Nearly everyone has heard of black holes, the universe’s largest consumer of everything, even light. Less well known is how they form, and what would happen if you dove into a black hole yourself. Black holes are made when dying superstars collapse into a size so small, with so much mass, that the...

How many of us feel we are addicted to shopping? Probably half of us have new clothes, that we haven't worn once, collecting dust in our closets. In today's consumerist society, the cause of this accumulation of clothing lies in the constant reduction of garment prices; commonly known as fast fashion.

The Osprey is back! Finally, we have returned to feed you the knowledge our writers talons have snatched from the cresting tides of truth. It has always been our mission to bring unique and topical stories to the students of Lyme-Old Lyme High School, this year’s Osprey writers are just the folks to...

As of this week, schools are shutting down, the CIAC canceled all winter tournaments, and the Trump administration made harsher travel bans. Panic has emptied shelves in stores and prevented people from buying necessary household items such as toilet paper. Historically we have experienced similar pandemics...

Undoubtedly, you have heard stories by now about ridiculously overpriced hand sanitizer, empty shelves of toilet paper and pasta, and all the other crazy COVID-19 related shopping trends. I heard them too, and I did not believe it. My research at the Old Saybrook Walmart has proved me very very wrong. The...

I. I heard fragile fingers dance Upon piano keys in June. What sweet seduction those Chords had fallen under; a tune Composed by a love that enfolds And a humming heart, thumping.   How those lovely melodies wooed me And when You turned to me in November how I wished...

This article was co-authored by André Salkin, focusing on the history of Black History Month and how it is contextualized in the United States, and Arianna DelMastro, covering the importance of recognizing this month as a school. February is Black History Month, and Spectrum (Lyme-Old Lyme’s social...