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Route 1 reopens in East Lyme after downed power line causes fire
Route 1 has reopened after a reported brush fire in East Lyme, according to the state Department of Transportation. The road was closed between Plum Hill Road and Naomi Lane but has since reopened. The closure was reported at about 4:35 p.m. Fire officials said a downed power line sparked a small brush fire, which was already put out by…
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Both sides of I-95 in East Lyme reopen after multiple crashes
Both sides of Interstate 95 in East Lyme have reopened after multiple crashes briefly closed the area on Monday morning. State police said there was a crash involving a car and a tractor-trailer on the southbound side of the highway. At one point, the southbound side of the highway was fully closed between exits 74 and 73. No serious injuries…
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East Lyme students reunite with service dog ‘Sunny'
Students at Lillie B. Haynes Elementary were given quite the surprise on Wednesday – a visit from a service dog they named in 2021.
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East Lyme students reunite with service dog ‘Sunny'
It was full-circle moment for an elementary school in East Lyme. Students and staff at Lillie B. Haynes Elementary reunited with a service dog that they helped adopt and named ‘Sunny’ more than two years ago. On Wednesday, he surprised students at their all-school assembly. The last time he was there was in December 2021 when he was just 10…
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Fire that left 2 dead in East Lyme started from an overheated electrical cord
A fire that left two people dead in an East Lyme house fire last week started from an overheated electrical cord. The First Marshal’s Office said the fire was an accident and started from an overheated electrical cord in the first floor dining room. Fire crews said they responded to 13 Willow Ln. just after 8 a.m. Friday after receiving…
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East Lyme testing AI to track residents' recycling
East Lyme is testing an AI system that will verify residents are recycling the proper items.
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Officials identify second person killed in East Lyme fire
Police have identified the two people who died in a house fire in East Lyme on Friday. Firefighters responded to 13 Willow Lane just after 8 a.m. Friday after receiving a call from a passerby who spotted the fire at the home. They went into the home, pulled 46-year-old Otolegile Morulane from the house and rushed Morulane to the hospital….
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Two dead following house fire in East Lyme
A 95-year-old man was identified as one of the victims of a double fatal East Lyme fire on Friday.
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2 dead in house fire in East Lyme
Two people were killed in a fire at a house on Willow Lane in East Lyme Friday morning.
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95-year-old man identified as one of the victims of double fatal East Lyme fire
Two people have died in a house fire in East Lyme, according to fire officials. Firefighters responded to 13 Willow Lane just after 8 a.m. after receiving a call from a passerby who spotted the fire at the home. They entered the home and pulled one victim from the house and rushed that person to the hospital. That victim, whose…
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New exit 74 off-ramp on I-95 North in East Lyme to open Friday
After months of construction, the Connecticut Department of Transportation will open the new I-95 North exit 74 off-ramp in East Lyme Friday at 6 a.m. The new off-ramp marks a milestone for the major safety improvement project happening at I-95 and Route 161 in East Lyme. The exit 74 project aims to help traffic move safer and more freely. According…
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New I-95 off-ramp in East Lyme to open on Friday
A new off-ramp from I-95 to Route 161 in East Lyme is expected to reduce backups and reduce accidents along the stretch of highway.
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East Lyme police investigate home burglaries
Police in East Lyme are investigating after two families of Southeast Asian descent had their homes burglarized last month. The home break-ins happened just five days apart and appear to be connected, police said. “We don’t generally have a lot of burglaries in our town so it is something that does stand out when it does occur especially when...
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East Lyme Police investigate home burglaries
Police say two families of Southeast Asian descent had their homes burglarized last month.
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Crash in East Lyme caused a backup for miles on I-95 North
Interstate 95 North was backed up for miles after a crash in East Lyme Friday morning, but the scene has cleared. The crash was between exits 76 and 81 and traffic was backed up for nearly five miles, between exits 71 and 76, according to CTRoads.org. No additional information was immediately available.
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65-year-old Niantic man has died after crash in East Lyme
A 65-year-old Niantic man has died after a crash in East Lyme Thursday morning. Police said two vehicles collided on Main Street, near Cini Park, around 11:04 a.m. and officers found 65-year-old Brian Brousseau, of Niantic, unresponsive. Brousseau was brought to Lawrence & Memorial Hospital, where he died, police said. Police said, based on the preliminary investigation, Brousseau was going…
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Man dies after being found unresponsive in water at Rocky Neck State Park
A man who was found unresponsive in the water at Rocky Neck State Park over the weekend has died. Emergency crews were called to the park in East Lyme on Sunday around 1 p.m. after getting a report of an unresponsive 78-year-old man in the water. He was later identified as Le Minh, of Hartford. Lifeguards at Rocky Neck performed…
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One blasting planned along I-95 in East Lyme on Thursday
Interstate 95 in East Lyme will be closed once rather than twice on Thursday for blasting. It will be closed between 9:45 a.m. and 10 a.m., according to an alert. The state Department of Transportation previously said the highway would be closed twice a day, four days a week, starting Aug. 1, while crews blast along the highway. The state…
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I-95 in East Lyme reopens after blasting
Interstate 95 in East Lyme was closed for blasting Wednesday afternoon and has reopened. Crews are closing both sides of the highway twice a day, four days a week, for the next six to eight weeks, while crews blast along the highway. It was closed Wednesday morning for blasting between 9:15 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. and again before 1 p.m….
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I-95 in East Lyme will be closed twice per day starting Tuesday
I-95 in East Lyme will be closed twice a day, four days a week, starting Aug. 1, while crews blast along the highway.