Tuesday, November 3rd- ELECTION DAY

Posted on October 3, 2020 by East Lyme

By the beginning of October, you should have received your application for an absentee ballot. If you have not yet received it, you can go online to download the application at:

https://portal.ct.gov/SOTS/Election-Services/Absentee-Ballot-Application/Absentee-Ballot-Application-English-and-Spanish

As a reminder, if you choose to vote by absentee you can fill out the application and mail it to the East Lyme Town Clerk in the self-addressed stamped envelope that is provided with each application. You can also put the application in the drop box in front of the Town Hall (street side at the top of the stairs and the handicapped ramp) or you can bring it into the Town Clerk’s Office. If you have any questions when you receive the application please contact Karen Miller Galbo, East Lyme Town Clerk at 860-739-6931 ext. 1135.

 

FUN FACTS ABOUT OCTOBER

Posted on October 3, 2020 by East Lyme

This month’s name came from the Latin octo, “eight,” because this was the eighth month of the early Roman calendar. When the Romans converted to a 12-month calendar, the name October stuck, even though it’s now the 10th month!

 

October will have 2 full Moons. The first full Moon of fall, Harvest Moon, will appear on Thu, Oct 1st. Later in the month, on Sat, Oct 31st (Halloween), the second full Moon appears. This is the Hunter’s Moon.

 

Also keep an eye out for the Draconid meteor shower in the late evening of October 9.

FIRE PREVENTION WEEK

Posted on October 3, 2020 by East Lyme

Since 1922, the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) has sponsored the public          observance of Fire Prevention Week. In 1925, President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed Fire Prevention Week a national observance, making it the longest-running public health    observance in our country.

Fire Prevention Week is observed each year during the week of October 9th in commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire, which began on October 8, 1871, and caused devastating damage. This horrific conflagration killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 structures, and burned more than 2,000 acres of land.

This year’s theme is “Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen!”

Did you know?
Cooking is the #1 cause of home fires and home fire injuries. Unattended cooking is the leading cause of fires in the kitchen. Scald burns are the second leading cause of all burn injuries. Hot liquids from coffee and even       microwaved soup can cause devastating injuries.

“Cook with Caution”

  • Be on alert! If you are sleepy or have consumed alcohol don’t use the stove or stovetop.
  • Stay in the kitchen while you are frying, boiling, grilling, or broiling food. If you leave the kitchen for even a short period of time, turn off the stove.
  • If you are simmering, baking, or roasting food, check it regularly, remain in the home while food is cooking, and use a timer to remind you that you are cooking.
  • Keep anything that can catch fire — oven mitts, wooden utensils, food packaging, towels or curtains — away from your stovetop.

If you have a small (grease) cooking fire and decide to fight the fire…

  • On the stovetop, smother the flames by sliding a lid over the pan and turning off the burner. Leave the pan covered until it is completely cooled.
  • For an oven fire, turn off the heat and keep the door closed.

If you have any doubt about fighting a small fire…

  • Just get out! When you leave, close the door behind you to help contain the fire.
  • Call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number from outside the home.

Please check out our NLSC virtual recreational programs:

Posted on October 3, 2020

 

PROGRAM NAME: PROGRAM

DATE:

 PROGRAM START TIME: CONTACT FOR REGISTRATION: REGISTRATION DEADLINE:
Yoga with Rosemary

(Free and exclusive to NL residents 55+)

 Ongoing,

Tuesdays & Thursdays

 10am Rosemary Gentile: rgyoga19@gmail.com Ongoing, starts July 2nd, 2020
Zumba with Holly

(Contact Holly for fees)

 Ongoing:

Mondays, Wednesdays& Fridays

 8:30am Holly Medwick: holly@medwick.net Ongoing, starts July 1st, 2020
Tai Chi with Morris

(Free to NL residents 55+, others contact Morris for fees)

 Ongoing:

Tuesdays & Thursdays,

 10am Morris Burch:

Burchmorris80@gmail.com

 Ongoing, starts July 9th, 2020
         

 

Also… The Senior Centers across Connecticut have created a shared on-line activities program calendar. To access it, please call or e-mail Marina (860) 437-6339 / mvracevic@newlondonct.org.

As we await the guidance on the safe reopening of senior centers from the State of Connecticut, we wanted to provide you with several updates.

Posted on October 3, 2020

In order to continue to support you we are offering the following services:

  1. Assistance with grocery shopping for seniors.
  2. Food Pantry delivery to residents (60+) who meet income guidelines.
  3. TVCCA’s Meals-On-Wheels deliveries and “Grab-n’-Go” curbside meal distributions are deemed to be safest at this time, and will remain in force until social gathering recommendations are relaxed.
  4. Over-the-phone wellbeing checks.
  5. Over-the-phone resource counseling. For assistance, please call Marina: (860) 437-6339.
  6. Renters’ Rebate Program: For program requirements and if you have questions, please call (860) 437 – 6339.
  7. For all senior center members , are you missing the Thrift Boutique? News flash, indoor Flea Market at 133 Bank St.,  the Senior Affairs Commission is staffing a booth on the weekends (Fri & Sat 10-5 and Sun 12-5). All proceeds from the senior center booth come back to the center for activities, when we reopen. Drop in and check us out. Also SAC is helping to deliver meals in New London from N.L. Schools Chef Tomm and the Whalers Helping me Whalers program.  For further information or to share ideas, concerns or ask a “senior” question text; karenannepaul@gmail.com or call 860-857-3682.  See ya all soon!

UPCOMING DAY TRIPS

Posted on October 3, 2020 by East Lyme

No Senior Center Fun Trips are being planned at this time. It is unlikely they will be resumed in 2020.

Many of the trips that were slated for the spring/summer/fall of 2020 are being rescheduled for 2021.
BUT we are always interested in where you want to go. Send us your suggestions.

Looking for Puzzles, Yarn or books

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Lisbon

The senior center has dozens of puzzles. Anywhere from 100 to 1,000 pieces.
If you would like us to bring you some just give us a call.

And yarn too! Plus knitting and crochet needles! This is a perfect time to start a project.

Don’t forget our lending library.
We can pick out a book or 3 for you.