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🌱 Deck the Walls brings holiday art to Old Lyme

Old Lyme, Connecticut Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Old Lyme! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Deck the Walls brings holiday art to Old Lyme
  • Old Lyme volleyball advances with a tournament sweep
  • Remembering neighbors from Old Lyme and nearby communities

Also on today's calendar: How Money Became God: Rethinking Wealth and Greed in Modern Society with Paul Vigna and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 60 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Thursday: A little afternoon rain, temps: high: 56, low: 45.
  • Friday: Breezy and cooler with rain, with a high of 48 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. It's Almost Time to Deck the Walls at Lyme Art Association, Hot Cocoa Included (lymeline.com) — Holiday art arrives at Old Lyme's Lyme Art Association on Nov. 13, when Deck the Walls opens at 90 Lyme St. Admission is free, and a Dec. 5 open house will bring treats, art activities and a performance by the Lyme-Old Lyme High School Select Singers.
   

2. High school roundup: Old Lyme volleyball sweeps way to second round (theday.com) — Old Lyme volleyball is headed to the second round of the Class S tournament after sweeping higher-seeded Innovation on Monday. Avery Goiangos led with 13 digs and nine kills, and the 22nd-seeded Wildcats will face No. 6 Ellis Tech on Thursday at 5:15 p.m.
   

3. Recent Death Notices From Lyme, Old Lyme & East Lyme (patch.com) — Recent area death notices include John Wilkinson, 82, of Old Lyme, who died Oct. 31 and is survived by Pauline, his wife of 53 years. They also include former Old Lyme resident Nancy J. McKim, 73, of East Lyme, and Niantic residents William Everett Thayer, 93, and Peter G. Deveau, 78.
   

4. Marine Veteran Sounds Nightly Taps at Hawk's Nest Beach (lymeline.com) — Every night at 9, Marine veteran Tom Peters steps outside his Hawk's Nest Beach home to play taps, a tradition neighbors have embraced since Memorial Day 2024. The 85-year-old sends texts naming the departed veterans he honors, while his wife, Donna, stands behind him inside the screen door.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Any suggestions for an excellent physical therapist in the area for recovery from TKR?
    I'd appreciate recommendations of an excellent facility with knowledgable therapists. (Nextdoor Village Lane)
  • Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Old Saybrook. Apply here.
  • Subway posted a job opening for Sandwich Artist in Essex. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Old Lyme here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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