This Sunday, Dec. 16, ‘Fa La La Lyme Street Caroling’ begins at 4 p.m. at Old Lyme Town Hall with the Lyme-Old Lyme High School Select Singers performing there until 4:30 p.m. All those who plan to go caroling on Lyme St. should gather at the town hall during this time.
Between 4:30 and 6 p.m., carol singing directed by Linda Hamilton will take place up and down Lyme Street.
After the carol-singing, Old Lyme Town Hall will host an old-fashioned hot cocoa bar and offer sweet treats for all carolers.
Nightingale’s Acoustic Cafe will then host an Open House at 68 Lyme Street starting at 6:30 p.m.
Tomorrow between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., Lymes’ Youth Service Bureau (LYSB) Youth Advisory Council will provide a babysitting service at their premises at 59 Lyme Street.
The elves at LYSB will watch your kids while you finish your holiday errands and chores.
Children of all ages will be entertained by members of the LYSB
Today is the sixth anniversary of the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) issued the following statement,
“Today is an awful day. I’ll think a lot about my youngest son, who went off to his first grade classroom this morning, as I remember the precious children and brave educators whose lives were unimaginably taken six years ago.”
He continued, “I’ve had the honor of representing, and becoming friends with, many of the families of the victims. Nothing we do can ever bring those kids back, but we should be inspired by Newtown’s efforts to make the world a kinder, more loving place. We can reach out to one another and help those in need.”
Caitlin Nosal (center), elder daughter of Old Lyme Selectwoman Mary Jo Nosal, and her friend (right), a resident of Newtown, Conn., along with former Old Lyme Selectman Mervin Roberts (left) visited Newtown in late December 2012 to pay their respects to the victims of the horrific shooting that had taken place Dec. 14 at Sandy Hook Elementary School that same month. In this file photo, they are seen looking at some of the memorials to the 26 teachers and students killed
Murphy noted that this morning he is delivering meals to families in need in New Haven and commented, “I hope everyone takes some time to do their own act of kindness – big or small – in their communities.”
He concluded, “We will never stop remembering, and honoring, and fighting for the lives senselessly lost six years ago. We have to keep going. For me, that means I will never give up trying to change our broken gun laws to keep our kids safe from gun violence.”
“A national movement for stronger gun laws started six years ago today, and today I feel more confident than ever before that Congress will listen and act on changing our gun laws next year. We would not be here without the voices of so many of the family members from Newtown who want us to honor their loved ones with action,” Murphy added.
There will be a presentation tonight by Paul Colburn, a certified Master Wildlife Conservationist, on “Black Bears in Connecticut” from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Lyme Public Library.
This talk will focus on the natural history of black bears in Connecticut, as well as their habitat, diet, behavior, population and reproduction, plus current research efforts.
Colburn will also offer practical recommendations for coexistence between the black bear and humans.
There will be a presentation tonight by Paul Colburn, a certified Master Wildlife Conservationist, on “Black Bears in Connecticut”