Old Saybrook News Archives

Old Saybrook High School Drama Department To Perform 'Arsenic and Old Lace' School Stuff Submitted by Old Saybrook Schools on 2009-10-30.   The Old Saybrook Drama Department presents "Arsenic and Old Lace" running nightly from Nov.

School Stuff Submitted by Old Saybrook Schools on 2009-10-30.   Over the past several years, the green initiative at Goodwin Elementary School has been building momentum thanks to a caring school community of environmentalists and coordinator, Jermain Lawrie.

Government Announcements Submitted by Larry Bonin on 2009-10-30.   Leaf pick-up is scheduled to begin the week of Nov.

Middletown 's Office of Emergency Management at 169 Cross St. and the Old Saybrook Fire Department at 310 Main St.

Old Saybrook The Connecticut River Area Health District opened an H1N1 vaccination hotline this morning, the first municipal and regional call center of its kind in the state, according to Old Saybrook Police Chief Michael A. Spera, who is also the town's director of emergency management.

People Submitted by Claudia Van Nes on 2009-10-27.   Lary Bloom came home from his tour of duty in Vietnam safely.

The magazine's November issue ranked the 23 towns with that population based on statistics in education, crime, economy, cost of living and leisure activities.

Old Saybrook's 12th Annual Haunted Hayride has been postponed due to the weather.

Seven candidates are vying for five seats on the Board of Education this fall. Each brings a unique perspective to the table, whether through the candidate's time on the board, his or her profession or with experience as a parent of a child who went to the public schools.

Old Saybrook - A Volkswagen convertible parked outside Pat's Kountry Kitchen caught on fire this morning and sustained extensive damage, but the restaurant itself was not affected and remains open.

People Submitted by Nadine Jerbi on 2009-10-20.   Valley Shore Assembly of God Church announces a raffle drawing set for Nov.

State police have identified the kidnapping and shooting suspect who shot and killed himself Sunday in Essex as Robert Finkeldey, 24, of Old Saybrook .

Clubs & Organizations Submitted by Jerry Lipchus on 2009-10-19.   Left to right: Fire Chief Jim Long, Fireman Peter Krauss, Exchange President Andy Scott, Fire Chief Clark Maxson, and Fireman Vernon Skau.

Religious Life Submitted by Cheryl Czuba on 2009-10-13.   Middletown's Earth Ministry, representing three Middletown Churches: First Church of Christ Congregational UCC, South Congregational Church UCC and Church of the Holy Trinity in cooperation with the Jonah Center for Earth and Art invite the public to join them in "Sound The Alarm" on ...

There's something sinister going on at Old Saybrook Fire Department's Clark Memorial Field.

Director of PrimerDesign Ltd Jim Wicks prepares a sample as the company works against the clock to produce the world's first DNA test for the Mexican strain swine flu, officially known as influenza A, at the company laboratory in Southampton on May 2, 2009.

Technological advances and computers have worked to make lives so much better. If someone told me this statement years ago, I would have doubted him.

Submitted by Janet M. Crozier on 2009-10-13.   The Old Saybrook Acton Public Library invites you to meet John Herbert, a local author, on Sunday, Oct.

Old Saybrook - If the 2009 Connecticut Mastery Test scores are any indication, Old Saybrook needn't worry about its third-graders' ability to write.

Old Saybrook - The Old Saybrook registrars of voters will hold special voter registration sessions from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct.

Fifteen fire stations around the state will serve as collection centers for nonperishable food donations on Nov.

Submitted by Estuary Council of Seniors, Inc. on 2009-10-08.   The Estuary's Marshview Gallery celebrated the results of its first calendar contest.

Born in Ohio as the youngest of 9 kids, historical romance books are a passion. Information Systems was my 15-year career.

Eight candidates are vying for five open seats on the board of education. The board has nine members with staggered four-year terms.

A 25-year veteran of the town's police department is looking to unseat the longtime first selectman in the Nov.

Old Saybrook - The Old Saybrook Chamber of Commerce will host a forum over bagels and coffee today for Michael Pace and Adam Stuart, candidates for first selectman, and Bill Peace and Carol Manning, candidates for Board of Selectmen.

A walk to support suicide prevention is scheduled for Oct. 17 in Wickham Park. The Manchester Out of the Darkness Community Walk is slated to begin at 10 a.m. The walk is meant to raise money for local and national suicide prevention and awareness programs, according to a press release.

IT'S not as if they were serving cocktails and caviar - just lemonade - as some 1,500 people came on Sept.

Raymond Bechard of Old Saybrook reported collecting more than $270,000 in the past five years for his charity, Ahava Kids Inc., which he said helped children exploited by human traffickers worldwide.

Clubs & Organizations Submitted by Old Saybrook Fire Department on 2009-10-01.   The Annual Connecticut Fire Fighters Memorial Service will be held at the Connecticut Fire Academy in Windsor Locks on Sunday, Oct.

October 01, 2009 -- The Old Say B r OO k Fire Department is pleased to announce its 12th annual Haunted Hayride 2009 on Friday, Oct 16th, Saturday the 17th, Thursday the 22nd, Friday the 23rd, Saturday the 24th, Wednesday the 28th and on Thursday the 29th at Clark Memorial Field on Elm Street.

A former police officer's heart and hypertension claim has cost the town more than $210,000 over a seven-year payout period ending in June, according to Roland Laine, the selectmen's executive assistant.

Submitted by Old Saybrook Land Trust on 2009-09-30.   Old Saybrook Land Trust Sponsors a New Nature Club for Children in Grades K-6 OAK is for Old Saybrook children in grades K-6. OAK is a family-oriented group which invites children to become naturalists and stewards of the earth while exploring the town's trail system.