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Numerous Lyme Preserves to Close on Weekdays for Deer Hunting Season Starting Wednesday

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Johnston Preserve in Lyme is one of the areas affected by weekday closures during Deer Firearm Hunting Season. File photo.

LYME–The town’s Open Space Coordinator Wendolyn Hill has announced the closure of 10 preserves on weekdays from Wednesday, Nov. 19 to Tuesday, Dec. 23, for the deer firearm hunting season.

The preserves will be closed Monday through Friday to all users except deer firearm hunters with a permit.

No hunting is allowed in these preserves on Saturdays or Sundays at which time the preserves are open to other users.

The following preserves, owned by the Lyme Land Trust or the Town of Lyme, are affected:

  • Beebe Preserve
  • Chestnut Hill Preserve
  • Eno Preserve
  • Hilles Preserve 
  • Jewett Preserve
  • Johnston Preserve
  • Mount Archer Woods
  • Pickwick’s Preserve 
  • Plimpton Preserve
  • Slawson Preserve

Permits for hunting on these preserves are granted by the Open Space Coordinator each year to a limited number of licensed hunters. The hunting program for this year is fully subscribed.

For more information on hunting program, visit https://www.lymelandtrust.org/hunting-program/.

Old Lyme Historical Society Hosts Calendar Launch Event, Thursday

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A ‘Launch Party’ for the 2026 ‘Then & Now’ calendar is planned for Thursday, Nov. 20.

OLD LYME — On Thursday, Nov. 20, from 4 to 6 p.m., the Old Lyme Historical Society, Inc., (OLHSI) will be celebrating the release of its new 2026 ‘Then & Now’ Old Lyme Community Calendar at a free After Hours Launch Event at the OLHSI building at 55 Lyme St. in Old Lyme. All are welcome.

Wine, beer and soft drinks, along with light refreshments, will be offered. A raffle will also be held to benefit the OLHSI.

Calendars will be available for sale at $12 each.

This is the 14th year that the OLHSI has published this popular calendar, which incorporates a different set of photographs from the organization’s archives juxtaposing the historical images with contemporary ones of the same scene.

The images included in the calendar are a small sampling of the many interesting, archived photographs of Old Lyme establishments, landscapes, and scenes dating back to the beginning of the 20th century.

Each calendar month is sponsored by a different community organization and includes the dates of their events throughout the year. The intent is to highlight and assist in marketing activities occurring in Old Lyme in 2022 as well as remembering the past.

The 2026 ‘Then’ & Now ‘ Old Lyme Community Calendar was designed by James Meehan and edited by Michaelle Pearson. Contributors to the development of the 2026 Calendar were OLHSI Board Members; Reno Bolduc, Mary Dangremond, Eleanor Hufford, Nancy Mol, Jaymie Nickerson-Buckmaster, and Nicholas Westbrook.

The mission of the OLHSI is to “collect, preserve, interpret and promote the rich history” of Old Lyme.

To learn more about the OLHSI and its activities, visit www.oldlymehistoricalsociety.org or stop by the OLHSI office at 55 Lyme St. in Old Lyme.

Cooley Gallery Hosts Opening Reception for ‘Small Painting Show’, Thursday

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Winter’s Eve at the Meeting House (detail) by Winfield Scott Clime (1881-1958).

OLD LYME—On Thursday, Nov. 20, The Cooley Gallery hosts what it has for many years dubbed, “the unofficial start of the holiday season.”

This is the always popular Opening Reception forThe Small Painting Show, which will be open to all from 5 to 7 p.m.

The show, which runs through Jan. 4, 2026, features numerous small paintings and fun objects from the past and present. The majority will be for sale.

Nearby there will be more holiday cheer just behind the gallery at both Richard Freeman Fine Jewelry and Artemisia Inc., which will both also be open from 5 to 7 p.m.

The Cooley Gallery is offering special holiday hours on Friday and Saturday from12 to 5 p.m. and Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. or by appointment

Call 860-304-2386 or visit anytime at cooleygallery.com

Celebrating a WW2 Local Hero in Lyme During Veterans Day Ceremony

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Lyme Fire Chief John Evans picked up World War II Veteran Bill Gregory at Gregory’s home in Lyme and gave him a ceremonial ride in the Rescue One engine to Tuesday’s Veterans Day ceremony at the Town Hall. Photos by Mary Powell St. Louis.

LYME—On Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. – the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month – the Lyme Veterans Memorial Committee held a Veterans Day ceremony at the Veterans Memorial on the Lyme Town Hall complex. 

During the ceremony, Lyme resident and World War II Veteran Bill Gregory was given special recognition. He had received a ceremonial ride from his home in the Rescue One engine with Lyme Fire Chief John Evans and his son Archer Evans.

Bill Gregory stands proudly with his Seabees uniform at the ceremony.  

The ceremony commemorated the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and included remarks by First Selectman and Veteran David Lahm along with speakers discussing veterans’ service in WWII and the impact of the war on the homefront.

Also included in the ceremony were the laying of a wreath and the presentation of a poster listing Lyme residents, who enlisted during World War II

Old Lyme Welcomes New Town Nurse, Implements New Model for Providing Nursing Services

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Old Lyme’s new Town Nurse is Samantha ‘Sammee’ Piette.

OLD LYME — The Town of Old Lyme has welcomed a new town nurse along with a new model for providing nurse services.  

Old Lyme’s new Town Nurse is Samantha Piette, MBA-HM, BSN, RN, ATC, LAT, EMT.  In real life, she prefers to be known as Sammee. She is an Old Lyme native with experience in both clinical and community health settings, with a strong focus on wellness, education, and preventative care. 

Piette began holding office hours in early October at the Town Nurse office, located at the Lymes’ Senior Center. 

Her new hours are Monday to Friday, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 

In addition to office hours, Piette also hosts monthly blood pressure clinics at local senior housing.  

Telehealth visits are also now up and running—virtual appointments can be scheduled at this link.

This new approach was developed in response to the withdrawal of several agencies from the town nursing space. It has allowed Old Lyme to continue its long tradition of providing a nurse to all residents. 

Piette is employed by the Town of Old Lyme with support and oversight provided by the Old Lyme Visiting Nurse Association.