OLD LYME — On Dec. 8, Edie Twining, Chair of the Halls Rd. Improvement Committee (HRIC), sent an email to ‘interested parties ‘Friends of the HRIC’ explaining, “We have asked that the public hearing of the Halls Road Overlay District (HROD) be postponed from Monday, December 12, 2022 to the next meeting of the Old Lyme Zoning Commission on Monday, January 9, 2023.”
She noted that the attorney for the Zoning Commission, Matt Willis, is “Only now in the process of reviewing the HROD documents,” adding that, ” He finds the basic approach permissible, but has some suggestions that we think should be reflected in the final documents.”
Twining emphasized, “It is important for him to finish his review and for us to respond to his concerns before the public presentation.”
She apologized on behalf of the HRIC “For any inconvenience this schedule change may have created,” and also thanked recipients of the email for their, “Continued support of the HROD and a better future for Old Lyme.”
OLD LYME – Burton E. Chapman Jr., 83, of Laurel Drive in Old Lyme, formerly of Old Saybrook passed after a brief illness Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, at Middlesex Hospital, Middletown …
He is survived by his son Jeff Chapman of Old Saybrook; his daughter Tricia Chapman Granata and her husband Joseph of Old Lyme; and his two grandsons, Collyn Herel of Groton, and William Herel of Niantic …
Burton was a graduate of Old Saybrook High School, Class of 1957 …
Burton was a prominent figure in the town of Old Saybrook for many years …
He was involved with the town as a member of the Board of Finance, and Chairman of the Board for a number of years.
Ee4Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, at the Robinson, Wright & Weymer Funeral Home, 34 Main Street in Centerbrook …
WATERBURY, VT. — Corinne Winchell – born Corinne Eleanor Appel to Theodore and Amelia Appel of Dixwell Avenue, Hamden, CT on January 19, 1923 – passed away on December 3, 2022 at Heaton Woods in Montpelier, VT.
Recent conversations revealed Corinne felt she had not accomplished much or traveled far during her life. Yet, like anyone who lives to 99 years and 11 months of age, her life was well-lived.
After meeting Bob Winchell at American Steel and Wire in New Haven, CT in 1943 – with marriage following a few months later in March 1944 – the Winchell’s traveled to and resided in University City, St. Louis, Missouri, Thomasville, Georgia, Hopkinton, Rhode Island, then returned to Connecticut where memories abounded of life at Rogers Lake in Old Lyme. While raising three children, she and Bob often traveled to New York City and enjoyed afternoon dancing at the Taft Hotel to the likes of Sammy Kaye, Les Elgart, and Vaughn Monroe. There were boating trips; numerous weekend outings to coastal towns along the shore line of southern New England and Long Island. A summer trip along the coast line to Bar Harbor, Maine. Plus an excursion from Connecticut – through the Intracoastal Waterway – to Hollywood, Florida. Corinne also enjoyed travels to Rome, the Bahamas, and Cornwall, England.
In 1978, Corinne and Bob moved to Waterbury, Vermont where she resided until her death.
Corinne once said she never fully appreciated all that Vermont offered … but enjoyed several years working at Edson Hill Manor in Stowe. Later, she worked as a secretary for an accountant in Montpelier, retiring at the age of 86. After retirement, she volunteered weekly at the state police office in Waterbury and the Waterbury Food Shelf.
Among many interests, she was happiest when she was sketching the scenery around her, puttering with her plants, or figuring out how things worked. (She was fascinated by the construction of a lobster’s shell.) And trying to reroot near-dead house plants.
Corinne is predeceased by her husband – of 56 years – Robert Wallace Winchell in 1999. By her brother Irving Appel in 1968. She is survived by her children; Kent Winchell and his family of Old Lyme, CT … Kim Winchell and his family of Ivoryton, CT … and Kia Lynn Winchell Nealy and her husband of Waterbury Center, VT. Thank you to the staff and caregivers at Heaton Woods Residence in Montpelier for keeping Corinne warm and comfortable.
Chad Fisher, newly appointed Sculpture Chair at Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, adjusts the patina on his bronze sculpture, ‘Avarice.’
OLD LYME — Lyme Academy of Fine Arts has announced the appointment of internationally-renowned sculptor Chad Fisher as the new Charlotte Colby Danly Sculpture Chair. This appointment marks a major step in Lyme Academy’s effort to build the premier figurative sculpting program in the United States.
Set to launch in Fall 2023, this multi-year, intensive program further expands the breadth of the Academy’s fine arts curriculum, while also deepening the commitment to its mission.
