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Time has marched on for the East Lyme High graduating class of 2008, as it does for everyone. The graduating class of 312 students, from East Lyme and Salem, was unique in the challenges, opportunities and milestones it faced, individually and collectively...
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There are milestones. And then there are milestones in Lyme. Dr. Bill Irving, retired pediatrician, has put out the word – yes, there will be the annual spontaneous heart-felt gathering of Fourth of July parade goers again this year at Cove Road and Route...
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Looking for a steamed lobster or some chicken BBQ this weekend? How about a piece of New England art or a handmade craft item? The Niantic Lions club will be ready, with the 30th Annual Lobsterfest, combined with the 48th Annual Niantic Outdoor Art/Craft...
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Anyone frustrated with rising electricity costs to run the home entertainment center or the damper of astronomic gasoline prices on family vacation plans doesn’t have to go far in East Lyme to see what home conveniences and transportation were like in...
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Most of us have been saddened, but not directly touched, by the natural disasters in Asia in recent weeks, the earth quake relief efforts in China and the thwarted international aid attempts after tropical cyclone Nargis hit the coast of Myanmar, devastating...
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Think of Connecticut and trees, and the Charter Oak comes to mind. But time was when the giant of the forest, the mighty American chestnut, dwarfed the oaks, maples and other hardwoods. It was the 19th century first choice for buildings and barns, rail...
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Jean Vasiloff knows her horses. The owner of McCullogh Farm in Old Lyme and breeder of the Whippoorwill line of registered, purebred Morgan Horses, hopes more people will share her love and appreciation for the first truly American breed. Close to 1,000...
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Most adults don’t expect seventh and eighth graders to know what they want to do when they grow up. But it’s certainly not too early for these students to explore the possibilities and give serious thought, if not curiosity, to what they might like to...
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There’s one less reason for residents of Lyme and Old Lyme too put off cleaning out the garage or basement and getting rid of unwanted electronic devices. Saturday, June 14, is one of four free collection days for consumer electronics by residents of...
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It’s become an annual affair – live symphonic and choral music wafting into the rafters, some biscotti, works of art, from pencil sketches and oils to ceramics and wild papier-mache masks, at every turn. Try not to trip over the admiring parents. This...
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Catherine Tang admits she has no idea what she’s going to major in at the University of Pennsylvania this fall. However, the East Lyme High School senior should have no worries about academic achievement. Tang has been named a 2008 Presidential Scholar...
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Old Lyme residents turned out in record numbers at the annual town meeting on Monday, May 19, at the Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School to weigh in on a proposal to study dissolution of District 18 School District. The district serves approximately 1,550 students...
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So you think it’s a big deal to turn 50? Try telling that to a bunch of nonagenarians – people who are 90 years old and up. They’ll tell you that you’re just getting warmed up. In 1963, President John F. Kennedy declared May as Older Americans Month,...
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Hannah Kegley is fascinated with plants. It’s something she realized as early as the first grade, when she decided to chop up a water lily for a school project and examine all of its parts. Since then, the young woman’s passion and curiosity have grown...
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It’s hardly the stuff of polite conversation around the Lymes, but families and children in all of southeastern Connecticut towns are not immune to the seamy business of prostitution and sex for pay, according to Frank Barnaba, founder of the Barnaba...
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