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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…

Connecticut State Police sergeants are being recognized for their quick-thinking, bravery and compassion after they rescued a woman from the edge of the Baldwin Bridge earlier this week. The Baldwin Bridge is about 100 feet above the Connecticut River, between Old Lyme and Old Saybrook. According to state police, the distressed woman had climbed from the pedestrian sidewalk over the…

A 70-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s who had been reported missing from Old Lyme on Monday morning has been found. The woman left her home on Rowland Road in Old Lyme on foot between 3 a.m. and 7 a.m. on Monday, according to Old Saybrook Fire Department. She was found at approximately 10:45 a.m. It’s unclear where she was found....

A school bus driver in Old Lyme is accused of hitting a taxi multiple times on Friday while there were multiple students and a coach on the bus. Police were called to Lyme-Old Lyme High School around 12:45 p.m. after getting a report of a crash with no injuries involving an M&J school bus and a Curtin transportation taxi....

A truck driver has died after a rollover crash on Interstate 95 south in Old Lyme on Friday. Troopers said 63-year-old Michael Allen Finkeldey, of Westbrook, was on the highway just south of exit 71 around 1:30 p.m. when he hit the truck in front of him. According to state police, Finkeldey’s truck then crossed into the right shoulder, hit…

A crash closed I-95 South in Old Lyme Friday, but it has since reopened. A dump truck was involved in the crash, according to the Connecticut Department of Transportation. The southbound side of I-95 was closed between Exits 72 and 70. There are injuries reported, but the extent of those injuries are unknown, according to state police.

A 78-year-old Salem man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Old Lyme on Tuesday evening. State police said Edward Lazarin was heading west on Route 156, approaching the Mile Creek Road intersection just after 4 p.m., when he went off the road and his Harley-Davidson rolled over and landed on the front lawn of a church. Lazarin was thrown…

This is the sweet moment Taylor Swift gives a young girl from Old Lyme her hat during the Eras tour.

Emily Randak is only 11 years old, but she was feeling “22” at the Eras Tour Wednesday night. The Taylor Swift fan from Old Lyme, Connecticut, had the moment of a lifetime during her show at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. After traveling all the way to California for the last show of the first leg of the Eras Tour,…

A 75-year-old bicyclist was injured in a collision with a motorcycle on Route 156 in Old Lyme Wednesday evening and was flown for treatment of what state police said was a minor head injury. The crash happened on Shore Road, by Ferry Road, just before 6:30 p.m. State police said a bicyclist was in the shoulder of Shore Road, drifted…

Two books dealing with teenage sex education will stay at an Old Lyme public library after a group of community members asked for their removal. The Old Lyme Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library Board of Trustees determined that the books, Let’s Talk About It: The Teen’s Guide to Sex, Relationships and Being a Human and You Know, Sex: Bodies, Gender,...

Connecticut State Police said a man reported missing in their town was found dead in the Connecticut River on Monday. Authorities said a silver alert was issued for 56-year-old David Hickie, who was reported missing on July 10. State police said a search for Hickie was inconclusive but later on Monday night, firefighters and EnCon Police responded to the Connecticut…

Should the public library remove two books from its collection in Old Lyme? A group of community members have sent a letter asking the library to do just that, concerned over the books dealing with teenage sex education.

Should the public library remove two books from its collection in Old Lyme? A group of community members have sent a letter asking the library to do just that, concerned over the books dealing with teenage sex education. The library says it’s reviewing the books. “Let’s Talk About It: The Teen’s Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human.”...

These witness stones are brass plaques that honor the lives and contributions of enslaved African and Native Americans.

The town of Old Lyme continues to mark the history of slavery in the community. It’s part of the Witness Stones Project, which is carried out in towns across Connecticut and the region. Witness stones are brass plaques that acknowledge enslaved African Americans and indigenous people who labored in that town. “We’re restoring history and, at the same time, honoring those...

State officials said grant funding is going to go toward air filtration in classrooms.

Connecticut Water has canceled a boil water advisory that had been issued for part of Old Lyme and South Lyme. The company said the Point O’Woods water system experienced low or no water pressure Thursday morning and a boil water advisory was issued for the Point O’Woods and Oakridge Drive communities, which affected about 400 customers. Customers in the...

Interstate 95 South in Old Lyme has reopened after a car accident in the area on Monday night. The southbound side of the highway was closed between exits 70 and 69. The two-car crash also closed the northbound side of the highway for a short period of time before reopening. The highway has since fully reopened. It’s unclear if anyone…