“I am beyond thrilled and honored to be the incoming Sculpture Chair at Lyme Academy,” states Fisher.
He continues, “To teach is to provide students with a space to grow emotionally, intellectually, and experientially. As an art educator, I am here to help amplify each student’s dream through a very human and personal experience, and to provide the tools that are necessary for them to grow expansively, both artistically and professionally.”
Fisher’s own work is informed by a decade of rigorous academic training. This includes a long-term apprenticeship with Gary Weisman, a respect for art’s lineage, and a comprehensive understanding of rediscovered historic design principles, many based in the 19th century Parisian figurative arts tradition.
An example of Chad Fisher,’s work is this sculpture titled, ‘Torso’,’ in bronze.
In 2017, Fisher, along with his father and wife, built their own bronze foundry in Pennsylvania. Fisher Sculpture has since received commissions from the Philadelphia Flyers, Chicago Bears Football Club, and the Philadelphia 76ers, and has produced bronze and stone works for numerous military memorials nationwide.
Fisher’s experience and dynamic plan for the new sculpture program honor the vision of Lyme Academy’s founder, the celebrated sculptor Elisabeth Gordon Chandler (d. 2006.) The Chandler Studio, the future home of Fisher’s classes, with its dramatic skylights, north-light windows, 18 ft. ceilings, and 1600 sq. ft. of work space, is one of many state-of-the-art studios on the Academy’s four-acre campus.
The Sculpture Chair to which Fisher has been appointed is the creation of Lyme Academy alumna Charlotte Colby Danly, who generously donated $1 million to help others learn sculpting in the figurative tradition, as she herself did under the tutelage of Elisabeth Chandler.
Danly’s support of the Academy is inspired in part by the commitment and quality of its current, thriving student body, and the significant place the school holds in an area long renowned as a center for the arts.
Danly’s philanthropic act has been complemented in 2022 by two major contributions to the Academy’s holdings.
In May, the Karlheinz Kronberger Collection of 19th-Century French Bronzes, numbering well over 200 museum-quality objects, was donated to the Academy. More recently, the National Academy of Design in New York made a long-term loan of 28 plaster casts. Both collections will provide students with an inspiring study collection, likely unmatched in any teaching institution in the United States.
Along with Fisher’s much-anticipated classes, they support Lyme Academy’s status as a destination site for the next generation of figurative artists.
To learn more about classes and programs offered at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, visit http://www.lymeacademy.edu.
Editor’s Notes: i) The mission of the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts is to teach the foundational skills of drawing, painting, and sculpture in the figurative tradition. By its commitment to training students in these skills and an engagement with contemporary discourse, the Academy will empower a new generation of artists. Through its programs, the Academy is committed to enriching the cultural life of the community.
ii) This article is based on a press release issued by Lyme Academy of Fine Arts.
GUILFORD — The Connecticut Bankers Association (CBA) has named GSB (formerly Guilford Savings Bank) President and CEO Timothy P. Geelan as its new chairman of the board of directors.
Geelan is a graduate of Lyme-Old Lyme High School and previously served as the CBA Board’s First Vice Chairman. He was selected for the CBA Chairman position in November of this year for a term expiring October 2023.
The CBA represents Connecticut’s financial institutions and serves as the voice of its members in matters of their common interest. Forty seven banks are members of the CBA, and another 88 banks are associate members.
Geelan joined GSB in 1994, and served several roles throughout his nearly 30 years with the bank, including Chief Loan Officer and Chief Operating Officer. The GSB Board of Corporators voted unanimously to name Geelan as GSB’s 11th CEO in 2014.
“I am truly honored to have been selected as board chairman for the Connecticut Bankers Association,” said Geelan. “I plan to work tirelessly to demonstrate the CBA’s mission and values and ensure every member bank has a voice. By serving the collective needs of our member institutions, we can all enjoy the benefits of growth and stability.”
Geelan has served as an advisor for the CBA’s Connecticut School of Finance and Management for 10 years. He also serves as board secretary for the Community Foundation of Middlesex County, he is a member of the executive committee for the Connecticut Community Bankers Association and he is on the advisory council for HOPE Partnership.
Additionally, Geelan is a corporator for the Guilford Foundation and Middlesex Health, and serves as treasurer for the West Side Cemetery Association.
Geelan earned his bachelor’s degree from University of Dayton and his Master of Business Administration degree from University of New Haven.
Editor’s Note: This article is based on press release issued by Guilford Savings Bank.
