Old Lyme

One lane of Interstate 95 South is closed in Old Lyme after a driver hit a state police cruiser and left the scene, according to state police. State police said a vehicle hit a state police cruiser on Interstate 395 in Waterford and troopers were able to stop the driver on I-95 South near exit 71 after using stop sticks….

With spring around the corner, the Connecticut shoreline will soon be busy with the change of seasons. People will be flocking to shoreline towns and beaches chasing nice weather and coastline attractions. As towns prep, one is celebrating some significant recognition.

With spring around the corner, the Connecticut shoreline will soon be busy with the change of seasons. People will be flocking to shoreline towns and beaches chasing nice weather and coastline attractions. As towns prep, one is celebrating some significant recognition. Old Lyme has some rich art history, once home to a thriving art colony, it has evolved and kept…

Old Lyme was ranked second in the top 10 best small town for art lovers. USA Today said that Old Lyme has many great works from the colonial time, which can be seen at the Florence Griswold Museum. Old Lyme Midsummer Festival celebrates art made by many locals to sell and buy and free art exhibitions. The Lyme Art Association…

A structure fire in Old Lyme has caused Eversource to shut down power, according to the fire department. The power is shut down in the area of Selden Road, according to authorities. Multiple crews are on scene. Authorities ask the public to use the area with caution.

A local high school football game on Thursday night ended with a heartwarming moment for one senior.

The Valley Regional/Old Lyme football game against Coventry High School on Thursday night ended with a heartwarming moment for one senior. Peter Kuhn, a senior with Down syndrome, scored a touchdown in front of a roaring crowd and excited teammates. “Given that Petey’s a senior this year, we wanted to make sure he had an opportunity to get out...

A fugitive from justice wanted on several child rape charges has been taken into custody in Old Lyme. Connecticut State Police said Kody Tyler Stewart, 30, of Mississippi, was located and arrested on Tuesday. Old Lyme police, Connecticut State Police, U.S. Marshals and the Tennessee Sex Offender Registry/Criminal Warrants Division received information about Stewart possibly being in Connecticut. He...

Thursday in Old Lyme, state and federal leaders gathered for a groundbreaking of Amtrak’s new $1.3 billion Connecticut River Bridge replacement project. “It needs to be painted it looks like, but all the joints, they’re rotting,” said Old Lyme’ Marshall Brooks. After 116 years of service, Amtrak’s Connecticut River Bridge is finally up for replacement. “It was a masterpiece...

State and federal leaders gathered in Old Lyme for a groundbreaking of the new Connecticut River Train bridge project on Thursday.

If you take a drive through the state of Connecticut, chances are you’ll pass through at least one town with a connection to an Olympian who competed in Paris. More than 40 athletes in the 2024 Summer Olympics either grew up, trained or went to school in the Constitution State. A total of 20 medals were awarded to these impressive…

A 19-year-old Westbrook man has serious injuries after crashing into a car and an embankment in Old Lyme early Friday morning, according to state police. State police said a driver in a Chevrolet Impala was heading north on Route 1 around 12:47 a.m., lost control, drove into a front yard, hit an unoccupied Honda HR-V LX and an embankment, then…

“The fireworks were awesome. It was one of those nights where you thought it was the finale but there was even more,” said Old Lyme’s Dominique DiVenuto. Thursday night, a firework display showered Old Lyme’s coast with light in celebration of the Fourth of July. “Yeah, it was incredible, it was a lengthy show. We saw it for about...

Some Old Lyme residents are looking for a compromise as to how late some public beaches can stay open on the Fourth of July in order to accommodate fireworks.

Barstool Sports found Dave Portnoy has reviewed roughly 40 pizza places throughout Connecticut, and on Wednesday he made a surprise visit to Sapore Pizzeria and Bar. “It was just business as usual, just a regular Wednesday,” Sapore manager Sarah Saunders said. It was just a regular Wednesday, for a basic cheese pizza order at Old Lyme’s Sapore Pizzeria and Bar….

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy visited a number of Connecticut pizza places this week, giving his famous pizza reviews. One of those stops included a restaurant in Old Lyme that’s experienced its share of hardship in recent years.

Two people were charged after they caused concern while playing the “assassins” game in Old Lyme. The game involves participants driving around town with water guns and going after a “target” in residential neighborhoods.

Two people were charged Tuesday after they caused concern while playing the “assassins” game in Old Lyme. State police responded to the area of Lyme Street around 6:45 a.m. after receiving reports of two people wearing camouflage and moving through the bushes near the Lyme/Old Lyme Center School, according to authorities. Arriving troopers found the two people near the...

State police are investigating a break-in at a storage facility in Old Lyme. State troopers responded to CubeSmart at 232 Shore Road at 12:42 p.m. Sunday to investigate a theft from a storage unit and found a lock latch had been pried from a door and eight units were unsecured, state police said. Troopers left a message with the manager…