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Old Lyme Basketball Boys are Shoreline Champions!

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Sweet victory! The Lyme-Old Lyme Wildcats celebrate their 59-55 win over East Hampton in the Shoreline Championship. All photos by Warner Swain except where indicated.

MADISON, CT—On Tuesday evening, Feb. 25, the Lyme-Old Lyme boys’ basketball team won the Shoreline Championship defeating East Hampton 59-55.

Old Lyme sophomore Eddie Fiske, Jr. (#34) scored a game-high 24 points for the Wildcats.

Sophomore Eddie Fiske scored a game-high 24 points for the Wildcats while junior Colman Curtiss-Reardon added 17—Oliver Wyman notched 11 points for Old Lyme.

Old Lyme junior Colman Curtiss-Reardon advances down the court in Tuesday’s Shoreline Championship game against East Hampton. He netted 17 points in the game.

Brady Lynch was top scorer for the Bellringers with 17 points with Austin Cuthbertsin adding 12—Bryson Milton scored 10 points.

Old Lyme’s Brady Sheffield was named Shoreline Conference “Coach of the Year” before the game began.

Old Lyme, who are the reigning state champions, will compete next in the CIAC Division V State Tournament entering as the #3 seed. Their opponent, the date, and location of their first game is yet to be announced.

Old Lyme’s Eddie Fiske, Jr., at far right, was named Shoreline Conference “Player of the Year” and awarded 1st Team All Conference.

Prior to the start of the game, this season’s Shoreline All-Conference selections were announced. Lyme-Old Lyme honors were as follows:

  • Brady Sheffield – Shoreline Conference “Coach of the Year”
  • Eddie Fiske Jr. – Shoreline Conference “Player of the Year” and “1st Team All Conference”.
  • Colman Curtiss-Reardon – Second Team All Conference
  • Ryan Hill – All Conference Honorable Mention
Shoreline champions! The Old Lyme Wildcats proudly celebrate their 59-55 victory over East Hampton. Photo by A. Hine.

CONGRATULATIONS, WILDCATS!

Breaking News: Thursday’s Zoning Meeting Postponed at First Selectwoman, Applicant’s Request

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OLD LYME— UPDATED 6:10 p.m. with details of letter sent requesting postponement of meeting.

The Old Lyme (OL) Zoning Commission meeting scheduled for Thursday has been postponed at the applicant’s request.

Today, Old Lyme First Selectwoman Martha Shoemaker sent a letter to Paul Orzel, Chairman of the OL Zoning Commission, saying, “The Halls Road Improvement Committee and I acknowledge that the Zoning Commission has received many additional exhibits and request additional time to review them. We would like to request to postpone the meeting of February 27, 2025, until late March 2025. This will provide the committee with additional time to review the exhibits.”

The letter was copied to Eric Knapp, Old Lyme Land Use Coordinator; Edie Twining, Chair of the Halls Road Improvement Committee, and William R. Sweeney, Attorney for the Halls Road project.

Editor’s Note: We will update this post with more details as we receive them.

Old Lyme Zoning Commission Meets Thursday to Continue Discussion of Halls Road Overlay District

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OLD LYME—On Thursday, Feb. 27, the Old Lyme Zoning Commission will hold Public Hearings and a Special Meeting starting at 6:30 p.m. in the Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School Auditorium.

Zoning Commission Chairman Paul Orzel notes that the Middle School has a hard “close” time of 9 p.m., which the Commission intends to honor.

The agenda notes an item under both the Continued Public Hearing and Old Business as follows:
Petition to Amend the Old Lyme Zoning Regulations, Section 5.15-creating a Halls Road Overlay District [HROD} allowing, among other items, mixed zoning use along Halls Road and the entire C-30S Zoning District, with associated architectural design guidelines.

The applicant in both cases is the Halls Road Improvement Committee.

Additional information on each case is available for review in the Old Lyme Land Use office and on the Zoning Commission website at this link.

Members of the public, who would like to submit written comments on either case, are encouraged to email a copy of their comments to Old Lyme Land Use Technician, Craig Bonatti, at least one day prior to the Public Hearing at cbonatti@oldlyme-ct.gov.

