Evelyn K. “Lynn” Hoag 08/11/13
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Monthly Archives: August 2013
Bernard Pollack 08/11/13
Old Lyme Residents Urged to Remember the Rules for Recycling
Old Lyme First Selectwoman Bonnie Reemsnyder is asking residents to pay careful heed to the definitions of items acceptable for single stream recycling and items that are prohibited. The vendor who processes Old Lyme’s single stream recycling has reported an unusual amount of prohibited items in the recycling collected from the town.
The vendor notes this results in additional processing costs and consequently may result in the Town of Old Lyme incurring penalties and additional fees.
Click this link to review items acceptable for recycling and help maintain the single stream recycling service in Old Lyme.
Remember – your blue bin is for trash and the green one for recycling!
Click here to view a video of the single stream recycling process.
Catch the Dream! ‘Dreamgirls’ Opens at Ivoryton Playhouse
Sheniqua Trotman gives an outstanding performance.
Full of onstage joy and backstage drama, the new production of Dreamgirls, which opened in Ivoryton on Wednesday (Aug. 7), tells the story of an up-and-coming 1960s girl singing group, and the triumphs and tribulations that come with fame and fortune. With music by Academy Award nominee Henry Krieger and book and lyrics by Tony and Grammy Award winner Tom Eyen, Dreamgirls features the memorable hits: “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going,” “One Night Only” and “Listen.”
Dreamgirls opened on Dec. 20, 1981 at the Imperial Theatre starring American Idol star Jennifer Holliday as Effie, and was nominated for 13 Tony Awards, including the Tony Award for Best Musical. It won six and was later adapted into a motion picture from DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures in 2006.
Ashley Jeudi
If you saw the movie or the Broadway show, try to see this production at Ivoryton, which takes a Broadway show and puts it in an intimate Ivoryton setting – making the audience almost feel a part of the performance.
Lawrence Thelen directs this production, choreography is by Todd L. Underwood and musical direction by Michael Morris. This cast has come to Ivoryton from far and wide and includes Sheniqua Denise Trotman from Huntsville, Ala., as Effie; JennLee Shallow from Trinidad as Deena and Ashley Jeudy*, who played Rusty in Footloose, as Lorel. The production design is by Marcus Abbott and costumes by NJaye Olds.
Dreamgirls runs through Sept. 1. Performance times are Wednesday and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Evening performances are Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $40 for adults, $35 for seniors, $20 for students and $15 for children and are available by calling the Playhouse box office at 860-767-7318 or by visiting the Playhouse website at www.ivorytonplayhouse.org (Group rates are available by calling the box office for information.)
The Playhouse is located at 103 Main Street in Ivoryton.
This production is generously sponsored by Citizens Bank.
Click here to view a video vignette from the production, courtesy of Outthink:
http://youtu.be/urcOj68SMNo
*member of Actors Equity.
Man Arrested for Impersonating a Police Officer, Possession of Weapons at Point O’ Woods Thursday Evening; Update
Weapons, ammunition and associated paraphernalia found and confiscated by the Old Lyme Police during the arrest of Bruce Browne at Point O’ Woods yesterday.
8/10 Update: The suspect, Bruce W. Browne, is the brother or half-brother of former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts. The arresting officer was Old Lyme Police Officer William Zipadelli. Investigating officers were Old Lyme Town Police Officers, William Zipadelli, Martin Lane, Sal Milardo and Tom Heinssen. The investigation was handled by the Old Lyme Police, and the arrestee was processed at State Police Troop F.
8/9: On Thursday, Aug. 8, at 6:23 p.m., Troop F personnel and Old Lyme Police Officers responded to the Point O’ Woods beach community in Old Lyme. A phone call had been received from a resident reporting a white male wearing military type clothing was walking on Sea View Dr. with a gun. The caller also reported that this same male was seen early on today’s date operating what she described as a “police type vehicle”.
Responding Troopers and Officers located a 2004 blue Crown Victoria bearing CT. Reg. 684-ZNF at 32 Sea View Dr. This vehicle was equipped with what appeared to be a disc and antennas mounted on the trunk and equipped with “hide-away” lights.
Upon speaking with several occupants at the residence, Bruce W. Browne, age 46, from Wolcott, Conn., stated that he was the registered owner of the vehicle. Browne was wearing blue BDU type pants and upon being questioned about his early whereabouts, Browne admitted to walking on Sea View Dr wearing a black nylon gun belt with a loaded 9mm pistol in a holster on the belt.
Located in his vehicle and in plain view were three loaded 9mm handguns, a black nylon duty belt with two sets of handcuffs, an expandable Asp, 12 fully loaded magazines with a total of 101 hollow point and 102 ball 9mm bullets. Browne also had a black tactical bullet proof vest with the word POLICE embroidered on the front and back. Also attached to the front of the vest was a silver metal TSA badge.
Further investigation revealed that Browne had commandeered a boat earlier in the day by identifying himself as a “Police/Coast Guard” official. Browne stopped three separate vessels off the shore of Point O Woods. During these vessel stops Browne was asking boaters for their registrations and boater safety certificates.
Browne also had an expired Coast Guard identification card belonging to him back when he was a reserve member of the Coast Guard. TSA and US Coast Guard officials were contacted and upon researching their personnel records, it was determined that Browne is not affiliated with either of these agencies.
US Coast Guard Officials will be conducting a follow up investigation on 08-09-13 with regards to similar incidents that they are currently investigating.
Browne was arrested and charged with impersonating a police officer, breach of peace, interfering with a police officer and possession of a dangerous weapon in a motor vehicle.
Browne was released on a $50,000.00 bond and will appear at court in New London on Aug. 22.