Sylvantide Current

04/08/2022

Not satire.

OLD SAYBROOK – At a public hearing on Monday night, Police Chief Michael Spera said that the town’s Zoning Commission would be “negligent” to approve a proposed ma*****na dispensary that he warned would create a major public safety concern and require expanding the Old Saybrook Police Depart...

06/06/2022

Students and families held up messages of support to spread acceptance within the community.

30/03/2022

FYI.

OLD LYME – Returning public kayak and canoe access to a prime and long-dormant boat launch along the Black Hall River is being explored by the town Harbor Management Commission – a proposal the First Selectman says needs wider scrutiny. The 3-acre property off Buttonball Road, abutting the Bla....

25/01/2022

Great work from the folks at Sylvantide Mutual Aid!

Thanks to our network we were able to pay for the majority of a past due electricity bill. Huge thanks to the folks that were willing and able to contribute.

20/01/2022

OLD LYME — The Popal family readied their house for guests on Monday night to the happy noises of children playing and the aromas of chicken, meatballs and kabuli pulao — a rice dish garnished with carrots and raisins. In the dining room, tablecloths were spread across the center of a rug. Visi....

10/01/2022

Hydrilla is a devastating invasive aquatic plant that is choking the Connecticut River.

07/01/2022

Bummer

After five years of business, 30 Mile Brewing Company in Old Saybrook has announced that...

05/01/2022

Via the CT Examiner

OLD SAYBROOK – The Old Saybrook Zoning Commission paved the way for a significant expansion of the Yale New Haven Health Medical Center at the intersection of Route 9 and Middlesex Turnpike on Monday night over the concerns of a number of residents of a neighboring cul-de-sac.  The commission als...

05/04/2021

FYI

Pettipaug Sailing Academy (PSA) 2021 registration is open.   >> 2021 Application Information We are very excited to share we intend to run PSA this summer. As we all have experienced, terms and conditions for any programming are very fluid. PYC and PSA will monitor and follow all state, local and ...

24/03/2021

Does Old Lyme really need another gas station? More specifically, do they need to destroy existing habitats to build one?

OLD LYME — Lack of current data on a vernal pool located near the proposed Big Y Express gas station and convenience store delayed the decision of the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission during a public hearing on the project Tuesday night. A six-bay gas station and 2,100-square-foot c.....

28/01/2021

Hmmmm...

A Brown Pelican was rescued from the water in Essex on Wednesday morning.

21/01/2021

FYI

Via CT Examiner

OLD SAYBROOK — Two restauranteurs are proposing to open a seasonal outdoor restaurant using towable food trailers at the former Dock & Dine property at 145 College St near the mouth of the Connecticut River. “Essentially they’re like trailers, like a food truck hall, but the new ones are very ...

13/01/2021

Not Sylvantide but this sets a precedent for schools in the region.

Via the Norwich Bulletin.

NPS changes Columbus Day to Indigenous People's Day, in a nationwide trend against using Christopher Columbus' name and likeness.

09/01/2021

FYI

Via the CT Examiner

EAST HADDAM – The first alert is a loud rapid-fire clang of a warning bell like at a railroad crossing, followed in quick sequence by flashing red lights and the wail of a siren. As the sound fades into the air high above the Connecticut River, vehicle-blocking gates on either side of the East Had...

09/01/2021

News from Old Lyme via the CT Examiner.

OLD LYME — A draft of the town’s 2020 Plan of Conservation and Development is scheduled for a public hearing and potential approval by the town’s Planning Commission on Jan. 14 at 5 p.m. via Webex.  The state requires that towns review and update their plans at least once every decade, and th...