New Board Sets Planning Meeting

East Lyme Public Trust Foundation News

The Foundation’s newly elected Board of Directors is set to hold its first formal meeting of 2023 on February 28 at 6:30 in the Chendali room at the Community Center. President Carol Marelli, re-elected for her third term along with her fellow officers last November, will preside. She will be joined by Vice President Joe Legg, Secretary Jessica Todd, and …

Foundation Donates 80-ft Flagpole To Town

East Lyme Public Trust Foundation News, Uncategorized

The East Lyme Public Trust Foundation recently donated a new flag and flagpole at Liberty Green in Niantic to the Town of East Lyme. The original wooden pole, which had come from a four-masted schooner, was installed after World War I. Although the pole was originally 125′ in height, over the years it had been lowered to 75′. In recent …

THE GODFATHER OF THE BOARDWALK

East Lyme Public Trust Foundation News

A Retrospective Review with Bob deSanto  by June Hoye This video interview was conducted in August 2021 with Bob DeSanto, past president  of the East Lyme Public Trust Foundation. The interviewers were June Hoye, Publicity Chair of the Foundation, and Joe Legg, past president, and current vice president. The videographer was Jack Mingo, a student at Boston University. This interview …

Foundation Launches History Section

Joseph Legg News

The Foundation has installed a new History section on the website as of September 26, 2021. It is designed to chronicle the activities of the organization since its incorporation in 1994. It offers readers the opportunity to look back not only on our activities and achievements in the public interest, but also on many of the people who have contributed …

Introduction To The Volunteers Behind The East Lyme Public Trust Foundation

East Lyme Public Trust Foundation Volunteers Who Make The East Lyme Public Trust Foundation Possible

In April 2020, as I began to understand the import of the Virus, I decided to write a “history” of the East Lyme Boardwalk.  I wanted to cover the founders, the volunteers, the non-boardwalk projects of the East Lyme Public Trust Foundation, and more.  I hope you will find this series informative. June M. Hoye Publicity Chair- East Lyme Public …