Person of the Week • Published Apr 17, 2024 08 am
By Eric O'Connell
One day, an attentive English teacher encouraged a shy girl in her class to try out for the school play, igniting a lifelong passion for theater. Now, Laura Attanasio hel...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 17, 2024 08 am
By Eric O'Connell
A colossal effort of a single shoreline resident has manifested itself through the non-profit organization, The Colossus Project, which was designed to help support Ukrai...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 17, 2024 08 am
By Pam Johnson
Richard Shanahan is the chairman of the Town of Branford’s Parks and Open Space Authority.
Person of the Week • Published Apr 17, 2024 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
Reading is one of the most fundamental elements of a child’s education, and there are people who have a passion for helping students in that critical area of development....
Person of the Week • Published Apr 10, 2024 08 am
By Eric O'Connell
Maureen Dalton is helping spread the word to anyone who is interested in remembering the sacrifices that a loved one has made by serving their country. Those who are inte...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 10, 2024 08 am
By Pam Johnson
Whether in person or in the form of a familiar, pony-tailed caricature, Earl Norwood of Country Paint and Hardware may be one of the shoreline area’s best-known and most appreciated business owners.
Person of the Week • Published Apr 10, 2024 08 am
By Rita Christopher
On Janice Atkeson’s bucket list is a trip to the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan. Janice has been to the area before, having visited another Himalayan country, Nepal.
“The ...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 10, 2024 08 am
By Pam Johnson
Branford Family Resource Center Interim Director Ariana Loyola invites families to help celebrate the Week of the Young Child during Branford’s annual Early Childhood Fair and Family Day on Saturday, April 20 at the Branford Community House.
Person of the Week • Published Apr 10, 2024 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
East Haven High School (EHHS) junior Aedan Connors was recently announced as a Student of the Month by the East Haven Rotary Club—a recognition that came as a genuine sur...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 03, 2024 08 am
By Rita Christopher
Kathleen Lowe has founded a group, Friends of the Forest CT, to share her love of the outdoors with others. Rita Christopher/Guilford Courier
Person of the Week • Published Apr 03, 2024 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
April is Jazz Appreciation Month, marking a time to celebrate the sound, culture, and legacy of the American music genre. While the genre is centuries-old and not particu...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 03, 2024 08 am
By Pam Johnson
Rose Crisci is the founder of non-profit Blue Moon Raptors, which rehabilitates ill, injured, and orphaned birds of prey to return them back to their natural habitat. She also provides important educational programming with some of Blue Moon Raptors’ feathered ambassadors.
Person of the Week • Published Apr 03, 2024 08 am
By Rita Christopher
Ever heard of J.D. and the Great Barber Battle? You would if you were an Essex Elementary School (EES) student. The entire school is involved with the book through the On...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 03, 2024 08 am
By Eric O'Connell
Kate Schumann was never much of a wrestling fan while growing up. However, when the Sled Dog Wrestling Club needed a coach this year, Kate stepped up and made sure that b...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 27, 2024 08 am
By Rita Christopher
Talk about pressure! Players have only an hour to decipher the clues, crack codes, and follow the evidence to break free. And free from what? Hogwarts Magical Mayhem, the...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 27, 2024 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
Whether they become involved in the fields of woodworking, manufacturing, or any other hands-on trade, one of the most important things for students to know is that there...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 27, 2024 08 am
By Eric O'Connell
On Saturday, May 4, the Clinton Land Conservation Trust (CLCT) and the Madison Land Conservation Trust will unite for a joint film festival showcasing acclaimed nature do...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 27, 2024 08 am
By Pam Johnson
Guilford’s Rose Crisci is the founder of non-profit Blue Moon Raptors, which rehabilitates ill, injured, and orphaned birds of prey with the goal of returning them back to their natural habitat.
