“Imagining Lyme” Fall Photos Featured on Town Website

by | Sep 11, 2026 | Announcements

With the permission of the “Imagining Lyme” competition, several photos from the competition’s Fall 2024 gallery are being featured on the Town of Lyme’s home page.  The photos include:

  • “Night Sky Comet” by John Gluszak (Photo of Distinction)
  • “Backyard Sunrise, Not Zoomed” by Sharon (Photo of Distinction)
  • “Last of the Oak Leaves” by Rochelle Davis
  • “Reflection” by D Holmes
  • “River View” by Sue York
  • “Erratic” by Christine Tappe
  • “Bumble Bee on Mountain Mint” by Rochelle Davis

“Imagining Lyme” is an amateur photography program that encourages residents to expand their visual awareness while highlighting the beauty of Lyme preserves. 

The Town would like to thank “Imagining Lyme” and the individual photographers for sharing these photos. 

Legal Notice: Town of Lyme Board of Assessment Appeals

by | Sep 9, 2026 | Agendas, Announcements

Pursuant to Sections 12-110 & 111 of the Connecticut General Statutes, notice is hereby given that the Lyme Board of Assessment of Appeals will meet on Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 9:00 a.m., at the Lyme Town Hall Conference Room , 480 Hamburg Road, Lyme CT 06371.  This session will be to hear appeals of the October 1, 2025, Grand List for Motor Vehicles only.  Appeals are held on a first come, first served basis.

Board of Assessment Appeals

Town of Lyme

Harry P. Broom, Jr.

G.Hayden Reynolds

John Kiker

Fall Bow Hunting Season for Turkey & Deer Runs Sep. 15–Nov. 17, 2026, in Lyme Preserves

by | Sep 8, 2026 | Announcements, Hunting

Fall bow hunting season for deer and turkey begins Sep. 15 and runs through Nov. 17, 2026, with hunting permitted Monday through Friday in the following preserves:

  • Beebe Preserve
  • Chestnut Hill Preserve
  • Eno Preserve
  • Hand-Smith Preserve
  • Hilles Preserve
  • Jewett Preserve
  • Johnston Preserve
  • Mount Archer Woods
  • Pickwick’s Preserve (private permit)
  • Plimpton Preserve
  • Slawson Preserve

The preserves, which are owned by the Town of Lyme, the Lyme Land Trust and/or the Nature Conservancy, will remain open to all users during bow hunting season. Please note that no hunting is allowed in these preserves on Saturday or Sunday.

Hikers and other residents are encouraged to always practice caution and wear bright colors in Lyme preserves during hunting seasons, as adjacent public and private lands may allow hunting – even on weekends.

Permits for hunting in these preserves are granted annually by the Town of Lyme Open Space Coordinator to a limited number of licensed hunters.

For information about the hunting program, go here. https://www.lymelandtrust.org/hunting-program/