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10/09/2026

What do 962 Old Lyme residents have to say about the future of their town? Sloan Brewster digs into the results of the town’s zoning survey.

Residents want to preserve Old Lyme’s small-town feel by allowing accessory apartments, limiting data centers and ensuring a say in the future of Halls Road.

10/08/2026

After a proposed rail bypass through Old Lyme’s historic Lyme Street drew intense backlash almost a decade ago, Amtrak is taking another look at the New Haven-to-Providence corridor.

An Amtrak official put it this way in his talk with Old Lyme Selectmen this week: “We don’t know how it’s going to start, we don’t know how it’s going to end. The challenge in front of us is to try to work with all of you to make sure we can come up with something that we can all feel good about.”

An Amtrak official acknowledged lingering concerns over a nearly decade-old rail proposal and vowed to rebuild trust through public outreach before new recommendations are made.

10/07/2026

We gave you the results last night. Now, here’s our full report on Devin Berke’s victory, Brandy Campbell’s third bid and what the election means for the Region 18 Board of Education.

Democrat Devin Berke defeated Republican Brandy Campbell in Tuesday's special election, extending the Democratic Party’s hold on all nine seats.

10/07/2026

There's a famous actor to grab your attention, but our story focuses on the Lyme/Old Lyme connection. Read Kevin Ganey's feature on “Fork in the Road,” a documentary about independent farming that hits close to home for one local filmmaker.

A documentary from Lyme resident Lisa Holmes digs into the challenges facing independent farmers and the changing landscape of American agriculture.

10/07/2026

Tonight’s Region 18 special election to fill a vacant Old Lyme Board of Education seat went to Democrat Devin Berke, who brought in 207 votes to Republican Brandy Campbell’s 85.

Berke will replace Democrat Scott Brown, leaving the board’s political makeup unchanged. There are eight Democrats and one unaffiliated member elected under the Democratic banner.

10/04/2026

How do you weigh honoring military service and sacrifice against preserving the landscape? The question is at the heart of an oddly complicated, nearly yearlong dispute over where new Blue Star and Gold Star memorial markers should go at Old Lyme Town Hall.

Shoemaker said she is standing up for veterans by adding the markers to the military monument. The commission said they belong near the ground in a garden.

10/03/2026

With Nehantic Heritage Day underway today from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in East Lyme, learn about the Nehantic presence in Lyme and Old Lyme stretching back thousands of years.

John Pfeiffer has spent decades researching Nehantic history, archaeology and descendants ahead of Saturday’s Nehantic Heritage Day.

09/28/2026

Republican Brandy Campbell and Democrat Devin Berke have been endorsed by their respective parties for a seat on the Region 18 Board of Education. Get the details below.

Old Lyme voters will choose a successor to departing school board member Scott Brown during a special town meeting on Oct. 6.

09/24/2026

Who will fill the vacant seat on the Region 18 Board of Education? Old Lyme voters will decide at a special election on Oct. 6. Get the details in this report from Sloan Brewster.

A special town meeting will be held to fill a Region 18 Board of Education vacancy created by Democrat Scott Brown’s resignation.

09/22/2026

Complaints continue about a Mile Creek Road gravel pit, this time in the form of an appeal to the ZBA over a decision by Old Lyme's zoning enforcement officer to reissue the zoning permit.

They asked the Old Lyme Zoning Board of Appeals to revoke the operation's permit, citing concerns about dust, noise, stormwater controls and alleged expansion.