We also recommend readers to review the Halls Road Improvement Committee’s page at this link, which contains links to numerous pages detailing the proposals.

The HROD proposal has aroused significant controversy throughout the town and on social media. A large number of residents is expected to attend the meeting.

To assist our readers in understanding the various and conflicting opinions on the Halls Road Overlay District (HROD) proposal, we provide links below to all the correspondence/op-ed’s/opinion pieces that we have received regarding the matter. Be sure to read all the Comments, which have been posted, too.

Please let us know promptly if we have omitted any correspondence in our listing above.

Lyme Ambulance Association Welcomes Two New EMRs, Conniff and Liggett

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Lyme Ambulance Association’s newest Emergency Medical Responders are Geoff Liggett (left in photo above) and Richard (Dick) Conniff.

LYME—Lyme Ambulance Association (LAA) has welcomed two new Emergency Medical Responders (EMR). The two new EMR’s are Richard (Dick) Conniff and Geoff Liggett.

A press release issued by the LAA states, “We’re thrilled to introduce two outstanding additions to our team of dedicated volunteers. These individuals embody the spirit of community service that makes Lyme so special.”

Conniff is a globe-trotting writer for National Geographic and author of numerous books, Conniff, who resides in Lyme with his wife Karen, has chosen to root himself deeper in the Lyme community. With a wealth of experiences and a passion for public health, he is now serving his neighbors.

After a successful career in fundraising for educational institutions, Liggett has found the perfect balance between an active retirement and giving back. A local resident with his partner Christine, Liggett brings enthusiasm and a love for outdoor activities to the LAA team.

The LAA leaders remind LymeLine readers that EMRs and EMTs come from all walks of life, united by their desire to help others. No prior medical experience is needed – just a willingness to learn and serve.

Lyme Ambulance Association provides all the necessary training to become an EMR or EMT.

If you are interested in the LAA, contact Ariana Eaton, Deputy Chief at 860-434-7225 or email deputychief@lymeambulance.org to learn more about becoming part of the LAA life-saving family. 

The press release concludes, “Together, we make Lyme stronger!”

Lyme-Old Lyme High, Middle Schools Announce Quarter 2 Honor Rolls

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Lyme-Old Lyme High School
2024-25 Quarter 2 Honor Roll

HIGH HONORS

Grade 12:
Micah Bass, Molly Boardman, Nathaniel Bradley, Mark Burnham, Chase Calderon, Andrew Clougherty, Tabitha Colwell, Gloria Conley, Chloe Datum, Caeli Edmed, Abigail Edwards, Anna Eichholz, Grace Ferman, Benedict Frazier, Manu Geronimo, Christopher Gibbons, Janna Graves, Nicolas Hatch, Kaela Hoss, Yucheng Hou, Shyla Jones, Thomas Kabel, Simon Karpinski, Gage Kaulfuss, Olivia Kelly, Ella Kiem, Skylar Kobelia, Peter Kuhn, Brenden Landry, Elise Leonardo, Evan LeQuire, Andrew Liu, Lana Lopes, Colette Marchant, Abigail O’Brien, Sophie Pennie, Ysabel Rodriguez, Ryan Shapiro, Kelly Sheehan, Nola Slubowski, Josephine Small, Charlotte Tinniswood, Kathleen Walsh, Wenyao Zhang, Gabriella Ziegler

Grade 11:
Sienna Bari, Max Bartlett, Zoe Brunza, Trevor Buydos, Makayla Calderon, Tyler Cann, Julia Clark, Maya Cook, Annabelle Coppola, Christopher Dagher, Sophia D’Angelo, Braden Dawson, Rose Dimmock, Chase Gilbert, Alexander Glaras, Oliver Hatchel, Finn Hourigan, Christopher Kachur, Thomas Kelly, Emily Looney, Poveda Lucas, Ian Maeby, Daniela Marin Yanza, Serena Mazzi, Carter McGlinchey, Ryan Miller, Madeline Murphy, Ryan Ortoleva, Isabella Presti, Sophia Shaposhnikova, Carson St. Louis, Andrew Taylor, Meredith Thompson, Margaret Thuma, Connor Vautrain, Oliver Wyman, Stella Young

