Hiking and camping fanatics know all too well the risks of a tick bite. Ticks are tiny but carry mighty illnesses, including Lyme disease. They thrive in heavily wooded areas across the U.S. and although there’s greater risk in the northeast, the Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic regions, cases of tick-borne diseases are reported in every […]
May 28—State police have arrested a 60-year-old Ivoryton woman on multiple felony charges in connection with a fiery head-on crash in Lyme last summer that seriously injured four people, including two children. Police allege Catherine Cleary was under the influence ― reports show she had marijuana and cocaine in her system ― when her westbound […]
(WHTM)– When you think of big, cuddly animal mascots, who comes to mind? Mickey Mouse? Tony the Tiger? What about Terry the Tick? He was at the capitol Thursday bringing attention to something serious. Real ticks that aren’t big and cuddly, and about the Lyme disease they can carry. State leaders gave out prizes to […]
May 15—Shaun Mastroianni on Tuesday won the Republican nomination for the 20th State Senate District, where he will challenge state Sen. Martha Marx, D-New London. Mastroianni in a news release positioned himself as a parent who understands the challenges families face. Formerly active in Stonington politics, Mastroianni said he moved last year to Old Lyme […]
May 12—GROTON — USS Virginia Cmdr. Mike Hartzell is back where he started. The East Lyme native, born at Naval Submarine Base New London and raised one mile from where he now lives with his wife and three children, took command of the fast attack submarine last month. A commander by rank, he’s captain of […]
Apr. 15—OLD LYME — Volunteers and staff with The Nature Conservancy, Audubon Connecticut and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection installed signs and fencing Monday at Griswold Point to protect shorebirds and their nesting areas. The groups work together as Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds to protect and monitor shorebirds at over 50 sites […]
“He has an incredibly high pain tolerance,” the former Bachelorette said Presley Ann/Getty Trista and Ryan Sutter Trista Sutter is giving an update on husband Ryan Sutter’s battle with Lyme disease. The former Bachelorette, 51, appeared on an episode of The Most Dramatic Podcast Ever with Chris Harrison and said Ryan, 49, has been doing […]
Apr. 6—EAST LYME — The state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled that one person found deceased inside a home at 48 Billow Road on Friday died by homicide by gunshot and the other person died by suicide by gunshot. Autopsies determined the cause and manner of death of Lorraine Decarli, 77, of 48 […]
Apr. 4—OLD LYME — A property at 250 Shore Road, which is the site of a twice-rejected zoning proposal for a self-storage facility, has been cleared of trees and is currently being used to store dirt related to a nearby utility project. Connecticut Water spokesman Richard Rathsack on Thursday said the owners of the property […]
Mar. 29—EAST LYME — Personality clashes continue to roil the Zoning Commission amid disagreement on how to address what otherwise appears to be a shared goal: how best to promote development in keeping with “village life” in the shoreline town. Democrat Gary Pivo on Thursday night walked out of a special meeting after the rest […]
Mar. 26—EAST LYME — Kristin DeLea, back home in Niantic for just a few days in between helping her daughter take care of a new baby in Kansas, was surprised to find that voting in the presidential primary fit right into her schedule. “I had it on my calendar to make sure I picked up […]
About 63,000 cases of Lyme disease were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2022, according to a report released last month. That’s a nearly 70% jump in the number of cases that were reported in 2021. While the number is alarming and appears as though infections are on the rise, the […]