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Soccer Roundup: Mixed Results for Lyme-Old Lyme Soccer Teams in Busy Week

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OLD LYME—Here’s the latest update on the Lyme-Old Lyme High School boys and girls soccer season. 

On Monday, the boys lost in an 8–1 game against The Morgan School in Clinton. 

Colman Curtiss-Reardon scored the lone goal for Old Lyme, with an assist from John Morosky. Goalkeeper Sam Edmed made eight saves and Liam McCormick made seven. 

Morgan’s Emiliano Miranda led the team with three goals. Johnny Gutierrez, Andrew Randi, James Guzman, Dylan Gallardo, and Avery Morello each scored, with assists from Gutierrez and Rocco Passante. Liam Totten recorded one save. 

Also playing Morgan on Monday, the girls’ team suffered a similar defeat in an 8-1 game. 

Addy Morosky scored for Lyme-Old Lyme with an assist from Ava Fuller. Goalkeeper Grace Osborne made three saves. 

Leading Morgan was Mersades Passante, with three goals, and Isabella Santello, with two. Kate Gardner and Emmerson Dunning also scored. 

The boys team on Thursday shut out Cromwell High School 1–0. 

Thomas O’Connor scored for Lyme-Old Lyme. Edmed in goal made 11 saves. Cromwell goalkeeper Matt Kowalski had three saves.

On Friday, the Lyme-Old Lyme girls lost 2–0 to Cromwell at home. 

Cromwell’s Lauren Carta and Taylor Ursin each scored once on assists from Alyssa Bathrick. 

Goalkeeper Alexis Watrick made six saves for Cromwell. Old Lyme’s Grace Osborne made one save. 

The Lyme-Old Lyme girls’ record is  4–8–2 overall. 

Saturday, the Lyme-Old Lyme boys kept Wheeler High School scoreless in a 2–0 game. Ian Maeby scored two goals, assisted by Charlie McEwan. 

Edmed had five saves, while Wheeler’s Luke Dowery made seven. 

The boys are 8–5–1 overall.

Plan Ahead: Early Voting, Absentee Ballots, and Election Day in Lyme, Old Lyme

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LYME/OLD LYME —We’re doing all we can over the next few weeks to inform you about this year’s municipal election through candidate Q&A features, profiles of key races and a Letters to the Editor section open to all viewpoints.

Now, it’s up to you to turn knowledge into power at the voting booth. Check out this schedule to learn everything you need to know about where and when to cast your ballot in Lyme and Old Lyme. 

OLD LYME

Early Voting

Where: Old Lyme Memorial Town Hall Meeting Room,  52 Lyme Street

When: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Oct. 20–27, 29, 31

 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., October 28 and 30

 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., November 1 and  2

Election Day Voting

Where: Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School gymnasium, 53 Lyme St.

When: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. 

Same Day Registration

Those who are not registered to vote may register in person every day of Early Voting at the Town Hall. If you want to vote on Election Day but have not yet registered, you may register in person on Nov. 4 at the Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School gymnasium. 

Absentee Ballots

Applications are available through the Town Clerk’s office. They can be returned by mail, deposited in the secure absentee drop box outside the town hall, or handed to the town clerk. Completed absentee ballots must be received at the Town Clerk’s office by 8 p.m. on Election Day. 

LYME

Early Voting

Where: Lyme Town Hall, 480 Hamburg Road

When: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Oct. 20–27, 29, 31

8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Oct. 28 and 30

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 1 and 2

Election Day Voting

Where: Lyme Town Hall, 480 Hamburg Road

When: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. 

Same Day Registration

Those who are not registered to vote may register in person at the Town Hall during early voting hours and on Election Day. 

Absentee Ballots

Applications are available through the Town Clerk’s office. They can be returned by mail, deposited in the secure absentee drop box outside the town hall, or handed to the town clerk. Completed absentee ballots must be received at the Town Clerk’s office by 8 p.m. on Election Day. 

Old Lyme Property Transactions, 10/09/25

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9/30: 49 Brightwater Road, the Irene T. Brady Irrevocable Trust of Bristol to Kevin James Eagan of West Hartford, $910,000. 

