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Middletown Explosion Takes OS Man's Life
Among those killed in the Kleen Energy Systems power plant explosion in Middletown around 11:30 a.m. today was Raymond Dobratz of Old Saybrook.  Dobratz was a well-known and popular member of the Saybrook community. Read More ...

 
Senior Souza Ties Nation's Top Time | "old Saybrook High School, senior, Rodrigo Souza, 55 meter high hurdles, national record"
Senior Souza Ties Nation's Top Time
Senior Rodrigo Souza from Old Saybrook High School has broken school and state records, and now he is ranked number one in the nation in the 55 meter high hurdles.  On Jan. 16, at the Yale-New Haven relays Souza ran the distance in 7.43 seconds—a time that is tied for first in the nation with an athlete from Georgia. Read More ...
 
Ousted OS Republicans Force March 2 RTC Primary
Ten former members of the Republican Town Committee—including First Selectman Michael Pace and Board of Education Chairman Mario Gaboury—who were voted off the committee in a surprise move in January have successfully petitioned for a Primary in March. Read More ...
 
Selectmen Vote to Hold Special Town Meeting on HOPE, Land Acquisition
The Old Saybrook Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Tuesday to hold a special town meeting in February to decide three issues currently facing the town. The first relates leasing land for affordable housing and the other two are open space land acquisition matters. Read More ...
 
“The Kate” Forms Guild for Theater Volunteers
The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center is forming a Guild for its volunteers that serve the theater as ushers, parkers, box office personnel, boutique volunteers, receptionists, and theater docents.  The purpose of The Guild is to support those volunteers who are vitally important to the running of “The Kate”. Read More ...
 
OSHS to Stage "Beauty and the Beast" in March
Old Saybrook High School has announced that this year’s spring musical will be the Disney favorite “Beauty and the Beast.” Performances will take place on Thursday, March 25 and Friday, March 26, at 7 p.m., and Saturday, March 27, at 2 and 7 p.m. Read More ...
 
Pace, Gaboury, Caldarella Voted Off RTC
In a surprise move last Wednesday evening, a number of senior Republican officials with high profile positions in the town lost their spots on the Republican Town Committee (RTC).  Old Saybrook First Selectman Michael Pace, Board of Education Chairman Mario Gaboury and RTC President Cal Caldarella were among those ousted from the committee.  The changes appear to have been initiated by State Representative Marilyn Giuliano (R-23rd).  Click to read a related article by Jenna Cho published in The Day on Friday, Jan. 8. Read More ...
 
Old Lyme HS Class of 1960 Sets 50th Reunion Date
The Class of 1960, Old Lyme High School, announces its 50 year reunion for the weekend of September 10-12, 2010.  Details will follow.  Names and addresses of both graduates and former classmates are still needed. Read More ...
 

News Briefs                                                                

Harbor Light Realty, LLC, 101 Main Street, Old Saybrook has partnered with SoldierSocks.com,  a non-profit charitable organization, and become a collection drop off point for those wishing to donate tube socks, baby wipes, hot mitts and toiletry items, which are sent overseas to Iraq and Afghanistan to our troops in the field.  Read More ...

 
Applications Avaiable for OL Fine Arts Festival
Applications are now available for the June and August Old Lyme Fine Arts Festivals, sponsored by The Hidden Gallery of Old Lyme.  The festivals are in their 6th and 8th years respectively, and are held on the grass at the Old Lyme Shopping Center, 19 Halls Rd in Old Lyme.
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Workshop on"Thriving As We Age" Offered for Seniors
Saybrook Counseling Center will host a Community Workshop for Seniors entitled, Thriving as we Age on Friday, February 12 from 12 to 1 p.m. at 841 Middlesex Turnpike, Old Saybrook  Read More ...