Grade 10:
Zachary Belval, Ceciley Buckley, Morgan Buerger, Reagan Bullock, Brooke Burgess, William Burgess, Anna Bussmann, Lillian Calabrese, Aidan Carpentino, Isaac Chartier, Johanna Coker, Brady Donovan, Elliot Dunn-Sims, Samson Edmed, Lauren Fulara, Gavin Goulis, Harrison Goulis, Skylar Graybill, Tessa Grethel, Owen Holth, Josephine Kiem, Autumn Newbury, Cameron Russell, Alexandria Sanford, Allegra Schaedler, Owen Shapiro, Carli Teixeira, Magdalena Tooker, Kaylyn Vernon, Caterina Wilson

Grade 9:
Lillian Acosta, Lauren Belval, Scarlett Blatter, Vivian Boller, Lana Brunza, Trevor Camarra, Gabrielle Clark, John Comstock, Nathaniel Condon, Katharine Ferman, Jonah Filardi, Cortland Forbes, Avery Goiangos, Frederick Goss, Gavin Gray, Sawyer Graybill, Kinsley Grenier, Maia Guisti, Colleen Harrington, Sophia Huang, Henrik Hummervoll, Fiona Judge, Kaedyn Koproski, Alice Li, Sadie Lukasiewski, Graham Macadam, Benjamin Mattox, Menzi Mbele, Charles McEwen, William McKeever, Addyson Morosky, Grace Morrissette, Marielle Munster, Theodore Neary, Gwenevere Osborne, Mattea Parnoff, Nicholas Porto, Jonah Scheckwitz, Avery Spooner, Hailey Suisman, Charlotte Thuma, Ashlynn Ward, Ella Ziolkovski

HONORS

Grade 12:

Christopher Anderson, Ella Austin, Gavin Biega, Justin Bonatti, Hannah Bonilla, Dominic Clark, Andrea DeBernardo, Davis Fallon, Marcella Gencarella, Elias Goldberg, Marco Gonzaga, Hayden Grethel, Kyle Ingersoll-Bonsack, Bronwyn Kyle, Ada LaConti, James Lahot Straub, Elizabeth Lopez, Tirill Mundal, Kanon Oharu, Filip Pecher-Kohout, Drea Simler, Timothy Sousa, Morgan Standish, Nicholas Turtoro, Giovanni Winters, Ava Wood-Muller

Grade 11:
Caden Camarra, Colman Curtiss-Reardon, James Dahlke, Michael DeFiore, Claire Engdall, Gabrielle Field, Benjamin Goulding, Elizaveta Gregoire, Anne-Marie Hinckley, Nayeli Marin Yanza, Samuel McKenzie, Rowen Meisner, Ryan Olsen, Marleigh Piacenza, Lance Sanford, Luca Signora, Addison Spooner, Sydney St. Pierre, Madeleine Trepanier, Gabriel Waldo, Carl Zapatka, Katherine Zhang

Grade 10:
Collin Anderson, Addison Arndt, Zak Avelange, Evan Coffee, Amirah D’Lizarraga, Edward Fiske, Julio Fuentes, Antonio Gencarella, Samuel Gilbert, Elsa Jungkeit, Allisondra Krol, Paul Kuhn, Callahan Lacourciere, Olivia Lovendale, Michael Millerick, John Morosky, Emelia Munster, Sean Olsen, Grace Osborne, Ainsley Rinoski, Kevork Shegirian, Brody Ziolkovski

Grade 9:
Noah Brant, Payton Burr, Naomi Cameron, Colin Discordia, Aiden Guidi, Morgan Harris, Jillian Kleefeld, Henry Kyle, Holden Leonardo, David McAdams, Rowan McCormick, Caitlyn McHugh, Clarissa Mock, Ava Novak, Mila Pacelli, Caiden Pelletier, Delilah Tooker, Avery Zbierski

Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School
2024-25 Quarter 2 Honor Roll

