Old Saybrook News

Shore Line East is expanding train service to Old Saybrook and New London as part of a new spring schedule announced Friday by the state Department of Transportation.

Artists from across Connecticut and neighboring states will be featured in the East Hampton Art Association's 36th Annual Fine Art Show on the lawn of the Congregational Church in the Village Center.

After dedicating 39 years working for YMCAs as a lifeguard, Camp Director, Pool Operator, fundraiser, Director and finally as a Chief Executive, Frank Sumpter has announced he will be retiring on May 31 as president and CEO of the Middlesex YMCA after 23 years in Middletown .

Three more Republican legislators have joined the fight against the state's plan to double fares on the landmark Connecticut River ferries.

First, there is the uncertain revenue, given the competitive gambling establishments planned by Massachusetts and Maine.

"Hidden in Plain Sight: Landscapes and Objects We Commonly Overlook." Author and attentive traveler David K. Leff will present a talk on his new book, "Hidden in Plain Sight" at the Acton Public Library, 60 Old Boston Post Road, on Thursday, May 23 at 7 p.m. Leff is a "deep traveler" who unearths the hidden significance of landscapes and objects we ... (more)

Jonathan Noyes, 13, of Old Saybrook successfully completed an eating disorder program at the Institute of Living at Hartford Hospital recently.

The Connecticut Office of Tourism is asking people to vote online for the Connecticut town they think best embodies the Yankee spirit of innovation, inspiration and original ideas.

With operating expenses exceeding income, a recent Department of Transportation plan to double fees for the two Connecticut River ferries is being met with opposition from residents along the river valley.

With the Tenth Anniversary of Katharine Hepburn's death coming up this June, I would like to renew my suggestion that the Saybrook Point Fenwick Causeway in Hepburn's home town of Old Saybrook be named the Katharine Hepburn Causeway, or Kateway.

Dodie Milardo's decision to take a cruise to celebrate her fiftieth birthday completely changed her life.

Flower-bedecked bicycles are the Old Saybrook Garden Club's signature promotion for Gardeners' Market.

Psst! Wanna buy a lady bug? How about a quarter-cup of lady bugs--200-300 pretty little orange-spotted beetles? Or maybe you prefer your beneficial insects long and slender.

Artisans Harbor Gallery & Art Studios 188 Main St. Old Saybrook - invites you to our Student and Gallery Show on Saturday May 11, 5-7pm. This show is free and open to the public all ages welcome.

Antiques and appraisals highlight the Old Saybrook Historical Society's first annual Antique Sale and Appraisal Day at the historic Gen.

The Greimann family is joined by ETD Board Members and First Selectmen Carl Fortuna of Old Saybrook and Ralph Eno of Old Lyme to dedicate the bus shelter.

Jessica Lee Motulski, 29, pleaded guilty Feb. 27 to three counts of fourth-degree sexual assault, and was sentenced in Superior Court Friday to three years in prison, suspended after 75 days, and three years' probation.

The third grade class at Chamberlain Elementary School in New Britain spent the day Wednesday, May 8, at Urban Oaks Organic Farm for the Farm City program, an educational program of activities to learn about food, nutrition, science and local resources.

From the late 1800's until the early 1900's, shoreline residents could travel by trolley cars throughout the region.

This being the second coldest spring on record, and a particularly hellish season for allergies - excuse me while I sneeze; OK, that's better - you might not be feeling particularly vernal right now.