On Saturday morning, the 5K race set off at 8 a.m. prompt from a line on the driveway in front of Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School.
OLD LYME — The family-friendly 5K run or walk and ‘Kid’s K’ fun run held Saturday morning drew a record-setting combined total of 413 participants.
Two ‘Kids K’ participants enjoy popsicles after their race..
Moreover, more than 70 youngsters participated in the ‘Kids K.’
The .Sitting Pretty’ team gathered for this photo after running the 5K. ‘
The race/walk was hosted by Lymes’ Youth Service Bureau (LYSB) and represented the first event of Old Lyme’s Midsummer Festival full day. It was supported by numerous sponsors, including Sitting PrettyCT, which was a major sponsor of the event, and LymeLine.com.
Two of the younger participants in the 5K proudly display their medals.
The 5K race drew entrants of all ages.
Race awards were hand painted by the members of LYSB’s ‘Run Like a Girl ‘program. Some of the program members are pictured above.
Awards were presented to all the finishers and special recognition was given to all the winners.
LYME/OLD SAYBROOK — With so many Connecticut families feeling the financial pain of inflation, Saybrook District Probate Judge Jeannine Lewis reminds guardians caring for children that they may be eligible for thousands of dollars in grants to help with housing, food and transportation, as well as summer camp and other enrichment activities.
The Saybrook District Probate Court serves the town of Lyme along with the eight additional towns of Chester, Clinton, Deep River, Essex, Haddam, Killingworth, Old Saybrook and Westbrook.
A guardianship case typically comes before the Saybrook District Probate Court when parents are unable to care for their children due to addiction, mental illness, incarceration or other circumstances. In most cases, Probate Courts appoint a grandparent or other relative to care for the children. In some cases, courts will appoint a close family friend who has a long-standing relationship with the child, as children tend to experience the most benefits when they are placed with adults they already know and trust.
Appointing kinship guardians also saves Connecticut an estimated $72 million a year by keeping thousands of children out of foster care. However, unlike foster parents, Probate Court-appointed guardians receive no financial support for taking on this incredibly important – and often unexpected – responsibility.
For more than a decade, local Probate Courts have annually awarded $2 million in grants from the state Kinship Fund and Respite Fund to guardians of children who meet low-income guidelines.
The Kinship Fund awards grants of up to $550 a child — or up to $2,200 a family – a year to help pay for necessities such as eyeglasses and clothing, or for enrichment activities such as summer camp, art supplies or creative books.
The second available fund, the Respite Fund, helps guardians with the cost of child care, rent, transportation and food. Respite Fund grants are capped at $2,200 a year.
“Many families are struggling,” said Judge Lewis, “with an increasing number of news stories talking about how some families are choosing between rent and food. These two grants can help guardians in meeting essential needs, as well as helping to ensure that extras like summer camp aren’t impossible. We’re so pleased this money exists to help guardians and the children in their care.”
Guardians can apply for both funds, though a separate application for each is required. Amounts awarded to local residents are determined by the Saybrook District Probate Court.
Applications can be found at ctprobate.gov under the Children’s Matters tab, or by contacting the Saybrook District Probate Court at (860) 510-5028.
David St. George was a husband, a father, a grandfather, a World War II Navy veteran, an Episcopalian minister, a sailor, a pilot, a boxer, a golfer, a scuba diver, a woodworker, a crooner of 1940s pop hits, and, by his own account, the first surfer to brave the waters of Mantoloking, New Jersey. He spent his life in service to country, family, church, and community. He died peacefully in his bed on July 23, 2023, surrounded by his children. The cause was complications of old age. He was 98 …
He retired from St. Peter’s [Episcopal Church in Essex Fells, N.J.] in 1990. A few years later, he and Judy moved to Old Lyme, Connecticut. Judy, who had become a prolific author, continued to write books, and David served as president of the Old Lyme Country Club, sailed his boat, Moor Beyond, on the Connecticut River, and worked in his woodshop, a sawdusty warren filled with an incredible and impractical array of antique tools, where he could often be heard whistling old Frank Sinatra tunes.
A memorial service will be held at St. Peter’s Church, Essex Fells, New Jersey, on August 7, 2023, at 11am …
Lyme DTC To Publicize, Encourage Kristina White’s Election to Board of Selectmen as a Petitioning Candidate
Pictured above are candidates endorsed by the Lyme Democratic Town Committee for November’s municipal election. Pictured from left to right are Steve Mattson, Gavin Lodge, Kristina White, Adam McEwen, Mary Stone, and John Kiker. Missing from photo are Anna James and Jim Miller.
LYME, CT – The Lyme Democratic Town Committee (DTC) announced Wednesday, July 26, that, at a local Democratic caucus held Monday night, a slate of nine Democratic candidates was nominated and endorsed by the committee to run in the Nov. 7 municipal elections.
The committee also announced that it would be actively encouraging Kristina White’s election to the Lyme Board of Selectmen as a petitioning candidate.
In announcing the candidate slate, Lyme DTC Nominating Committee Chairperson Liz Frankel explained, “Under state election law, a town committee may only nominate one candidate for first selectman and one candidate for selectman when the board of selectmen is composed of a first selectman and two selectmen.”
She continued, “The Lyme DTC is not nominating a candidate for first selectman this year, but would like to see John Kiker and Kristina White, who are both currently on the board of selectmen, elected as selectpersons. As a result, we nominated and endorsed John as our selectman candidate and will be actively publicizing and urging Kristina’s election as a petitioning candidate.”
Running for election this year in Lyme on the Democratic Party slate will be:
• John Kiker for Board of Selectmen
• Steve Mattson for Board of Finance
• Jim Miller for Board of Finance
• Adam McEwen for Board of Finance Alternate
• Kristina White for Planning & Zoning Commission
• Mary Stone for Planning & Zoning Commission Alternate
• Anna James for Zoning Board of Appeals
• John Kiker for Lyme Library Board of Directors
• Gavin Lodge for Region 18 Board of Education
Kristina White will appear on the ballot as a petitioning candidate.
Frankel said, “We’ve recruited a talented slate of individuals this year who are not only highly qualified, but extremely interested in serving the town we all love and cherish.”
The Lyme DTC’s stated mission is to support and strengthen the Democratic Party in the Town of Lyme and the State of Connecticut.
Editor’s Note: The article above is based on a press release issued July 26 by the Lyme Democratic Town Committee.