Person of the Week • Published Mar 27, 2024 08 am
By Pam Johnson
Donna Weidenmann has been Atwater children’s librarian since 2007 and has served the community as part of the North Branford public library team since 1987. She will retire in April.
Person of the Week • Published Mar 20, 2024 08 am
By Eric O'Connell
On Wednesday, March 27 at 6 p.m., Clinton Girl Scout Troop 62255 will be collecting items for party bags to be donated to Clinton Family Services Mobile Food Pantry. For ...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 20, 2024 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
From East Haven to Salem, Massachusetts to Egypt millennia ago, Michelle Piercey is fascinated by all avenues of human history. Fortunately, Michelle has found the perfec...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 20, 2024 08 am
By Pam Johnson
Guilford High School Project Graduation co-chair Sue Kruczek is helping to rally fundraising efforts so that the GHS Class of 2024 can gather for a memorable, substance-free celebration that will keep them safe on graduation night.
Person of the Week • Published Mar 20, 2024 08 am
By Rita Christopher
Sally Stamos describes her work table as like grandma’s attic. That is, of course, if grandma’s attic had pencils, pens, snippets of fabrics and wallpaper, glitter, yarn...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 20, 2024 08 am
By Pam Johnson
Kate Galambos, a Branford artist who enjoys exploring color, line, and shape, is exhibiting 35 of her works as the featured March and April artist in the Blackstone Library Artists Circle.
Person of the Week • Published Mar 13, 2024 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
Now more than ever, visual evidence of various forms is occupying a greater space in the practice of law. Smartphones, body-worn cameras, surveillance footage, applicati...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 13, 2024 08 am
By Eric O'Connell
Melissa Tunnacliffe recently co-founded a business called Nurses Know Chemotherapy Kits that offers kits with items that help manage the side effects of chemotherapy.
Person of the Week • Published Mar 13, 2024 08 am
By Rita Christopher
If your knowledge of etching is confined to that classic toy, Etch A Sketch, then the Chester Parks & Recreation Department is creating an opportunity to widen your artis...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 13, 2024 08 am
By Pam Johnson
After 44 years teaching with Branford Early Learning Center (BELC), Karen Tenbroeck retired on March 1. Generations of Tenbroeck’s BELC family gathered to wish her well during a special celebration at BELC on March 7.
Person of the Week • Published Mar 06, 2024 08 am
By Eric O'Connell
Whether you’re going through it yourself or watching someone you love go through it, chemotherapy is a struggle that too many people face. Thanks to a new business co-fou...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 06, 2024 08 am
By Rita Christopher
When does retired not mean retired? When retirement is not the end of one’s working years, but rather, an opportunity to work differently. This is what retirement means f...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 06, 2024 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
Amy Scholz heads the East Shore District Health Department’s Environmental Health Division, looking after food safety, water and septic quality, and overall quality control of the federal Food Code. Photo courtesy of Amy Schloz
Person of the Week • Published Mar 06, 2024 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
The Greater New Haven St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee has crowned East Haven’s Sarah Parlato as this year’s parade queen. The event will take place along Chapel Street...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 06, 2024 08 am
By Pam Johnson
Madison resident and notable artist Don Keene’s bold, expressonistic art is on view with 15 of his remarkable works during a limited exhibit at Guilford Art Center now through April 7. Photo courtesy Don Keene.
Person of the Week • Published Feb 28, 2024 08 am
By Eric O'Connell
From volunteering with his church to participating in Old Saybrook Chamber of Commerce events to making sure folks are being safe on the water, Charlie McSorley is always...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 28, 2024 08 am
By Pam Johnson
To honor the legacy of the late Robert Joseph “RJ” Giammattei and his love of soccer, his mom, Dawn Saczynski, and siblings, Vincent Giammattei, Jr., Michael Cross Giammattei and Marina Giammattei have founded a charitable organization, “RJ’s Goals.”
