Old Lyme News

May 30, 2012: The U.S. subsidiary of audio specialist Sennheiser has named Aircraft Spruce its 2011 dealer of the year for excellent sales, customer support and comprehension of Sennheiser's premium aviation headsets.

Gallery One, located at 665 Boston Post Road in Old Saybrook, will present a Group Exhibition, on view from June 19 through August 12, with a reception to meet the artists on Friday, June 29 from 5:30 - 7:30 pm.

It took a team of thousands of artisans and craftsmen 22 years to build the famous white-domed Taj Mahal in India back in the 17th century.

Susan Prentice, left, of Old Lyme wipes away a tear Sunday as she holds the American flag from the funeral of her father, Louis Steinberg of East Lyme, a Marine veteran from the Korean and Vietnam wars, during the annual Remembering Our Veterans Candlelight Vigil in downtown Niantic.

Will Sherer of Old Lyme and Gabe Mahler-Haug of Branford meet goats at a local residence near Beit Sahour, West Bank, Palestine.

Residents at the annual budget meeting Friday voted to approve the town's $8,657,809 budget for the upcoming fiscal year.

Recent designation of the Connecticut River as the nation's first National Blueway is, of course, a prestigious event, bringing U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to Hartford last week to praise those folks who have been advocating for the river for a half-century. The Connecticut is New England's longest, stretching 410 miles from its source in ... (more)

Sandra Lee, an Iraq war veteran, sings the national anthem for those gathered for Horse Show Days events Thursday at High Hopes Therapeutic Riding in Old Lyme.

The reader web chat with Mitchell Etess, Chief Executive Officer of the Mohegan Gaming Authority, was held on Thursday, May 24.

An all-CPA band rocked tax day, performing a long set of classic rock during their annual End of Season Tax Bash in a Connecticut restaurant.

The 2012-13 budget is a 2.99 percent increase over the current budget. Town government expenditures total $8,310,009, a 0.76 percent decrease, while Old Lyme's share of the Lyme-Old Lyme school budget is $24,297,890, a 4.35 percent increase.

For at least a dozen couples, their wedding memories might be gone forever. Because a wedding videographer hasn't delivered on his promises.

The Lyme-Old Lyme Board of Education has selected Ian Neviaser, pictured left, to be the new superintendent of schools.

A 1. Today will maybe have thunderstorms after 3 p.m. with a high temperature of 76, according to the National Weather Service .

Plattwood Pond in Deep River was the home this past weekend to one of the most popular model sailing events in the northeast.

Residents will vote on the proposed 2012-13 budget at 7:30 tonight at the annual budget meeting in Town Hall.

Art Show Chairwoman Anne Hussey, Andrea Bonfils, Lori Glavin, Paul Balmer, Claudia Mengel, Helen Cantrel, former CCNS Board Member Hu Lindsay, former CCNS Board Member Peter Hussey, Art Show Chairwoman Samira Schmitz NORWALK, Conn.

Some folks said that the cost of parking on a street nearby a popular beach in Old Lyme may cause them to go somewhere else.

Love the water? Looking for a new way to get a great workout?Come to Rogers Lake in Old Lyme and take part in National Learn to Row Day Saturday, June 2. Rowing is a sport that is full of grace, power, endurance and fun! Rowing has a rich history in the region.

Cherrystones Restaurant, a steady presence on Shore Road for 28 years and a popular spot for everything from local Chamber meetings to weddings and reunions, has been sold.