On Oct. 11, The Farmer’s Market at Tiffany Farms will be open for its final day of the 2025 season.
LYME, CT— Saturday Oct. 11 is the final day of the 2025 season forThe Farmers Market at Tiffany Farms.
It will be open rain or shine, farm field permitting.
Vegetables, fruit, meat, milk, cheese, eggs, chicken, and baked goods as well as preserves and maple syrup will be available at the farm on 156 Sterling City Road from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Saturday’s lineup includes Chatfield Hollow Farm, Dondero Orchards, Falls Brook Organic Farm, Four Mile River Farm, From the Farm, Hooting Owl Farm, Long Table Farm, Marna Roons, Ms BeeR Haven, Space Farms Soap, Tiffany Farms Pasture Raised Beef, The Country Kitchen, Traveling Italian Chef, Wave Hill Breads and Mystic Cheese.
For more information, call the farm at 860-575-4730.
Suisman Shapiro Attorney Kristi D. Kelly is a finalist in the collaborative leadership category of the 2025 US Women, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) Awards.
NEW LONDON–Suisman Shapiro Attorney Kristi D. Kelly has been named a finalist in the 2025 US Women, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) Awards.
Suisman Shapiro in a press release said Kelly is a contender in the Law Firm Collaborative Leadership category. The national award honors women attorneys who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, vision, and a sustained commitment to advancing the empowerment of women in the legal profession.
Suisman Shapiro lauded Kelly as a legal advisor, mentor, and advocate whose work spans labor, employment, and municipal law. A director with the firm, she represents municipalities, public agencies, and private employers in matters ranging from collective bargaining and employment investigations to compliance and discrimination claims. She regularly appears before local governments and state and federal administrative bodies, including the Connecticut State Board of Labor Relations, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration and the U.S. Department of Labor.
At Suisman Shapiro, Kelly leads the firm’s Human Resources Committee with a focus on increasing diversity and inclusion. This year, she will launch the firm’s inaugural Women in Leadership Committee, a strategic initiative designed to foster mentorship, connection, and career advancement for women at Suisman Shapiro.
Eric W. Callahan, managing director of Suisman Shapiro, said Kelly represents the values the firm strives to uphold.
“Kristi brings a thoughtful and collaborative approach to her work that has had a meaningful impact across our firm,” Callahan said.
Kelly said collaboration has always been key to how she approaches her work.
“I’m fortunate to work alongside colleagues, who value mentorship, inclusion, and supporting one another’s growth — both personally and professionally,” she said.
Before joining Suisman Shapiro, Kelly served as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Washington and as a civilian labor attorney for the U.S. Department of the Army in Alaska.
Kelly is a VA-accredited attorney, who donates pro bono services on behalf of disabled veterans through the Connecticut Veterans Legal Center. She was honored with the Connecticut Bar Association’s 2020 Honorable Anthony V. DeMayo Pro Bono Service Award. She also served as president of the Board of Higher Edge, a nonprofit that supports first-generation college students, and currently sits on the Board of the USS Groton Sail Foundation.
Winners of the 2025 US Women, Influence & Power in Law Awards will be announced at an awards dinner on Oct. 7 during the WIPL Conference in Washington, D.C.
The awards are presented by Corporate Counsel, a national publication of the Law.com network.
Chris Arelt displays the commissioned illustration of one of his own projects, which he received as the Grand Prize winner of a sketch challenge held at the recent AIA Conference on Architecture in Boston. Photo submitted.
BOSTON/OLD LYME — Architect Christopher Arelt of Nautilus Architects in Old Lyme, CT took home the top prize in a design competition at this year’s American Institute of Architects (AIA) Conference on Architecture.
Arelt participated in Blueprints & Brews, a sketch challenge hosted on the conference floor, where architects were invited to illustrate spontaneous prompts drawn from a spinning wheel.
Using a white pencil on a blue napkin, participants responded to ideas ranging from “a building shaped like a lobster” to “Fenway Park as a floating structure.”
Arelt’s winning drawing, based on the prompt “a door at the edge of the world,” depicted a flying car exiting through a VertiStack® Clear-style door into a galaxy of stars and planets. His sketch was selected as the Grand Prize winner from six rounds of entries displayed on what organizers called the “Wall of Wicked Smart Design.”
“It was an exhilarating experience and accomplishment,” Arelt said. “It quickly became the highlight of my day at the convention.”
For his prize, Arelt received a commissioned illustration of one of his own projects from freelance artist Ron Schiding. He chose the firm’s Greystone residence on the Connecticut shoreline, a contemporary home inspired by New England architectural traditions.
The illustration will be displayed at Nautilus Architects’ headquarters in Old Lyme.
The Blueprints & Brews event, sponsored by Clopay® Corporation, was designed to engage architects in a playful way while spotlighting creative approaches to design. Organizers said it also served as a chance to connect architects with manufacturers.
Editor’s Notes: i) Christopher Arelt is the founder of Nautilus Architects in Old Lyme, CT. He brings a collaborative and site-driven approach to residential design. His work blends Modernist influences with regional craftsmanship, emphasizing natural light and material authenticity. For more information, visit this link.
ii) Founded in 1964, Clopay® Corporation (“Clopay”) is the largest manufacturer and marketer of garage doors and rolling steel doors in North America. Clopay is headquartered in Mason, Ohio, and operates four manufacturing facilities and 57 distribution centers. For more information, visit this link.
Samples of work by Lilywork Artisan Tile grace the walls of the studio. File photo.
OLD LYME–Lilywork Artisan Tile is opening its doors from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday for Old Lyme’s Midsummer Festival.
The studio is located at 56 Lyme St. Studio tours will give visitors the opportunity to see how handcrafted tile is made. The open house event includes special sale pricing.
The exterior of the renovated Chestnut Market at 85 Halls Rd. in Old Lyme as seen in a 2024 file photo.
OLD LYME–Gas stations will be officially excised from the local zoning regulations, effective Aug. 11.
The Zoning Commission on Monday voted unanimously to amend the regulations to strike gas stations from the list of businesses that can operate in town.
Land Use Coordinator Eric Knapp said that means the existing four gas stations in town will remain, but no more will be allowed.
Gas stations were previously confined to Halls Road and certain parts of Shore Road.
Applications for new or improved gas stations are controversial in a town where residents have long objected to development that would entice drivers to get off Interstate 95 rather than continuing on to points north or south.
There was no comment at Monday evening’s public hearing.
The Planning Commission in a unanimous vote last month found the move consistent with the town’s Plan of Conservation and Development. The document, updated every 10 years, is meant to guide the community’s growth based on the vision of those who live there.
