Tiffany Farms Hosts Outdoor ‘Pop-Up’ Farmers Market This Morning

There will be a ‘Pop-Up’ Farmer’s Market at Tiffany Farms on Saturday, Nov. 21, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

LYME — After a successful summer season, The Farmer’s Market at Tiffany Farms had closed down mid-October for the winter.

But Jen Tiffany, who is co-manager of the Market with her husband, Bill Hurtle, told LymeLine, “Throughout the market season we were asked time and again, “Have you ever thought of opening an Indoor Farmers Market or a Pre-Holiday Market?”

Tiffany explained, “The indoor market is an unsurmountable thought at this point in light of the current pandemic, but the pre-holiday idea seemed doable.”

She and Hurtle kicked the idea around a while and then asked their vendors whether they would be willing to commit to the concept.

In Tiffany’s words, “We got a resounding ‘thumbs up’ from the non-seasonal vendors,” and so they immediately set about planning for a “Pop-Up Market.” which will be held Saturday, Nov. 21, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the usual Tiffany Farms location at 156 Sterling City Rd. in Lyme.

So if you’re looking for somewhere to buy your favorite market items or do your Thanksgiving food shopping in a healthy, outdoor environment that supports local farmers and vendors, this ‘Pop-Up Market’ is the place for you!

Vendors include:

  • Tiffany Farms will have a freezer full of quality pasture-raised beef
  • Biscotti and Beyond will offer cookie trays in addition to their usual fare
  • Donderoor Orchards will be selling a plethora of pie selections and “other yummy choices”
  • Sankow Farm will have a variety of lamb and cheese products
  • Bittersweet will offer a selection of teas and spices
  • Wave Hill will have a large bread selection
  • Chatfield Hollow will be selling their fabulous mushrooms
  • The Traveling Chef, who makes the most delicious tomato sauces

Masks are mandatory at the Market and, with a twinkle in her eye, Tiffany asks patrons, “To keep one cow-length apart while shopping,” adding that people should also, “Stay home if not feeling well.”

Old Lyme PD’s Thanksgiving Food Drive Continues Today

Sorting the food donated during the Food Drive is a Herculean task organized by LYSB Director Mary Seidner (center) in photo and assisted by Leslie Massa (right) and Arleen Sharp (left). File photo by B. Groth.

Old Lyme Police Officers will hold their annual Thanksgiving Food Drive on three dates starting Saturday at the Old Lyme Marketplace near the Big Y. The dates and times are as follows:

Wednesday, Nov.  18, from 3 to 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

All food donated will be forwarded to the Lymes’ Youth Service Bureau (LYSB) for distribution to families in need.

Food will also be given to stock the mini-pantries at Lymes’ Senior Center and the Town of Old Lyme Social Services.

After local needs are met, all remaining food is given to Shoreline Soup Kitchens.

Arleen Sharp (left) and Leslie Massa continue their sorting efforts. File photo by B. Groth.

Donations of non-perishable food can be taken directly to the Old Lyme Police Department at 294 Shore Rd., or to LYSB at 59 Lyme St. between Nov. 16 and  Nov. 23.

Families in need of food should contact LYSB at www.lysb.org/holidaygiving or 860-434-7208.

Voter Participation Extremely High in Presidential Election in Both Lyme (88%), Old Lyme (91%)

LYME/OLD LYME — At the Old Lyme Board of Selectmen’s meeting held Monday, Nov.16, Old Lyme First Selectman Timothy Griswold reported that there are 5,933 registered voters in Old Lyme and 5,408 voters cast ballots for the President/Vice President, which equates to a participation rate of 91 percent.

As a comparison, Griswold noted 5,364 votes were cast for Joe Courtney in the Congressional House election. Griswold reported the remaining offices drew voter participation rates in the “high 80s to low 90s [percent]”

In his most recent Selectman’s Update, he reported there were 2,641 absentee ballots cast, which equate to 44.5 percent of the total.

Griswold also commented at the Selectmen’s meeting that the board needs to consider whether to make the change of voting location to Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School as a permanent one. He said, “It would have been disastrous at Cross Lane [voting location]” for this election, which had such a high turnout, but noted, “We wouldn’t have to have all voting at the schools.”

Selectwoman Mary Jo Nosal asked whether voting for primaries would be at the middle school.

Griswold responded that the board needs to review options and make a plan since the current motion in effect in Old Lyme only approves use of the middle school through the end of the year and the Governor’s COVID Executive Order expires Feb. 9, 2021.

Lyme Town Clerk Linda Winzer announced that of the 2,012 voters on the election roll, 1,774 voted representing 88 percent of the total.  The number of absentee ballots issued in that town was 811 representing 40 percent of the votes cast.

Nov. 19 COVID Update: Three New COVID Cases in Old Lyme; Two New, One Probable in Lyme

Photo by CDC on Unsplash

LYME/OLD LYME — In light of the serious rise in Coronavirus cases, today we will start a new daily update reporting confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases in Lyme and Old Lyme. The state is now issuing a COVID-19 metric report daily around 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The state does not give any details of the age of those infected, their gender or the date the case was confirmed.

The Daily Data Report for Connecticut issued Thursday afternoon, Nov. 19, shows the following:

OLD LYME now has a cumulative total of 65 confirmed COVID-19 cases.

This represents an increase of three confirmed cases over the 62 cases reported yesterday, Wednesday, Nov. 18.

There have been two fatalities in Old Lyme.

LYME now has a cumulative total of 15 confirmed cases and two probable cases.

This represents an increase of two confirmed cases and one probable case over Wednesday’s data.

There have been no fatalities in Lyme.

The COVID-19 metric report is issued by the state once per day, every Monday through Friday. The report that is issued each Monday contains combined data that was collected on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

 

Lyme-Old Lyme Coaches, Athletes Feature Prominently in Shoreline Conference Fall Awards

Emily DeRoehn is the 2020 Shoreline Conference Girls’ Soccer Player of the Year.

LYME/OLD LYME — Emily DeRoehn has been named Shoreline Conference Girls’ Soccer Player of the Year.

Lyme-Old Lyme boys’ soccer coach Ally Gleason and girls’ volleyball coach Erin Crayton were both named Shoreline Conference Coaches of the Year for their respective sports. Kendra Flaherty was named Shoreline Conference Girls’ Soccer Assistant Coach of the Year.

Additional honors awarded to Lyme-Old Lyme High School players included:

GIRLS’ SOCCER
First Team

Emily DeRoehn
Ellie Zrenda

Second Team
Sam Gray, Alexis Fenton and Grace Lathrop made the second team and

Honorable Mention
Abby Manthous
Stephanie Mauro
Lauren Wallace

BOYS’ SOCCER
First Team
Mike Milazzo
Anders Silberberg

Second Team
Avery Welch

Honorable Mention
Tim O’Brien and Jesper Silberberg

GORLS’ VOLLEYBALL
Second Team
Melanie Warren
Abigail Sicuranza

Honorable Mention
Abby Speckhals

CROSS COUNTRY
Boys’ Team
Aidan Powers

Girls’ Team
Maddy Morgado
Alyssa Spooner

Congratulations to all these excellent athletes!