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31/12/2025

LymeLine’s most popular stories of 2025 are in — and yes, Halls Road takes the spotlight. Read on to find out which stories made our Top 10.

LYME/OLD LYME, CT – This was the year of Halls Road. From a failed plan that would have reimagined the area as a livable town center to the $11.55 million sale of its largest plaza, six of LymeLine's ten most popular stories involve controversies and triumphs on the commercial strip in the shadow ...

29/12/2025

Are you thinking about seeing 'Fire and Ash'? LymeLine's Movie Man said you should also give careful thought to where you watch it.

Critic Kevin Ganey Recommends IMAX for Full Viewing Experience Avatar: Fire and Ash is a worthy follow-up to its predecessors Avatar (2009) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022). What drew audiences to the first Avatar movie was the special effects. Normally special effects are confined to action sequ...

26/12/2025

Q: What was the purchase price for the Old Lyme Marketplace?
A: (click on the link!)

12/24: 1 Beechwood Lane, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development of Washington DC to Gary Fox and Barbara Fox of Wolcott, $452,156. 12/19: 35 Shore Acres Road, Debra A. Lacy of Southwick, MA, to Steven D. Hallahan, $925,000. 12/15: 9 Matson Ridge, Grant L. Cambridge and Margaret C. Cambridge of B...

17/12/2025

OLD LYME, CT – One question was answered Tuesday when voters responded with a resounding "no" to spending $20.5 million on sewers in the Sound View Beach area. But town officials and representatives of three private beach associations said important questions remain for the effort going back more ...

17/12/2025

OLD LYME – Residents and taxpayers on Tuesday overturned a 2019 resolution when they moved decisively to reject the $20.5 million Sound View sewer project. Question: Shall the Town of Old Lyme authorize an increase in the existing appropriation for the Sound View Beach and Miscellaneous Town Area ...

16/12/2025

The new owners of Old Lyme Marketplace said they are targeting a replacement for Walgreens after the pharmacy announced its Jan. 27 closure.

OLD LYME – Walgreens Pharmacy has announced it will permanently close its Old Lyme location on Jan. 27, according to a notice posted on its website. The pharmacy is part of the 102,500-square-foot Old Lyme Marketplace plaza on 90 Halls Road that was sold earlier this month to Zelco Properties & De...

15/12/2025

For Old Lyme's registered voters and those who own property assessed at $1,000 or more, Tuesday is your time to vote on the Sound View sewer project.

OLD LYME – The townwide referendum on the $20.5 million Sound View sewer project will be held Tuesday from noon to 8 p.m. in the Old Lyme Memorial Town Hall Meeting Room. Taxpayers will decide whether to authorize the sewer project at the expense of Sound View residents – with the caveat that th...

11/12/2025

Meet Old Lyme’s newest town nurse

OLD LYME, CT – Town Nurse Sammee Piette last week wrapped a blood pressure cuff around the arm of 83-year-old Molly Helms in Piette’s office at the newly renovated Lymes’ Senior Center. When the nurse read out the results, Helms – who wore a mask to keep herself healthy in preparation for he...

10/12/2025

Duck River Garden Club wants to bring Blue Star and Gold Star plaques, like the one seen here on Main Street in Old Saybrook, to the Memorial Town Hall.

OLD LYME — The nonprofit Duck River Garden Club this week secured permission from the Board of Selectmen to install memorials for U.S. service members, though the location has not yet been finalized. Club member Maryellen Basham at a special selectmen’s meeting Monday said the group hopes to ins...

09/12/2025

Sold! Old Lyme Marketplace (anchored by Big Y) is being described as a "compelling opportunity for revitalization" by the buyers.

OLD LYME, CT – The team of developers behind the Dec. 4 purchase of the Old Lyme Marketplace on Halls Road say the location is a “compelling opportunity for revitalization.” Zelco Properties & Development, Grossman Development Group, and The McDevitt Company announced the purchase of the 102,5...

06/12/2025

Check out this local treasure at Sunday's holiday concert in Old Lyme

OLD LYME, CT – Musicians of all ages will bring holiday favorites to the Lymes’ Senior Center on Sunday for a free concert by the Old Lyme Town Band. The show begins at 2 p.m. and is open to the public. The band — revived from the original town ensemble that played from 1886 to

05/12/2025

Big sales on the Lieutenant River and Lyme Street, plus lots of houses changing hands all over town. Curious who bought what?

11/24: 295 Boston Post Road, CT Real Estate Properties of Old Saybrook to James P. McCrea and Yvonne Healey McCrea, $720,000. 11/21: 22 Sunset Drive, JWV Associates LLC of Old Saybrook to James Kostek and Ashley Smith, $698,000. 11/20: 96-2 Sill Lane, Suzanne G. Beatty of Old Lyme to Colleen K. Sabl...