Person of the Week • Published Dec 04, 2023 10 am
By Aaron Rubin
Art has always been a form of therapy for those who are struggling with difficulties in their lives. It can also be a way of expressing care and gratitude for others and ...
Person of the Week • Published Nov 29, 2023 08 am
By Pam Johnson
Bernadette Canning, the 2024 Grand Marshal of the Greater New Haven St. Patrick’s Day Parade, brought the luck of the Irish when entering her family’s 70-year-old Irish Soda Bread recipe in the 2023 Guilford Fair, winning a blue ribbon. Photo Courtesy Greater New Haven St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Person of the Week • Published Nov 29, 2023 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
This past month, people in East Haven and across the country once again celebrated Veterans Day, and it was another for Americans to honor those who have served in the ar...
Person of the Week • Published Nov 29, 2023 08 am
By Ben Rayner
Sometimes, it's okay to be the guinea pig, especially when you are one that is beloved and set to be the star of your own calendar. Madison Taylor of Killingworth has cre...
Person of the Week • Published Nov 29, 2023 08 am
By Rita Christopher
Luckily, the Claus family is a big one because its best-known member, Santa, has a very busy schedule at this time of year. To keep everybody happy, younger siblings can ...
Person of the Week • Published Nov 29, 2023 08 am
By Eric O'Connell
Annually, the Westbrook Foundation provides grants and scholarships to various nonprofits and institutions in Westbrook. As a member of the foundation’s board, An-Ming Tr...
Person of the Week • Published Nov 22, 2023 08 am
By Pam Johnson
In 2019, Diana Caty, an immigration attorney, and her friend Mary Didiuk, a scientist, founded their own non-profit organization, Traveling Toys Inc.
In a very short time...
Person of the Week • Published Nov 22, 2023 08 am
By Pam Johnson
Diana Caty is a co-founder of non-profit Traveling Toys Inc., which funds and creates toy libraries by partnering with local libraries in high ALICE population communities. Photo courtesy Diana Caty
Person of the Week • Published Nov 22, 2023 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
There may be many reasons why people enjoy arts and crafts. While it can be a way to express their artistic side, it’s also an avenue to make something that represents so...
Person of the Week • Published Nov 22, 2023 08 am
By Eric O'Connell
When people make their way to the Starlight Festival in downtown Old Saybrook on Dec. 2, in addition to the holiday merriment, attendees will have an opportunity to send ...
Person of the Week • Published Nov 22, 2023 08 am
By Ben Rayner
Sometimes, being called the goat is good, like in Greatest of All Time or when you’re doing… goat yoga. Jessica Pekmezovic of Madison is part of a burgeoning trend in yog...
Person of the Week • Published Nov 22, 2023 08 am
By Rita Christopher
A ninja warrior can be anything from a medieval Japanese fighter to a cartoon group of 21st-century mutant turtles combatting evil.
At Chester Elementary School, the ninj...
Person of the Week • Published Nov 15, 2023 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
North Haven native Jackie Ford knew she wanted to be involved in child welfare since junior high, having written a report on the subject of child abuse. Even then, she sa...
Person of the Week • Published Nov 15, 2023 08 am
By Eric O'Connell
For Michelle Centore, it was love at first sight when she walked into Westbrook Public Library. That feeling has never left, as Michelle now serves as the Library Directo...
Person of the Week • Published Nov 15, 2023 08 am
By Ben Rayner
Mark Smith of Madison is proud of his Irish heritage, and as recent president of the Knights of St. Patrick of New Haven, he helped the club keep its mission focus throug...
Person of the Week • Published Nov 15, 2023 08 am
By Rita Christopher
A career choice doesn’t lock you in forever. That is what Kurt Saenger-Heyl realized, and that is why he is the new pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Centerbrook and n...
Person of the Week • Published Nov 09, 2023 08 am
By Pam Johnson
By capturing images of children and adults in daily life in Asia, Africa, and South America, Branford photographer Alice Laurenson offers a stunning display of the univer...
Person of the Week • Published Nov 08, 2023 11 am
By Aaron Rubin
Patty Macolino did not think she would become the “exalted ruler” of the North Haven Elks Lodge 25. It may sound like a serious moniker with which to walk around, but Pat...
Person of the Week • Published Nov 07, 2023 01 pm
By Ben Rayner
Dr. Mostafa Analoui of Madison has made a career connecting higher education and the communities it serves. Mostafa was just appointed as the Carlton Highsmith Chair of I...
Person of the Week • Published Nov 07, 2023 01 pm
By Aaron Rubin
Judy Barron knows the impact of rising prices. As the executive director of the Community Dining Room (CDR), Judy has seen how the continually increasing cost of food, ba...
Person of the Week • Published Nov 07, 2023 01 pm
By Rita Christopher
Once, people believed the Earth was flat. Ivoryton resident Ethan Goller, president of Structural Graphics, has his issues with flatness but in advertising.
Structural Gr...
Person of the Week • Published Nov 07, 2023 01 pm
By Eric O'Connell
Like seemingly everywhere along the shoreline, pickleball has exploded in popularity in Westbrook. One of the people responsible for spreading that popularity is Kevin Mc...
Person of the Week • Published Nov 01, 2023 09 am
By Rita Christopher
Where’s Tony? You never know where Tony Carrano will appear next.
That’s because of the many different ways he participates in civic affairs in Essex.
