Old Lyme’s Colman Curtiss-Reardon advances determinedly down the court in Saturday’s semifinal game against Cromwell. He scored a team-high 13 points in the game. All photos by Warner Swain.
OLD LYME — On Saturday afternoon, Brady Sheffield’s Old Lyme boys defeated the Cromwell Panthers 48-39 in a thrilling Shoreline Conference semifinal.
The top-seeded Wildcats now advance to the Shoreline Championship game where they will face third-seeded East Hampton, who defeated #2 seeds Coginchaug in Saturday’s other semifinal.
Old Lyme sophomore Eddie Fiske, Jr. (#34) scored 12 key points for the Wildcats.
The championship final will be played Tuesday with a 7:30 p.m. tip-off at Polson Middle School in Madison.
Ryan Hill notched 10 important points for the ‘Cats.
Lyme-Old Lyme High School junior Colman Curtiss-Reardon scored a team-high 13 points with sophomore Eddie Fiske and freshman Ryan Hill notching 12 and 10 points respectively.
Xavier Hodge netted a game-high 20 points for Cromwell with Vaughn Payne adding 10.
Martin R. “Marty” Peck, 93, of East Hartford, loving husband of over 67 years of the late Teresa A. “Terry” (Cianci) Peck, peacefully journeyed home on Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at Hartford Hospital. Born in Old Saybrook on March 27, 1931, a son of the late Phillip and Ella (Martin) Peck Terente … He was a graduate of Old Lyme High School, class of 1949 and a proud veteran of the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War …
Martin is survived by a son, Stephen M. Peck and his wife Lori Lowry of Glastonbury; a daughter, Jennifer A. Slocum and her husband Peter of Rocky Hill; four grandchildren …
Honoring Martin’s wishes, private funeral service and burial with military honors at Silver Lane Cemetery in East Hartford will be held at the convenience of the family …
Gathering outside Old Saybrook Town Hall to listen to speeches. All photos by D. Collins.
OLD SAYBROOK—Despite it being a bitterly cold and windy day, hundreds of protesters still gathered on Monday—President’s Day—in front of Old Saybrook’s Town Hall to demonstrate their objections to President Trump and Elon Musk’s actions since taking office.
David Collins of Old Lyme and his wife joined the demonstration.
They first listened to impassioned speeches and then marched as a group down Main Street cheerfully chanting slogans like, “This is what democracy looks like” and “Hey Hey, Ho Ho, these oligarchs have got to go.”
Marching down Main Street in Old Saybrook.
There were also larger rallies in New Haven, New London and Hartford on the same day.
There were creative signs galore on display.
All ages were present at the rally.
This youngster had something to say.
Opponents of the rally were small in number.
A Trump-supporting car and another Trump flag-waving individual were spotted.
Old Lyme’s Midsummer Festival , which features work by the ‘Fence Artists’ shown above, draws thousands of visitors each year.
Editor’s Note 2/11: ‘USA Today’ has announced that the leaderboard is closed for the final days of voting, saying, “Otherwise, there wouldn’t be any surprises once the winners are announced!” The paper states, “Come back on Wednesday, February 26th at 12:00pm EST to see the results!”
Editor’s Note 2/8: Old Lyme is currently in second place on the Leaderboard, but we are now challenging for the top spot with Vermillion, South Dakota. Let’s all keep voting daily to ensure Old Lyme wins!
OLD LYME—On Jan. 21, 2025, the editors of USA Today announced the 20 finalists for “Best Small Town Arts Scene” … and Old Lyme is included!
Voting is now open and runs until Monday, Feb. 17, at noon ET. Here is the LINK TO VOTEor use the QR code below.
We encourage all our readers to vote for Old Lyme to win this prestigious honor.
Introducing the contest, USA Today states, “Bigger isn’t always better, especially when it comes to these 20 small towns — each with a population of fewer than 30,000 people (as of the last census) — nominated by an expert panel for offering the best arts and culture in the country. What each of these towns lack in size, they make up for with big arts scenes — museums, art galleries, performing arts, and busy event calendars.“
USA Today cited these reasons for including Old Lyme in their finalists:
“This town was once home to a thriving artist colony which later became the Lyme Art Association. The work of many important American artists from the colonial period to today can be found at the Florence Griswold Museum. Both are part of the Old Lyme Arts District, a vibrant central village area with art galleries, live music and the prestigious Lyme Academy of Fine Arts. Artists of all experience levels appreciate painting en plein air in the town’s beautiful natural surroundings. Old Lyme has an annual Midsummer Festival in July that is a celebration of art, music, and classic cars.“
Remember you can vote for your favorite town once per day until the polls close. The winning towns, as determined by the voting, will be announced on Wednesday, Feb. 26.
Art is everywhere in Old Lyme! Photo by Kristen Thornton.
OLD LYME—Michellee K. Speirs of Old Lyme, died Friday Feb. 7, 2025, after a courageous health battle …
She is survived by her beloved husband Peter B. Speirs; and son Alec D. Speirs. Also surviving are her brothers, Ronald Kopald and Seth Kopald (Kathryn) … ; her sisters, Kim Griswold (Doug), Sandy Dubek (Bob) and Tori Kitchen (Rick) … In addition, she leaves behind a multitude of treasured relatives and true friends.
As a Justice of the Peace, Michellee joined many couples in marriage … Michellee was … a tireless volunteer for many organizations over the years. But first and foremost, Michellee was a wife and mother, not just to Alec but also to his many, many friends who searched Michellee out for advice, comfort and the support she always gave without judgment …
A memorial to celebrate Michellee’s life will be held at 11 a.m. Feb. 17, at the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme, 1 Lyme Street, Old Lyme. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Michellee’s honor to the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation, 187 Williams Street, New London CT, or a charity of the donors choice …
