LYME—The annual Lyme Artists Sale returns to the Lyme Public Hall, with an opening reception on Friday, Nov.14, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. All are welcome.
The show and sale continue Saturday, Nov. 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Artists participating this year include:
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:
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/.
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.
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
LYME/OLD LYME–Voters in Lyme and Old Lyme propelled the towns into the state’s Top Five list for the highest voter turnout, with Lyme leading the way at 66.1%.
Old Lyme was not far behind at number four, with 60.5% of voters turning out at the polls.
Roger Senserrich, spokesman for the Office of the Secretary of the State, noted, however, that results won’t be official until all municipalities submit final reconciled results on Nov. 14.
The unofficial data shows Lyme, with a population of 2,352 in the most recent U.S. Census, has 1,938 registered voters. Through a combination of early voting, absentee ballots and Election Day voting, 1,281 of those registered voters cast their ballots.
Fourteen Lyme voters took advantage of same-day registration, which was available throughout two weeks of early voting and on Election Day. The option gave voters the opportunity to register and cast their vote with one trip to the polls.
One same-day registration vote was not counted because the ballot’s envelope was not signed, according to Registrar of Voters Dottie Wells. She said Thursday that poll workers are required to act in good faith to make sure the proper processes are followed, and that any mistakes will be emphasized in future training sessions so they don’t happen again.
In Old Lyme, there are 6,269 registered voters in the town of 7,628 residents. This year’s election resulted in ballots cast by 3,791 of them. Eight took advantage of same-day registration.
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Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with information just received relating to when the election results will be official, and to correct Old Lyme’s ranking.
LYME—In unconfirmed results, unaffiliated candidate Kristy Zelek, who was endorsed by the Democrats, swept to victory in Lyme with 675 votes, defeating her Republican challenger Tom St. Louis, who polled 451 votes.
St. Louis will take a spot on the Board of Selectpeople, however, since his vote count was higher than that of both his wife Mary Powell St. Louis (R), who secured 405 votes, and that of incumbent Democrat Selectwoman Kristina White, who netted 209 votes.
The third member of the board of selectpeople will be incumbent John Kiker (D), who received 579 votes.
We will report the remaining results as soon as we have had the opportunity to process them fully.