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It's Chili Time!
More than 1,000 people turned out Saturday afternoon (Feb. 27) for the Old Saybrook Chamber of Commerce's annual Chili-Fest. Businesses and restaurants from all over town offered samples of chili made to their own personal recipes. The ultimate winner was declared as Apple Rehab Saybrook, pictured left. Read More ...
Olwen Logan Published 02/27/10 Updated 02/28/10 |
Library Director to Retire in June
A busy, modern, award-winning Shoreline library offering something for every age group soon will lose its long-serving director to retirement. Janet M. Crozier, known as Jan to many residents, has announced she will retire after nearly 34 years of service as children’s librarian, assistant director and currently library director of the Acton Public Library in the center of Old Saybrook. Read More ...
Joseph Santangelo 02/25/10 |
Town Budget on Agenda Yesterday
A proposed town budget of $36.7 million was discussed at a Public Hearing hosted by the Old Saybrook Board of Finance yesterday evening at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center. The budget reflects a 3.19 per cent increase over the previous year's budget. Read More ...
Published 03/08/10 Updated 03/09/10 |
Garnet Gets to Know ... Steve Woods
We're delighted to introduce a new feature on OldSaybrookNow today. One of our interns from Old Saybrook High School, junior Garnet McLaughlin, is going to profile somone in the Old Saybrook community each week. In her first article, she meets Stephen Woods, the coach of the girls' basketball team at the high school for the past 20 years, who is enjoying a banner year in 2010 having watched his team qualify for both the State and Shoreline tournaments. Read More ...
Garnet McLaughlin Published 03/03/10 |
Rams Run Out of Steam in State Tourney
Despite Kayla McAvoy's game high 21 points, the Lady Rams let Shoreline champions Cromwell go so far ahead in the first half of tonight's second round state tournament game that the deficit was simply too great to overcome. Read More ...
Published 03/04/10 |
Affordable Housing Proposal Approved Unanimously at Town Meeting
At the Special Town Meeting held Thursday Feb. 11, at the Katharine Hepburn Cultuarl Arts Center, there were three items on the agenda. The first was to authorize the town to grant a lease on three acres of land at 45 Ferry Road in order to create a 16-unit, townhouse style, affordable housing complex under HOPE, a local non-profit organization with whom the town had been working for several years. Read More ...
Garnet McLaughlin Published 02/12/09 |
OS Real Estate Group Brings Popeye's to New London
Londregan Commercial Real Estate Group has completed a lease in New London Connecticut to Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen. Timothy Londregan of Old Saybrook-based Londregan Commercial Real Estate Group was the sole broker in the transaction. Read More ...
Published 02/22/10 |
Between Us
Well, how are you feeling today? Fine, we hope. That simple word, "Fine," is the subject of Trish Bennett's new column and we predict it will agitate the gray matter more than a little bit. As always, Trish challenges us to think again about what "fine" means, how we are using the word ... and what that means for the world. Read More ...
Trish Bennett Published 02/13/10 |
Pace, Gaboury, Caldarella Voted Off RTC
In a surprise move last Wednesday evening, a number of senior Republican officials with high profile positions in the town lost their spots on the Republican Town Committee (RTC). Old Saybrook First Selectman Michael Pace, Board of Education Chairman Mario Gaboury and RTC President Cal Caldarella were among those ousted from the committee. The changes appear to have been initiated by State Representative Marilyn Giuliano (R-23rd). Read More ...
Published 01/10/10 |
9 Town Transit Continues Free Bus Fares for Seniors
The Estuary Transit District’s 9 Town Transit is continuing its popular free senior bus fares with some changes to simplify the program. The free fares are valid on all 9 Town Transit services for travel throughout the Estuary region. Any resident of the nine town Estuary region (Chester, Clinton, Deep River, Essex, Killingworth, Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, and Westbrook) age 60 or older qualifies for the program. Read More ...
Published 02/11/10 |
Free Adult Education Classes Offered
High school completion and English as a second language classes are offered free of charge to area residents. Three high school completion options are available including the National External Diploma Program, a self paced program for mature adults. Read More ...
Published 02/11/10 |
OS Garden Club Welcomes New Members
The Old Saybrook Garden Club meets the first Monday of the month (except for July and August). It is the mission of the club to "Stimulate a greater interest in horticulture, educate members in the art of flower arranging, promote conservation of our natural resources, initiate and perform civic beautification, and encourage youth in civic projects with a gardening focus." Read More ...
Published 02/11/10 |
Stop & Shop Sells Bus Passes
In an effort to make purchasing bus passes easier for customers, the Estuary Transit District has partnered with area Stop & Shop supermarkets to sell multi-ride tickets and monthly passes for its 9 Town Transit (9TT) services. 9TT tickets and passes are now available for purchase at the customer service desks of the Old Saybrook, Clinton, and Madison Stop & Shop supermarkets. Read More ...
Published 02/11/10 |
Cholesterol Screening at the Estuary
Cholesterol screening is held on the third Thursday of the month from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. by appointment only in the health office at the Estuary Regional Senior Center 220 Main St. Old Saybrook. Read More ...
Published 02/11/10 |
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