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Midnight numbers posted to the Secretary of the State’s website showed Nick Menapace ousted Holly Cheeseman in the 37th House District by 99 votes. The unofficial numbers, updated with totals from th...

State Rep. Holly Cheeseman, R-East Lyme, listens to testimony before the state legislature’s Energy and Technology Committee on Jan. 31, 2023. Photo courtesy of John Dooley/Connecticut House Republicans.

Sign with messages regarding the danger of fire on Boston Post Road at the corner of Sill Lane in Old Lyme Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (Photo by Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints Sign with messages regarding the danger of fire on Boston Post Road at the corner of Sill Lane in Old Lyme Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (Photo by Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints

Alisha Milardo, director, and Joe Atwater, left, conservation and education coordinator, look at microscopes in the Blue Lab, for ages 5-10, at The Kelsey Family Children’s Innovation & Discovery Center at the Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center in Old Lyme on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints

A crew from Abby's Contracting LLC of Montville, prepares the driveway for paving as renovations continue at the Lymes'Senior Center in Old Lyme Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints Employees of Noble Construction lay bricks as renovations continue at the Lymes'Senior Center in Old Lyme Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Dana Gatchek, left, director, and Marie Ryan, secretary of the Board of Directors and point person of the building committee, outside the Old Lyme Children’s Learning Center Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. A minor leak inside the 1850 building in January 2023 led to the discovery that a structural beam was rotted and the center had to close. The work was done in under a year and the facility is now open after the extensive reconstruction. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints

Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz thanks Korean War Veteran Terry Mitchell during the East Lyme Korean and Vietnam-era veterans awards ceremony at East Lyme High School Monday, December 2, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints Members of the color guard, from left, Navy and National Guard Veteran Brian Burridge, Air Force Veteran Vince Adamski, Navy Veteran Joyce Harris and Army Veteran David Troillet talk before the East Lyme Korean and Vietnam-era veterans awards ceremony at East Lyme High School Monday, December 2, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints

Counselor Jeffrey Picardi, left, member of the Health Improvement Through Employee Control design team, gets help getting out of the bean bag chair from Correction Officer Jason Liappes in the new employee wellness center at York Correctional Institution in East Lyme Tuesday, December 3, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints

East Lyme ― Come Monday, drivers traveling north on Interstate 95 in the area of the Exit 74 interchange will feel the squeeze as traffic is shifted into two narrow lanes while the highway median beco...