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🌱 Patch AM: Duck River Garden Club of Old Lyme and East Lyme Annual Mum Sale and 12 more events
Also check out Preparing Your Yard For Winter Bird Feeding on the Lyme Patch calendar

Morning Lyme! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Preparing Your Yard For Winter Bird Feeding at Acton Public Library
- East Haddam Revolutionary Wat Heroes at Nathan Hale Schoolhouse East Haddam
- America at 250 for Educators at Jay Heritage Center
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid with clouds and sun, with a high of 79 and low of 68 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 52.
- Saturday: Periods of sun; not as warm, with a high of 71 and low of 56 degrees.
📸 Around Lyme
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lyme
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★ Featured events ★
- Preparing Your Yard For Winter Bird Feeding →
Acton Public Library, 60 Old Boston Post Rd, Old Saybrook
6:00 pm - East Haddam Revolutionary Wat Heroes →
Nathan Hale Schoolhouse East Haddam, 29 Main St, East Haddam
1:00 pm - America at 250 for Educators →
Jay Heritage Center, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
3:30 pm
Thursday September 17
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- Early Autumn Nature Walk at Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve →
Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve, Brush Hill Road, Lyme
9:00 am - 2026 Lyme Hunter Pace →
Lyme CT - Duck River Garden Club of Old Lyme and East Lyme Annual Mum Sale →
East Lyme Public Library, 39 Society Rd, East Lyme
9:00 am - The Farmers Market at Tiffany Farms →
156 Sterling City Rd, Lyme
9:00 am - Rev. Susan K. Olson preaches - Evening service →
1 Sterling City Rd, Old Lyme
5:00 pm - Rummage Sale! →
Niantic Community Church, 170 Pennsylvania Ave, East Lyme
9:00 am - "Bees & Birds & Butterflies Oh My" Ecology Minded Event →
Samuel Smith Farmstead, 82 Plants Dam Rd, East Lyme
10:00 am - Sunday morning worship Rev. Susan K. Olson preaches →
1 Sterling City Rd, Old Lyme
10:00 am - Blessing of the Animals →
Niantic Community Church, 170 Pennsylvania Ave, East Lyme
1:00 am
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
Sunday September 20
Saturday September 26
Sunday September 27
Sunday October 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Waterford Native Kyle Caulkins Premieres Tonight on Food Network's Halloween Baking Championship —Heather Caulkins Read on Patch
- Casa de las Campanas posted a job opening for Dietary Aide in Essex. Apply here.
- Stop & Shop posted a job opening for PT Clerk - Grocery - 0688 in Old Saybrook. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lyme here.
🗞 Nearby News
Old Lyme
- Old Lyme ZBA To Hear Sill Lane Addition, Mile Creek Road Excavation Permit Appeal (patch.com)
- Melville House to 'Recapitalize' with New Partner (publishersweekly.com)
Niantic
- This Connecticut Sandwich Shop Builds Handheld Feasts That Will Make Your Jaw Drop (takingthekids.com)
Ok Lyme! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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