HIGH HONORS

Grade 8:
Anna Block, Emily Bonatti, Cassidy Buckley, Emily Campbell, Finnegan Choisnet, Reagan Christopher, Emerson Coker, Miles Coppola, Nadia Daily, Samuel Dunn-Sims, Parker Fedorich, Jackson Fiske, Samantha Fulara, Ava Fuller, Victoria Glaras, Kylie Grethel, Cole Haslam, Charles Holth, Quinn Hoss, Griffin Karpinski, Collin Langley, Zoey Langley, Curran Livesey, Ellison Lodge, Isabel Martel, Harland McKenna, Oliver Newbury, Sofia Noti, Thomas O’Connor, Kanato Oharu, Giovanni Orlando, Jack Ouellette, Jack Parker, Adrian Raby, Nikolas Reid, Benson Reis, Tristan Reyes, Lillian Reynolds, Beatrix Rubino, Addison Sapia, Juliette Small, Mia Stokes, Natalie Suisman, Cooper Thomas, Olive Vautrain, Benson Wang, Reagan Weinstein, Anna William, Samuel Zelek, Lily Zerkowski

Grade 7:
Ellie Ackerman, Annalisa Archbald, Miella Bard, Sawyer Barreto, Cole Barris, Jackson Basham, Zakary Benedetto, Braydon Boisseau, Conor Buckeridge, Thomas Calabrese, Rowan Cantner, Mason Catalano, Jackson Chapps, Ainsley Conroy, Oliver Constantine, Brennon Coyle, Daniel Crisp, Ella Davis, Daphne Eisensmith, Kate Ewers, Camryn Fedorich, Estelle Filardi, Maureen Geronimo, Beckett Goss, Delana Green-Oldfield, Aibhlinn Hall, Julia Haslam, Sean Hunter, August Jungkeit, Rowan Kilfoil, Eva Levonick, Jamie Maloney, Mary McAdams, Ariana McEwen, Finn McLaughlin, Henry Miller, Broderick Morris, Isla Morrissette, Maya Munster, Maura Murphy, Avery Olson, Gunnar Palmer, Juul Parrott, Quin Parrott, Caliana Rand, Charlotte Reynolds, Olivia Rozanski-Rose, Linden Sarnoski, Roman Schlachter, Ari Shegirian, Maya Smith, Molly Supersano, Weston Taylor, Kolbein Vigen, John Young

Grade 6:
Mylo Awwa, Ella Boudo, Brody Burr, Finn Cabell, Ryan Campbell, Finn Celic, Liang Chang, Connor Christopher, Aiden Coffee, Maizie Curtiss-Reardon, Lucia D’Onofrio, Catherine Fisher, Maxwell Garvin, Natalie Gibbons, Gabriella Gonzalez, Niall Hallahan, Gerald Holland, Emma Hoxha, Joseph Jewett, Callie Kelo, Parker Lee, Benjamin Lott, Roosevelt Lowry, Siena Maguire, Linnea McLachlan, Emma Morales, Nico Orlando, Alexander Reid, Jack Reiter, Connor Rice, Lopez Rodriguez, Taylor Rooney, Magnolia Sahl, Kate Scheckwitz, Colton Schroder, Madison Seckla, Piper Spiegel, Audrey Thuma, Carina Vakili, Henry Whalen

HONORS

Grade 8:
Ewan Cabell, Trent Cameron, Eliana Cicchiello, Benjamin Conrad, Maya Desai, Olivia Gerardo, Cayden Graybill, Olivia Griffith, Mary Kane, Grant Maxwell, Maxwell Mooney, Adrianna Squarciafico

Grade 7:
Charlotte Anton, Jack Antonino, Liam Carpentino, Hunter Emma, Jaxson Glantz, Ava Gray, Ekaterina Gregoire, Thomas Hayes, Devon Kiem, Tristan Montanaro, Ryann Montesanto, Quinn Quarto, Reed Snurkowski, Jack Walter, Liam Ward

Grade 6:
Luz Cajamarca, Mason Hamilton, Joy Haney, John Hornyak, Cole Jacaruso, Aiden Lapinski, Colton Lodge, Graycie Riquelme, Reid Sapia, Charlotte Zeng