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Lyme's open space cheerleader says future is 'set in stone'

Lyme ― On a winter walk in the Pleasant Valley Preserve, Anthony Irving pointed to rocks rounded by a long-gone glacial river and to a white oak tree sitting out in the open where livestock once shade...

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The Day - Lyme property owner set to sue town over right to clear trees - News from southeastern Connecticut

Property owner David Potts has not specified why he's clearing trees on his property along the Eightmile River — saying he's not required to under

East Haddam voters soundly support Mullazi property purchase

Residents approved spending $328,000 to buy 124 acres on O’Connell Road Extension.

East Haddam to vote on spending $328,000 to buy 124 acres for open space

The Day - Keep hiking and hiking and hiking on the Goodwin Trail - News from southeastern Connecticut

A boardwalk allows hikers to cross an environmentally sensitive section of trail. (Betsy Graham) The Eightmile River flows along sections of the Richard H. Goodwin Trail, which passes through East Lyme, Lyme, Salem and East Haddam. (Betsy Graham) An ancient oak spreads out along a side trail. (Betsy Graham) Pileated woodpeckers can penetrate bark and wood in their hunt for insects. (Betsy Graham) Published April 29. 2021 2:09PM  By Steve Fagin The forest in spring, with all that screeching, squawking, cawing, chattering, howling and rat-tat-tatting, can be about as serene as a construction zone — but in a good way. Mating season barely had begun when our hiking group rambled along the Richard H. Goodwin Trail in early March, so the cacophony was slightly subdued — a chorus of spring peeper frogs chirped desultorily and a red-bellied woodpecker drummed in the distance.