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🌱 Patch AM: Old Lyme ZBA To Hear Sill Lane Addition, Mile Creek Road Excavation Permit Appeal
Coming up on the Lyme Patch calendar: Preparing Your Yard For Winter Bird Feeding
Hi there, Lyme! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Old Lyme zoning board to weigh Sill Lane expansion and excavation appeal
Also on today's calendar: Preparing Your Yard For Winter Bird Feeding and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 61 degrees.
- Thursday: Humid with clouds and sun, temps: high: 79, low: 67.
- Friday: Sunshine and a few clouds, with a high of 81 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Old Lyme ZBA To Hear Sill Lane Addition, Mile Creek Road Excavation Permit Appeal (patch.com) — Residents near Lyme Street may want to follow the Old Lyme Zoning Board of Appeals meeting on Sept. 17, where members will weigh a Sill Lane home expansion and an appeal over an excavation permit on Mile Creek Road. The board will also consider a FEMA-compliant replacement house near coastal resources and discuss possibly video-recording future meetings, with public comments encouraged by email in advance. 
📸 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
Thursday September 17
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- Gentle/Next Level Yoga and Meditation Justine Wheeler →
Lyme Public Library, 482 Hamburg Rd., Lyme
11:15 am - Early Autumn Nature Walk at Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve →
Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve, Brush Hill Road, Lyme
9:00 am - 2026 Lyme Hunter Pace →
Lyme CT - The Farmers Market at Tiffany Farms →
156 Sterling City Rd, Lyme
9:00 am - 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 - 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
Thursday September 17
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 Activities Assistant in Essex. Apply here.
- Bozzuto's posted a job opening for Tri-Town Assistant Bakery Manager - Flanders (East Lyme) in East Lyme. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lyme here.
🗞 Nearby News
Old Lyme
- Old Lyme Harbor Commission Approves Higher Mooring, Kayak Rack Fees For 2027 (patch.com)
- Letter to the Editor: When Is Enough Enough for Old Lyme's Rainy Day Fund? (lymeline.com)
- Old Lyme Zoning Workshop to Focus on Commercial, Industrial and Waterfront Areas, Sept. 15 (lymeline.com)
Niantic
- This Connecticut Sandwich Shop Builds Handheld Feasts That Will Make Your Jaw Drop (takingthekids.com)
Waterford
- Works & Process Announces Fall 2026 Season - The Guggenheim09/14/26 through 12/13/26 (cityguideny.com)
- Classic Rock Star – Jon McKennedy Doubles At Star Classic: RaceDayCT News Update For Monday Sept. 14, 2026 (racedayct.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: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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