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Earl Approaches Saybrook
7:31 a.m. Old Saybrook is under a Tropical Storm Warning today as Hurricane Earl continues its march up the eastern coast of the US. The category 2 storm is currently passing very close to North Carolina's Outer Banks and then expected to impact Southeastern Connecticut by the evening and into the overnight hours. Heavy rainfall, generally between 1 to 3 inches with locally higher amounts, and winds gusting up to 40 mph can be expected along the New England Coast beginning Friday afternoon through Saturday afternoon. Superintendent Joseph Onofrio has already announced an early dismissal for Old Saybrook Public Schools. We will publish other local closings and storm updates as we receive them. Read More ...
Olwen Logan Published 09/03/10 |
Shoreline Web News Expands Again
Shoreline Web News LLC takes another step towards its goal of offering residents of the Lower Connecticut River Valley a regional community news service with the announcement of the launch today of ValleyNewsNow.com. This website will cover the tri-town area of Chester, Deep River and Essex and is a perfect complement to SWN’s existing websites, LymeLine.com and OldSaybrookNow.com, which cover Lyme and Old Lyme, and Old Saybrook respectively. Read More ...
Olwen Logan Published 09/01/10 |
Transit District Receives Grant for Hybrid Vehicles
The Connecticut Department of Transportation has announced that 9 Town Transit (9TT), a service of the Estuary Transit District, is a recipient of a 2010 Connecticut Clean Fuel program grant. The hybrid buses that 9TT intends to buy will be the first light-duty hybrid buses in the state, making 9TT one of only a handful of transit districts in the country with such vehicles. Read More ...
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“ShoreTalk – People, Trends, & Lifestyles” Plays on Channel 19
“ShoreTalk – People, Trends, and Lifestyles” is a new local lifestyle TV program hosted by Dr. Kathleen Skoczen. The 30-minute TV program airs on Wednesday evenings on Channel 19, a Comcast Public Access Channel reaching Clinton, Westbrook, Old Saybrook, Essex, Centerbrook, Ivoryton, Deep River, Chester, Haddam, Killingworth and Durham. Read More ...
Published 08/23/10 |
Celebrating Saybrook's 375th Birthday in Traditional Style
The weather was kind Sunday as Old Saybrook Historical Society celebrated Saybrook Colony's 375th anniversary with two events at Bushnell Farm in Old Saybrook. The first part was “A Step Back In Time and offered family-themed fun and learning. The second part was a delicious Summer Supper served in the evening. Read More ...
Published 08/16/10 |
Inaugural Saybrook Bike/Walk Takes Place Oct. 2
The first annual Saybrook Point Bike Tour and Walk Benefiting LiveStrong and Valley-Shore YMCA will be held Saturday, Oct. 2, at historic Fort Saybrook Memorial Park in Old Saybrook. Event goers have three options from which to choose but must register by Sept. 27. Read More ...
Published 08/08/10 |
Southeast Shuttle Bus Service Launched from Old Saybrook to New London
9 Town Transit now provides direct service to between Old Saybrook and New London with its new Southeast Shuttle. This service replaces the current Niantic route that terminates in Niantic. The Southeast Shuttle operates Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. between the Old Saybrook Train Station and the New London Transportation Center in downtown New London, via Old Lyme. Read More ...
Published 07/29/10 |
OSNow/LymeLine Announce Record Results, Success for Interns
We don't often blow our own horn about the success of OldSaybrookNow.com and its sister paper, LymeLine.com, but we just can't help ourselves this month! Not only did July's readership numbers break the record set the previous month, but the same thing has occurred for the past four months in a row! Plus our interns, who include Rachel Berliner, a senior at Old Saybrook High School (left), have also achieved remarkable success. Read More ...
Published 08/06/10 |
Lomme Wins Probate Primary
Terrance Lomme, an Essex lawyer, won the Democratic nomination for judge of probate in the new nine-town area district Tuesday, defeating challenger Raymond Rigat of Clinton by about 550 votes. Lomme, 62, had captured the party endorsement over a field of six candidates at the nominating convention in May. Rigat, who has served as judge of probare in Clinton since 1998, was the convention runner-up. The new probate district includes the towns of Chester, Clinton, Deep River, Essex, Haddam, Killingworth, Lyme, Old Saybrook, and Westbrook. Read More ...
Charles Stannard Published 08/10/10 |
"The Kate” Forms Guild for Theater Volunteers
The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center has formed a Guild for its volunteers that serve the theater as ushers, parkers, box office personnel, boutique volunteers, receptionists, and theater docents. The purpose of The Guild is to support those volunteers who are vitally important to the running of “The Kate”. Read More ...
Published 07/02/10 |
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 09/01/10 |
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 09/01/10 |
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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