The Waterford-East Lyme Shellfish Commission has decided people will be able to harvest bay scallops in areas of the Niantic River it oversees despite diminished populations in the river.

East Lyme ― A few years ago when she visited Bar Harbor, Maine during the holidays, Carol Marelli was inspired by the festive ...

Marelli, a volunteer for the East Lyme Public Trust Foundation, then brought the idea back to Niantic, and last year, started Buoys by the Bay. "It wasn't all artists, it was residents who ...

Nov. 4—The Waterford-East Lyme Shellfish Commission has decided people will be able to harvest bay scallops in areas of the Niantic River it oversees despite diminished populations in the river. The ...

While most of them are pretty small, they’re all along Niantic Bay, so the water is calm and easy to swim in, making for a ...