Person of the Week • Published Feb 28, 2024 08 am
By Rita Christopher
It’s not like herding cats, but nonetheless, Lily Farrell has a lot of small bodies to keep track of these days. Lily is in charge of the mini-munchkins. Let there be no ...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 28, 2024 08 am
By Pam Johnson
As Prevention Coordinator for Guilford Youth & Family Services and in her role with Guilford D.A.Y. (Developmental Assets for Youth), Leah Foster is especially excited to help welcome Chris Herren back to town. Herren, a former pro basketball player who struggled with addiction and is now a motivational speaker, last spoke in Guilford about 10 years ago. Herren will be in Guilford on May 21 to talk to youth, parents, and community members during D.A.Y. Week
Person of the Week • Published Feb 28, 2024 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
If ABC News, the Los Angeles Times, or The Courier needs any help for definitions of legal processes and terminology when covering a major trial, they could reach out to ...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 21, 2024 08 am
By Pam Johnson
Guilford High School Technology & Engineering Education teacher Nick Ripa is grateful for the support of Guilford Fund for Education (GFFE) grants. This year, a GFFE grant helped Ripa procure a cutting-edge CNC Laser Cutter for student learning. Ripa wants to encourage other Guilford Public School educators to think outside the box and apply for grants to help GFFE fund innovative opportunities for students.
Person of the Week • Published Feb 21, 2024 08 am
By Pam Johnson
Kevin Halloran is shown here with wife, Pamela, and their two children, Ryan and Shannon, during his swearing in as North Branford Police Chief in 2019. After five years of exceptional North Branford police leadership, Halloran has retired from the role, completing a 35-year career in policing. Halloran also served as Branford Police Chief for eight years during a 30 year-career in Branford.
Person of the Week • Published Feb 21, 2024 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
When catching a town meeting that’s airing on East Haven Public TV (ETV), viewers will often hear members of the town’s legislative body discussing the many issues on the...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 21, 2024 08 am
By Eric O'Connell
Whether it’s organizing a community egg hunt in Clinton or her new role with the Madison Chamber of Commerce, Emily Roy has a passion for giving back to her community.
E...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 21, 2024 08 am
By Rita Christopher
You want to swim, bike, and run? You want to do it competitively? If so, you want to do a triathlon. That is what Bob Merrick does. A triathlon is an outdoor event, but B...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 15, 2024 12 pm
By Aaron Rubin
For parents with children in critical condition, the hospital experience can be an exceptionally difficult one with which to grapple. Between visits and treatments to mit...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 14, 2024 08 am
By Ben Rayner
The First Congregational Church (FCC) of Madison is currently celebrating its Make Kindness Contagious campaign thanks to its recently formed Reimagining the Church Commi...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 14, 2024 08 am
By Rita Christopher
When Trey Neubert went to a general meeting of local Lions clubs, he was mistaken for the son of an attendee. Oops, try that again: Trey, at 21, is the president of the D...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 14, 2024 08 am
By Pam Johnson
Branford resident Jeffrey Fletcher brings important history to life as founder and executive director of the Ruby and Calvin Fletcher African American History Museum in Stratford. He also shares the museum’s mission as a guest speaker including his recent talk in Branford and an upcoming talk in Guilford on Thursday, Feb. 22.
Person of the Week • Published Feb 07, 2024 08 am
By Pam Johnson
Among the many exciting theatre opportunities that Cara Mulqueen-Teasdale has helped to usher in and foster at Guilford High School (GHS), she’s once again directing stu...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 07, 2024 08 am
By Rita Christopher
It’s a classic maxim: no pain, no gain. Dr. Jerrold Kaplan wants to put that old adage to rest. Jerry spends his working hours dealing with issues of pain. In fact, he d...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 07, 2024 08 am
By Ben Rayner
Hunter Mayhew lost his best friend, Joe Deane, as a result of fentanyl poisoning in 2018. The North Branford resident has since dedicated himself to helping people who struggle with addiction.