He is such an effec...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 31, 2023 12 pm
By Ben Rayner
The area’s long agricultural history includes a number of centuries-old traditions and unique cultural touchstones, from round barns to keep witches from hiding in the co...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 31, 2023 12 pm
By Aaron Rubin
Volunteering has always been a part of Mary Amter’s life, and food was a fixture in that work. Even during her involvement with the Parent Teacher Organization or with to...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 26, 2023 07 am
By Aaron Rubin
From the restaurant industry to East Haven’s Cabaret on Main theater venue, life is all about being creative and putting on a performance wherever you go. From being a ch...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 24, 2023 11 am
By Ben Rayner
New Beach and Recreation Department Recreation Supervisor Jen Catone has had a life dedicated to sports and has finally landed her dream job with Madison. Recreation supe...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 24, 2023 11 am
By Pam Johnson
Hold that pose: a special opportunity to enjoy the benefits of Hatha yoga with expert Gina MacDonald Page is open to the community, with all session proceeds to benefit t...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 24, 2023 11 am
By Rita Christopher
Angus McDonald, Jr. remembers the telephone call almost eight years ago when he learned that longtime Deep River First Selectman Dick Smith had died of a heart attack. An...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 20, 2023 06 pm
By Rita Christopher
Once, some four decades ago, Jonathan Jacobson made videos that delighted friends and classmates at Chester Elementary School.
Now, those friends are still delighted, sen...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 20, 2023 10 am
By Eric O'Connell
A lot of students have come and gone through Clinton’s Lewin G. Joel, Jr. School over the last 20 years, but one person has been a beloved constant for all: Roseanna “Pin...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 19, 2023 05 am
By Aaron Rubin
The Happy Fall Y’all Outdoor Craft Series is on Saturday, Oct. 21 at the North Haven Fairgrounds, where vendors will be presenting their crafty creations with live music,...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 18, 2023 06 am
By Pam Johnson
It’s been quite a year for one of the shoreline’s newest non-profits, Sound Life Connections Inc., which offers vocational, communication, and life skills training for yo...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 13, 2023 07 am
By Rita Christopher
No need for a tracking device or a GPS locator to know where Richard Strauss will be on Oct. 26 at 6:30 in the evening. He will be at a meeting at the Chester Town Office...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 12, 2023 07 am
By Aaron Rubin
Judy Barron knows the impact of rising prices. As the executive director of the Community Dining Room (CDR), Judy has seen how the continually increasing cost of food, b...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 11, 2023 09 am
By Ben Rayner
Dawn Jackson may not have grown up on the shoreline, but she knows it as well as any lifer. Dawn has helped steer several civic organizations and, with her new position a...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 11, 2023 09 am
By Pam Johnson
Now that she’s launched her debut record at age 56, Laurie Kenney is ready to meet her next challenge: performing live. She’s set to take the stage for the very first tim...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 11, 2023 09 am
By Eric O'Connell
Between raising awareness of environmental issues and assisting people with disabilities, Christine Picklo has made helping her community a key part of her life over the ...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 06, 2023 08 am
By Ben Rayner
In a renowned school system that attracts families and students from across the country, it’s not easy to stand out. However, Ryerson Elementary School’s Rene Chin has bu...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 05, 2023 07 am
By Rita Christopher
Jimmy Burch has an ambitious goal: He wants to be a famous actor and win an Oscar by the time he is 30.
That gives him 11 years. Jimmy, who lives in Ivoryton, is now 19.
...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 03, 2023 12 pm
By Pam Johnson
Saturday, Oct. 14 at Guilford Fairgrounds
Gather your family and friends: from donkey rides, a petting zoo, and touch-a-truck to live music and festive food and drin...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 03, 2023 12 pm
By Eric O'Connell
Last month, the town of Westbrook officially welcomed a new member: full-time Zoning Enforcement Officer (ZEO) Eric Salmon.
At a Board of Selectman meeting on Aug. 8, Fir...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 03, 2023 12 pm
By Aaron Rubin
“Creative expression is a deeply human impulse—deeply human,” says Michael Moore, a member of the East Haven Arts Commission. “I think in so much as they’re sort of entit...
Person of the Week • Published Sep 29, 2023 07 am
By Pam Johnson
Call it the luck of the Irish — or, in this case, a love of everything Irish — for Bernadette Canning, the 2024 Grand Marshal of the Greater New Haven St. Patrick’s Day P...
Person of the Week • Published Sep 28, 2023 07 am
By Rita Christopher
Margaret Very was there at the beginning 40 years ago, on the board of trustees, when the Community Music School (CMS) in Centerbrook started. Now, she is on the board ag...
Person of the Week • Published Sep 27, 2023 07 am
By Ben Rayner
The Arts Center Killingworth returns to the Madison Town Green for its annual Autumn Outdoor Arts Festival on Saturday, Oct. 7, and Sunday, Oct. 8, and organizer Barbara ...
Person of the Week • Published Sep 27, 2023 07 am
By Pam Johnson
As a Community Dining Room (CDR) board member, John Allen brings a lot to the table, including his dedication to helping CDR incorporate more nutritional, plant-based mea...
Person of the Week • Published Sep 27, 2023 07 am
By Eric O'Connell
Old Saybrook resident Lois Caldrello has started a nonprofit called The Colossus Project to help support Ukrainian refugees living in the area, including a family of four...
Person of the Week • Published Sep 27, 2023 07 am
By Aaron Rubin
It’s one thing to educate the medical professionals of tomorrow by instilling them with the best medical knowledge and clinical skills. However, their successes should no...
Person of the Week • Published Sep 22, 2023 08 am
By Pam Johnson
As a Community Dining Room (CDR) board member, John Allen brings a lot to the table, including his dedication to helping CDR incorporate more nutritional, plant-based mea...
