OLD LYME — Asked by LymeLine to confirm the date of this year’s Old Lyme Midsummer Festival, Elsbeth Dowd, who is chair of the 2024 Midsummer Festival Committee, responded by email saying, “This year’s Midsummer Festival will be on Saturday, July 27th.”
Dowd is the Executive Director of the Lyme Art Association.
She added in her email, “We will have more info (stet) soon!”
As soon as we receive further information, we will share it with our readers.
OLD LYME—Asked by LymeLine in a phone interview on Tuesday, Jan. 30, how the Lymes’ Senior Center Renovation and Expansion project was progressing, chair of the Lymes’ Senior Center Building Committee Jeri Baker responded enthusiastically, “We’re moving forward!”
She explained that her positive outlook stemmed from the fact that this afternoon, Tuesday, Feb. 6, from 2 through 4 p.m., Newfield Construction Management will open the bids for the building trades in the Old Lyme Memorial Town Hall Meeting Room. Baker added, “This is a public event,” adding, “There has been a lot of interest in the project—11 trade packages were sent out and we held a walk-through for the trades last week.”
Commenting, “We are hopeful that the bids come in around the March 2023 estimates,” she noted, “Despite the unexpected and unavoidable delays we experienced, there is genuine excitement now to begin the work.”
Solidifying her recent commitment “to communicate more,” Baker told LymeLine that plans for private fundraising had begun, applications for two grants were in the works and a ground-breaking ceremony was being planned for mid-March.
EAST HAMPTON—Playing away, the Old Lyme Wildcats fought hard on Saturday afternoon but ultimately lost by just four points 68-62 to the East Hampton Bellringers.
Old Lyme sophomore Colman Curtiss-Reardon netted a game-high 19 points with senior Jack Porter just one point adrift of him with 18.
Jadin Sawyer was top scorer for East Hampton with 18 points while Brady Lynch netted 17.
The Wildcats’ Shoreline Conference record now stands at 8-4 with their overall record: at 9-5.
Old Lyme’s next game is tomorrow, Tuesday, Feb. 6, away at Westbrook High School with a 7 p.m. tip-off.
OLD LYME—Old Lyme pulled off another convincing win last night over Hale-Ray High School, soundly defeating the Noises 48-27.
Old Lyme senior Leland Hine scored a game-high 21 points for the Wildcats while fellow senior Charlie Sahadi added 11.
Colby Bryant led the Hale-Ray’s scoring with nine points
The Wildcats Conference Record is now 8-3 while their overall record is 9-4.
Old Lyme plays again this afternoon against East Hampton away with a 3 p.m. tip-off.
OLD LYME — The Old Lyme boys secured a big 69-41 win at home over Portland Tuesday night with Wildcat senior Jack Porter making a major contribution scoring six three-pointers in his game-high 23 points.
Senior Leland Hine and freshman Eddie Fiske were also key contributors to the Old Lyme team with 11 and 10 points respectively.
The Wildcats advance to a 7-3 in Shoreline Conference play and an overall record of 8-4.
The boys’ next game is at home on Friday, Feb. 2, against Hale-Ray.