlyme.lioninc.org READ MORE.
01/13/2020
Lyme Public Library: John Le Carré has …
John Le Carré has been awarded the Olof Palme prize for his “contribution to democracy.” Read the article on twitter.com READ MORE.01/13/2020
Lyme DTC Thanks Two Long-Term Volunteers – Mattson and Sauer – for Decades of Service
LYME – At its most recent meeting, the members of the Lyme Democratic Town Committee (DTC) thanked Claire Sauer and Maddy Mattson for their decades of service to the Lyme DTC and the Town of Lyme, as the two long-term Democratic volunteers announced their intent to step down from the committee. Sauer has served on READ MORE.
01/13/2020