May 27—EAST LYME — Stephanie Hamill's voice shook as she turned away from the plaque emblazoned with her brother's name to address a small group assembled Wednesday in the front hallway of East Lyme High School. "Thank you, everybody. This is really nice," she said, the simple, quavering words filling the alcove before a small student orchestral ensemble took over with notes just as mournful. .
May 23—STONINGTON — Ryan Whaley and Matt Valakos accounted for nine points apiece as East Lyme High School completed a perfect regular season with a 20-12 boys' lacrosse victory over Stonington on Saturday. Whaley finished with six goals and three assists while Valakos had two goals and seven assists for the Vikings (12-0), who will be the top seed in next week's Eastern Connecticut Conference .
May 15—A prominent lawyer from East Lyme last month left a large New London law firm to join a boutique firm in Essex. Rob Tukey, 49, joined Gould-Larson law firm in Essex last month with longtime friend Paige Quilliam. Both are East Lyme natives. Tukey and Quilliam met as children when Tukey played East Lyme Little League with Quilliam's older brother, Sean Stevens. The future lawyers .