9/30: 9 Longacre Lane, Elizabeth K. Wyckoff of Old Lyme to Christine Kitchings of Old Lyme, $400,000. 

9/30: 157-1 Mile Creek Road, Satnam Chaddha and Surinder Chaddha of Niantic to Tiffany A. Saunders and Lee T. Saunders of Waterford, $590,000. 

9/25: 69 Hartford Ave., Heidi Dinino-Fields and Dino Dinino of Lighthouse Point, FL, to Majors Coastal Holdings LLC of North Haven, $780,000. 

9/22: 5 Pickerel Cove Trail, Maria Purdue of Westbrook to Lawrence J. Holyst, $500,000.

TOP STORY: Old Lyme Board of Selectmen Candidates Respond to Our Questions

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Candidates Weigh in on Halls Road, Climate Change and Taxes

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OLD LYME–In a rematch of the election that put Democrat Martha Shoemaker in the town’s top spot two years ago, this year’s Board of Selectmen race promises lively discussions about successes, failures and each candidate’s vision for the future. 

The candidates responded with a 350-word limit to four questions that we posed. We thank them for responding in a timely fashion and adhering to our rules.

Click on each name below to learn more about them in their own words. 

  1. Why are you running for the Old Lyme Board of Selectmen, and what do you see as the most important challenges facing the town in the next two years?
  2. The pace and scale of development on Old Lyme has been a key issue in town, from the prospect of apartments on Halls Road to the implications that sewers might have for the shoreline gateway. How would you describe Old Lyme as it is today, and what is your vision for the town’s future?
  3. How important are shoreline environmental issues—such as flooding, beach erosion, water quality, and climate change—to Old Lyme’s long-term vitality, and what steps would you take to address them?
  4. What would you do to ensure that rising property taxes don’t make Old Lyme unaffordable for residents?

Candidates for Old Lyme First Selectman

Martha Shoemaker (D—incumbent)

John Mesham (R)

Candidates for Old Lyme Selectman

Jim Lampos (D—incumbent)

Jude Read (R—incumbent)

In Old Lyme, all Board of Selectmen seats are up for election every two years. Voters will be asked to vote for one candidate for first selectman and one candidate for selectman. The winner of the first selectman contest wins the title, with the next two highest vote-getters securing spots as selectmen. State law specifies no more than two members of the Board of Selectmen can be from the same party.

Absentee ballots for the Nov. 4 election are available now. Early voting begins Oct. 20.

In keeping with our long-held tradition, we will not be making candidate endorsements.

Letter to the Editor: Reiter Reminds Readers to Exercise Caution When Deciding Who to Vote for in November

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To the Editor:

I’m writing this letter to serve as a reminder that the Old Lyme Republican Town Committee (RTC) has no problem making stuff up when it serves their purpose of trying to demean an opposing candidate. 

In 2023 I was the incumbent candidate for Old Lyme Town Treasurer when nearly identical letters to the editor were submitted to LymeLine on October 16 by Mike Bucior and October 30 by John Flick (endorsed by the RTC for a Board of Finance seat). Each made the statement that as Treasurer I was “remiss in reporting regularly and timely to the Board of Selectmen and the Board of Finance to whom he reports.” 

As I pointed out in my response, this statement is completely false. I wrote, “the Treasurer works with the Finance Department, not the Board of Finance. Nor do I report to the Board of Finance or Board of Selectmen either.” 

Ultimately, Matt Ward won the election over me to become Town Treasurer. In a review of the 36 Board of Finance meeting minutes posted since Mr. Ward was sworn in, he has only attended one meeting. As I stated, this is not a problem for Mr. Ward because he does not report to the Board of Finance. Yet this does implicate the Old Lyme RTC which told you twice in 2023 that I was failing at my job because I rarely attended Board of Finance meetings. 

Clearly the RTC and at least some of its supporters do not campaign on the facts or are woefully uninformed about the roles of town officials. Perhaps they think the public will forgive them or forget after a period of time. However, I have not forgotten and am here to caution you when you decide whom to vote for in November.

Sincerely,

Michael Reiter,
Old Lyme.