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One person has died and another person is seriously injured after a crash on Interstate 95 north in Old Lyme on Saturday. State police said 52-year-old Michael Sansur, of Darien, was stopped for an unknown reason in the left lane on I-95 northbound between exits 70 and 71 around 7:24 a.m. A vehicle traveling north then struck the back of…

An overturned vehicle has closed Interstate 95 in Old Lyme on Saturday morning and serious injuries are reported.

Interstate 95 in Old Lyme has reopened after an overturned vehicles closed both sides of the highway for hours on Saturday. CT Travel Smart said the northbound and southbound sides of the highway were closed between exits 70 and 71. Both sides have since reopened. There is more than four miles of congestion in the area between exits 67 and…

On Thursday afternoon, the Baltimore Orioles closed out a four-game series vs. the Boston Red Sox, and present at Fenway Park was a former Connecticut teacher-turned hitting coach for the Orioles. “To be here is surreal,” said Ryan Fuller, co-hitting coach for the Orioles. Fuller has always been a teacher, and a student of the game. “English 9, 10 Honors…

On Thursday afternoon, the Baltimore Orioles closed out a four-game series vs. the Boston Red Sox, and present at Fenway Park was a former Connecticut teacher-turned hitting coach for the Orioles.

Check out the jazz festival September 9th and 10th at The Side Door Jazz Club at Old Lyme Inn.

Armed security will be coming to the campuses of Lyme-Old Lyme Schools. The school board voted to go ahead with the plan despite some pushback from parents. A lot of parents felt like this process moved too quickly, but they weren’t successful in slowing it down. “I’m against it. Look, it’s a bit of a rushed policy,” said Dave...

Historians are remembering the lives of those who were enslaved in Old Lyme. Now, 30 brass plaques known as Witness Stones can be found along Lyme Street and McCurdy Road as a way to recognize both enslaved African and Native Americans and sites of enslavement in Old Lyme. According to Witness Stones Old Lyme, more than 200 African and Native…

More than 200 people came out to the Old Lyme Griffin Noyes Library to remember the towns history of slavery.

Connecticut State Police said injuries were reported after a multi-car crash on Interstate 95 South in Old Lyme. The crash happened at approximately 8:10 p.m. and involved three vehicles, officials said. Troopers responded to the southbound side of the highway, which was fully closed between exits 71 and 70. The highway has since reopened. It’s unclear how many people were…

Public Art for Racial Justice Education, or PARJE, started in December 2020, six months after George Floyd was killed at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. In Connecticut, the tragedy united people from Norwich, Old Saybrook, New London, Old Lyme and neighboring towns and started a movement that uses artwork to talk about race. “Kind of bridging the gap between past...

A series of murals are using art to bring towns together to address the issues of racial injustice.

Connecticut State Police have arrested a man who is accused of pointing a gun at a woman in a passing vehicle while driving on Interstate 95 South in Old Lyme on Monday. Troopers received a 911 call from someone driving south in I-95 in Old Lyme around 4 p.m. According to state police, the caller said a man driving a…

Old Lyme and Meriden were among the towns most affected by power outages after a powerful nor’easter moved through.

A nor’easter that moved into Connecticut Tuesday and Wednesday knocked out power to thousands of customers statewide.

The expanded funding aims to draw more visitors to Connecticut and support businesses impacted by the pandemic

Three people were injured after a hit-and-run in Old Lyme Monday afternoon. Police responded to a car crash on the corner of Shore Road and Portland Avenue around 4:30 p.m. for the report of a crash. According to police, a Subaru Outback was traveling eastbound on Shore Road when a BMW 328xi failed to stop at a stop sign stated…

There are seven daycares with COVID-19 cases in the Ledge Light Health District’s jurisdiction, which includes East Lyme, Groton, Ledyard, Lyme, New London, North Stonington, Old Lyme, Stonington and Waterford. “Some are isolated cases. There are a few small outbreaks, but two of them are significantly large outbreaks. Currently our largest daycare outbreak involves more than a dozen staff...

The Ledge Light Health District is putting people on high alert after seven daycares in their nine-town jurisdiction near New London have COVID cases.

From Old Lyme to New London, dozens of fans rooted on three Connecticut Olympians at two watch parties on Thursday. “We are all really excited to be here,” said Haley Stevens of Old Lyme. Eyes were glued to the screens broadcasting the men’s eight rowing final at an event put on by the Old Lyme Rowing Association. Among the...