Welcome to the New LymeLine!

Posted on February 13, 2013 by admin

We are delighted to introduce a new format for LymeLine today. As you become used to it, we hope you will find many improvements over our previous version, but please bear with us as we complete the transition and add more articles, columns and items to our editorial content and events to our new calendar.

This is our decade year and we are very proud to be one of the oldest, continuously published online community newspapers in the country. We will be hosting a community celebration of that milestone later in the year.

Please let us know your thoughts on our new look and thank you for being such loyal readers for, in many cases, 10 years!

Back to School in Lyme, Old Lyme … Finally, But Only After Two Hour Delay

Posted on February 13, 2013 by admin

Center School, along with the other four Region 18 schools, will open tomorrow for the first time since last Thursday.

All Region 18 schools are open today after a two-hour delay. The boys’ varsity basketball game against Plainville — which is also Senior Night — tips off at 5 p.m. in the high school gym and the band concert starts at 7:30 p.m. in the all-new high school auditorium. The public is welcome at both events.

Power has now been restored to all Lyme and Old Lyme residences but readers should stay alert to the possibility of flooding or structural collapse.

East Lyme’s Emergency Shelter and the Respite Center at the Lymes’ Senior Center are now closed. It is anticipated that the Senior Center will reopen today under normal hours and conditions of operation.

The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme completes a snowy scene.

Public Works and local contractors have opened the majority of the Old Lyme roadways and are widening them as close to the edges as possible. Use caution at intersections and when exiting driveways as sight lines may be hampered by high snow piles. Early morning drivers may experience black ice roadway conditions.

Roadway flooding is anticipated, so be aware of potential flooding conditions. If your street is still blocked by snow or flooding, contact the Old Lyme Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Call Center at 860-598-0120 to help them track it.

Hatchetts Hill Rd. makes a pretty picture.

Residents are asked to continue to check on and assist elderly or disabled friends, neighbors and family. Report any issues to the EOC Call Center at 860-598-0120.

Clear snow off roofs

As the rain continues, be aware that the increased weight of rain along with snow will increase the risk of structural collapse. Clearing snow off roofs and assisting proper drainage will help reduce the weight accumulation.

Take precautions to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning

Be sure to clear a path to your oil fill pipes for oil delivery, and it is important that you clear around vents from your house that are blocked by snow. Blocked vents create a significant risk for carbon monoxide poisoning.
Residents using generators or supplemental heating devices need to make sure they are also correctly ventilated outside of the home.
Do not start your car engine if the exhaust is blocked with snow. Carbon monoxide poisoning can result.

Old Lyme Town Hall is open with full service today

Shoreline Sanitation has resumed garbage and recycling collection under a “Monday-Holiday schedule” as detailed on the company’s website. Residents are reminded not to place their containers in the roadway. For further information go to www.shorelinesanitation.com.

The Big Y parking lot was still awash with snow Sunday afternoon.

Ivoryton Playhouse Unveils Exciting 2013 Season

Posted on February 13, 2013 by admin

Front view of the Ivoryton Playhouse with its new wood sculpture carved from the trunk of the tree, which fell during Storm Sandy in the foreground.

Front view of the Ivoryton Playhouse with its new wood sculpture in the foreground. The sculpture was carved from the trunk of the tree, which fell during Storm Sandy.

The Ivoryton Playhouse opens its doors on March 13 for another year of live theatre. There is something for everyone this season with the productions being variously upbeat, hilarious, original and even a little naughty!

From March 13 to 30, the Playhouse will take you back to the 50’s with some of the classic doo wop melodies you danced to at the sock hop. Life Could Be a Dream features classic oldies Tears on My Pillow, Unchained Melody, The Great Pretender and, of course,Life Could Be A Dream.

In Other People’s Money (April 17 to May 5), a corporate raider threatens a hostile take-over of a New England “Mom & Pop” company (… sounds familiar?) What follows is a snowballing plot of financial manipulations, unlikely alliances and a surprising twist at the end.

The Playhouse opens the summer with a brand new play from Mike Reiss, one of the writers of The Simpsons. I’m Connecticut is a wacky, fast-paced, sweet romantic comedy about Marc, a Connecticut native who struggles with relationships and feelings of inadequacy – why? Because he comes from Connecticut – land of steady habits, sanity and politeness. This is a must-see comedy for anybody from the Nutmeg State and runs from June 5 to 23.

From July 3 to 28, one of the most explosive movie musicals of recent times bursts onto the live stage. Footloose is the heartfelt story of a father longing for the son he lost and of a young man aching for the father who walked out on him. The rockin’ rhythm of the Top 40 score includes Let’s Hear it for the Boy, Almost Paradise, and, naturally, Footloose.

A smash Broadway musical, Dreamgirls, captures the spirit and hope of Motown when a girl group from Chicago makes it big. In a business controlled by men, the female trio fights for recognition, fellowship and love as superstardom challenges their musical and cultural identity. Dreamgirls sizzles with sparkling dance and R&B soul and features the hit songsDreamgirls; And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going and One Night Only. The show runs from Aug. 7 to Sept. 1.

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (Sept. 25 to Oct. 13) is a hilarious revue that pays tribute to those who have loved and lost and lived to try again. Conceived with catchy tunes and witty lyrics, this affectionate look at love and marriage is as amusingly appropriate today as when it first opened in New York in 1996.

The season closes with a famous farce from the fifties, The Seven Year Itch, (Oct. 30 to Nov. 17). The play takes a humorous look at the problems of a typical married man, whose wife and son have gone to the beach for the summer, when he is suddenly confronted by a stunning, new, upstairs neighbor, who was played in the original screen version by Marilyn Monroe.

Subscriptions are on sale now. Single tickets go on sale Feb. 14, 2012. Visit www.ivorytonplayhouse.org or call (860) 767 7318 for the latest ticket information.