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🌱 Patch AM: Gas Prices In Lyme, East Lyme And Old Lyme: How Local Pumps Compare To CT, U.S.
You won't want to miss Electrify Your Drive! Free EV Car Show in Old Saybrook on the Lyme Patch calendar

Good day Lyme! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- See how Lyme gas prices stack up against state and nation
Also on today's calendar: Electrify Your Drive! Free EV Car Show in Old Saybrook and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 55 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 74, low: 49.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 47 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Gas Prices In Lyme, East Lyme And Old Lyme: How Local Pumps Compare To CT, U.S. (patch.com) — Drivers in Lyme, East Lyme and Old Lyme are seeing regular gas prices slightly below the Connecticut average, with most recent reports around $4.35 per gallon. While statewide and national averages have dipped modestly over the past week, local stations remain noticeably cheaper than the state average, offering some relief at the pump for area residents.
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📸 Around Lyme
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lyme
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★ Featured events ★
- Electrify Your Drive! Free EV Car Show in Old Saybrook →
Kathleen E. Goodwin Elementary School, 80 Old Boston Post Rd, Old Saybrook
12:00 pm
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- Crystals and Divination →
Old Lyme PGN Library, 2 Library Lane, Old Lyme
6:30 pm - Healthy Questions with the Town Nurse →
Old Lyme PGN Library, 2 Library Lane, Old Lyme
9:00 am - Halloween Costume Swap →
Old Lyme PGN Library, 2 Library Lane, Old Lyme
9:30 am - Phoebe's Wee Readers →
Old Lyme PGN Library, 2 Library Lane, Old Lyme
10:00 am - Phoebe's Morning Book Chat →
Old Lyme PGN Library, 2 Library Lane, Old Lyme
11:00 am - Gentle/Next Level Yoga and Meditation Justine Wheeler →
Lyme Public Library, 482 Hamburg Rd., Lyme
11:15 am - The Dunnes of Hollywood - Screening of After Hours →
Lyme Public Library, 482 Hamburg Rd., Lyme
6:00 pm - "The Dunnes of Hollywood" - Screening of "After Hours" →
Lyme Public Library, 482 Hamburg Rd., Lyme
6:00 pm - The farmers Market at Tiffany Farms →
156 Sterling City Rd, Lyme
9:00 am - End of Harvest at Samuel Smith Farmstead →
82 Plants Dam Rd, East Lyme
10:00 am - Eastern Connecticut Ballet Presents Ballet Spooktacular →
Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St, Old Saybrook
11:30 am
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 10
Saturday October 17
Saturday October 24
📣 Lyme Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Subway posted a job opening for Sandwich Artist in Essex. Apply here.
- South Port Square posted a job opening for Server in Essex. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lyme here.
🗞 Nearby News
Essex
- Beloved Business Owner Suffers Medical Emergency, Community Rallies To Help (patch.com)
Old Lyme
- 'I Have Come to Know Brandy Campbell and her Views on our School System' (ctexaminer.com)
- Lyme's Lisa Holmes Takes Farmers' Stories From Field to Film (lymeline.com)
- Letter to the Editor: Books Should Be 'Windows, Mirrors and Sliding Glass Doors' (lymeline.com)
Niantic
- Local Event: End of Harvest at Samuel Smith Farmstead (patch.com)
- Stratford man with gun robbed woman, forced her from moving car, police say (ctinsider.com)
Ok Lyme! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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