Monthly Archives: September 2022

Lyme-Old Lyme HS Soccer: Boys Win, Girls Lose Season Openers Against Cromwell

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Anders Silberberg (#30 in this file photo) scored for Old Lyme in Thursday’s season opener against Cromwell.

OLD LYME/CROMWELL — The Lyme-Old Lyme (LOL) boys started strong Thursday winning their home game opener 2-1 against the Cromwell Panthers.

The Wildcat goals were scored by Lucas Dasilva and Anders Silberberg. Cromwell’s lone goal was scored by Jacob Salafia. All three goals were unassisted.

In goal for LOL was Jonah Lathrop, who made six saves. Thomas Garcia was in net for Cromwell and clinched eight saves.
Lyme-Old Lyme is 1-0-0 in both the Shoreline Conference and State Championship.
Both Wildcats teams have their next game on Saturday away at East Lyme High School. The boys kick off at 5 p.m. and the girls at 7 p.m.

Senior Alexis Fenton (#7) scored the only Wildcat goal in Lyme-Old Lyme’s season opener loss against Cromwell. File photo.

The Old Lyme girls were defeated 2-1 in their season opener when they played Cromwell away.
The half time score was looking good for the Wildcats at 0-0, meaning all three goals came in the second half. Both Cromwell goals were scored by #11 Olivia Lusitani and assisted by Cameryn Hickey. Old Lyme’s goal was scored unassisted by #7 Alexis Fenton.
Goalie Lily Kenney had seven saves for Cromwell while Olivia Kelly made 10 saves for Old Lyme.

Lyme-Old Lyme Schools Board Sets Nov. 8 Referendum on $57.6 Million Building Plan

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Renovations at Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School are included in the $57.6 million plan on which will residents will vote in a referendum on Nov. 8.

OLD LYME — At their meeting on Wednesday evening, Sept. 7, the Region 18 Board of Education voted to hold a referendum in the Towns of Lyme and Old Lyme on Tuesday, Nov. 8, on the proposed $57.6 million building plan for Mile Creek, Center, Lyme Consolidated, and Lyme-Old Lyme Middle Schools.

Nov. 8 is also the national Election Day.

The referendum question will be a simple Yes/No regarding the amount of funding and the result will be obtained by combining the numbers from both Towns.

Visit this link to view a recording of the meeting.

Editor’s Note: More to follow on this developing story.

Old Lyme Shopping Center Goes Up for Auction

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The Old Lyme Marketplace is scheduled to be sold via an online auction. File photo.

OLD LYME — The Old Lyme Shopping Center is currently for sale via an online auction opening Sept. 6 (previously Aug. 23.) At the time of writing (7:10am), the highest bid is $2,750,000 but it also states on the site that the reserve has not yet been met.

Ten-x.com’s NorthEast Private Client Group is handling the sale and the property details are listed as follows:

Primary Property Type: Retail
Gross Area (Sq. Ft.): 50,223
Year Built: 1964
Occupancy: 77%
Occupancy as of Date: 07/06/2022
Lot Size (Acres): 5.22
Parking Count: 154
Bidding opens Aug. 23 and closes Aug. 25, with the starting bid set at $1.5 million.
The property is being marketed per the agent’s description as, “Ideally located immediately off exit 70 on I-95 (59,000 ADT) on US Route 1 (11,000 ADT) in the heart of a primary retail and commercial corridor.” The description also notes, “Annual consumer spending within a 5-mile radius surpasses $435,000,000.”
The potential sale was mentioned at yesterday’s Old Lyme Board of Selectmen meeting by members of the Halls Road Improvement Committee (HRIC), who were presenting their proposal for a Halls Road Overlay District (HROD) to the selectmen.
Asked this morning for her reaction to the planned sale, HRIC Chair Edie Twining responded by email, “If you look at the announcement, they go on about how convenient to the highway it is.  [That could likely mean] More gas stations??

She added, “So until that overlay [the proposed HROD] is in place, this [property] is most appealing to highway service plazas and the like. If we had the overlay, highway-focused developers would have to compete for the space with those interested in pursuing our vision:- retail up front with multi-family residential, with its better ROI.”

Twining concluded optimistically, “We are aiming to submit our application for the Halls Road Overlay District in September. After some productive meetings with the [Old Lyme] Zoning Commission, I am hopeful that this will become a reality this year.”
Editor’s Note: We will have more on the Halls Road Overlay District in a subsequent article.

Lyme-Old Lyme Board of Education Holds Public Hearing Tonight for $57.6M K-8 Building Plan

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Mile Creek School is one of the Lyme-Old Lyme Schools slated for renovation and possible expansion in the Region 18 Board of Education’s proposed $57.6 million building plan.

LYME/OLD LYME — On Wednesday evening, Aug.31, the Region 18 Board of Education voted unanimously to move forward with the proposed $57.6 million building plan for Mile Creek, Center, Lyme Consolidated, and Lyme-Old  Lyme Middle Schools by setting a Special District Meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 6 p.m. to discuss and potentially approve appropriating and bonding the required funds to undertake the project.

The Special District Meeting, which will include the required public hearing on the proposal, will be held in the Board of Education Conference Room at Center School, 49 Lyme St., in Old Lyme.

This public hearing must be held prior to the board setting a date for the referendum for the residents of Lyme and Old Lyme to vote on the project. The Superintendent advised the board that the referendum must be held prior to mid-November to be eligible for the upcoming round of reimbursement grants from the state.

At the end of the public hearing on Sept. 7, it is anticipated that the board will vote on the resolution and then set a precise date for the referendum.

Possible dates for the referendum were discussed at the Aug. 31 meeting varying from ones in the last week of October through the first week of November. The Superintendent agreed to have conversations with the registrars of both towns to determine the optimum date from their point of view for the referendum and to bring that feedback to the next meeting.

The precise wording of the resolution, which will be discussed at the Sept. 7 public hearing, is as follows:
[It is a] “Resolution Appropriating $57,555,000 For The Planning, Design, Demolition, Construction, Renovation, Equipping And Furnishing Of Mile Creek School, Center School, Lyme Consolidated School, And Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School And Related Costs And Authorizing The Issuance Of $57,555,000 Bonds Of The District To Meet Said Appropriation And Pending The Issuance Thereof The Making Of Temporary  Borrowings For Such Purpose.”

Learn the History of Old Lyme’s Watch Rock, Then Take an Easy Hike of the Preserve, 5:30pm Today

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Come learn the history of Watch Rock in Old Lyme on Sept. 7, and then enjoy this view during an easy hike immediately following the talk. Photo by Edie Twining.

OLD LYME — On Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 5:30 p.m., the public is invited to come and learn about the history of Watch Rock at the Watch Rock Preserve located at Joel Rd. in Old Lyme, off Rte. 156.

Members of the Old Lyme Historical Society will discuss the preserve’s early history and how the Old Lyme Land  Trust came to acquire it. Watch Rock is one of Old Lyme’s most beautiful preserves, with views along the rocky shoreline of the Duck River near the mouth of the Connecticut River.  

An easy hike along the waterfront will follow the talk for those interested in experiencing the area that the earliest inhabitants of Watch Rock frequented.

The event is free but registration is requested at this link for planning purposes and to inform registrants of any changes resulting from the weather.

This event is sponsored by the Old Lyme Historical Society, the Old Lyme Land Trust, and the Old Lyme-Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library.