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Chester Person Of The Week

Person of the Week • Published Oct 03, 2023 06 am

Smith Moving Swiftly on the Fast Track for Valley Girls’ Soccer

Ella Smith took right to the sport of soccer ever since she first laced up her cleats in her formative grade school years, and her efforts and desires to succeed have par...
Person of the Week • Published Sep 28, 2023 07 am

Margaret Very: An Anniversary to Celebrate

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

Petrone Projects Loud and Clear as Captain for Valley Volleyball

With so many constant moving pieces on the chess board that is a volleyball court during any given match, keeping the lines of communication freely flowing is a big indic...
Person of the Week • Published Sep 13, 2023 03 pm

Martin Nadel: Bring on the Music

Autumn means school starting, leaves changing color, and Christmas advertisements appearing well before Thanksgiving. But local music lovers know the Robbie Collomore Con...
Person of the Week • Published Sep 05, 2023 02 pm

Valentin Put Heart into Horseshoes as Youngest Player for Deep River

This summer across the shoreline within the Deep River Horseshoe League, one of the biggest stories of the campaign was the rapid and meteoric rise and emergence of a you...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 31, 2023 07 am

Bradbury was a Grand Scorer, Leader for Valley Regional Girls’ Hoops

The Valley Regional High School Class of 2023 was full of decorated student-athletes, but when looking at it on a closer scope through the lens of the girls’ basketball p...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 29, 2023 10 am

Gardner Looking to Get Things Cooking at Lobster Festival

A good meal is its own reward, but at the upcoming Chester Rotary Lobster Festival, a good meal will also provide a chance for people to support the rotary’s community pr...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 11, 2023 05 am

Valley’s Metz Ready to Make Mark on Castleton Gridiron

Brotherhood through struggles and achieving strength and victory has truly attracted Adam Metz to the gridiron, and now after a long standing career within the game, he g...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 03, 2023 09 am

Clint Reid: May the Force Be with Him

Clint Reid calls the Community Foundation of Middlesex County (CFMC) a force multiplier, and as chair of the board of directors, he is not talking the language of “Star W...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 02, 2023 11 am

Keyworth Taking Equestrian Talents to Savannah College

The bond between human beings and animals is one that has been unbroken for centuries and yields the greatest qualities among both parties involved. Addison Keyworth has ...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 25, 2023 11 pm

Cox Committed to Colby After Vaulting Valley Football

The more grueling a game is, quite often the deeper the connections that are cultivated through the grind. The theorem is certainly bolstered when it comes to Nick Cox’s ...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 18, 2023 12 pm

Libby Continuing Lax Journey After Being Steady Senior Captain for Valley

For Maizy Libby, playing goalie in lacrosse, much less continuing it in college, was the furthest thing on her mind upon first stepping foot onto the campus of Valley Reg...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 18, 2023 12 pm

Juan Camilo Rios: Keep on Camping

Juan Camilo Rios has done something for the past 10 summers that youngsters but few adults do: He has gone to YMCA camp. He is doing it again this year, his 11th at Camp ...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 14, 2023 08 am

Costanzo a First-Team All-League Faceoff Phenom for Valley Boys’ Lax

Ben Costanzo tried different sports such as soccer and baseball growing up and drew upon experiences from each endeavor, but it all paved the way towards him becoming one...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 04, 2023 07 am

Whitney Underwent Successful Singles Switch for Valley Boys’ Tennis

For Shep Whitney, blood is thicker than a tennis racquet as the youngster has the game in his lineage, and he loves getting that same blood pumping while swiftly moving f...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 01, 2023 10 am

Whelan Wields a Racquet of Sportsmanship as Future Valley Tennis Captain

Charlie Whelan himself admits that he is not the most athletic guy or type, yet when it comes to tennis, he certainly has proven himself wrong by being a courageous and h...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 24, 2023 05 am

Danielle Fortier: Look for the Squirrel

The squirrel runs again, that is the iconic Chester Squirrel originally designed by the late Peter Good. It appears, as ever, on the T-shirts designed every year for Four...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 24, 2023 05 am

Novak Excelled After Singles Switch for Valley Girls’ Tennis

Natalie Novak showed her stuff as the ultimate team player and courageous competitor–suddenly stepping up to a higher rank on her squad, standing tall on that elevated pe...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 17, 2023 07 am

Kassandra Semenov-Leiva: Artfully Telling a Story

Kassandra Semenov-Leiva left Cuba, where she was born, when she was 2 ½ years old. Still, Cuba has a deep influence on her art. She does not paint direct representations ...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 17, 2023 07 am

Cap Completes Tennis Career with Dominant Doubles Season

For many high school athletes, a tenure as a student-athlete is marred with moments and lessons in mental growth. With Ashley Cap’s time with the Valley Regional girls’ t...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 09, 2023 07 am

Kolber the Ultimate Utility Rookie for Valley Softball

Playing on varsity as a freshman can be daunting enough, much less doing it as a starter on a very young squad. Yet Kellyn Kolber has cultivated great composure by starti...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 06, 2023 08 am

Mark Borton: A Different Kind of Mystery

Chester resident Mark Borton has written a detective story, but it doesn’t have a murderer or a body; nonetheless, something very big died. Mark’s new book, Moondoggle, u...
Person of the Week • Published May 30, 2023 12 pm

Parker a Proud Two-Sport Senior Leader for Valley

No matter which time of the year Mykenzie Parker has a stick in her hand for Valley Regional High School, she does it with great pride in her squad and equal satisfaction...
Person of the Week • Published May 27, 2023 07 am

Duval Does the Work as Valley Boys’ Lax New Ground Ball Leader

Even from his days of pee wee soccer, Leif Duval’s parents knew he was meant to make contact on whatever field of play he was a part of–something that is clearly evident ...
Person of the Week • Published May 16, 2023 08 am

Doyon Does It All as Three-Sport Captain for Valley

No matter it being on a soccer pitch, within the confines of the Floyd Little Athletic Center on the high jump, or upon the lacrosse turf, Reagan Doyon has been an incred...
Person of the Week • Published May 13, 2023 09 am

Benson Brings It In the Batter’s Box, Pitching Circle for Valley Softball

Throughout her vast and various experiences with softball, Anna Benson knows the game can exercise someone’s brain as well as their brawn, and she has been a sound mind, ...
Person of the Week • Published May 12, 2023 07 am

Briana Jewczyn: Sit Yourself Down

Briana Jewczyn is used to people getting stuck trying to pronounce her last name. But she has an easy solution. She tells them to pronounce it just like “frozen,” but sta...
Person of the Week • Published May 04, 2023 08 am

Liz Netsch: Time to Say Goodbye

This is the 33rd year Liz Netsch has taken registrations for Chester’s summer Park and Recreation day camp. That is nothing new, but what is new is that this is the last ...
Person of the Week • Published May 04, 2023 08 am

Wilkes University-Commit Rogers a Rousing Leader for Valley Baseball

Lucas Rogers knew that the final year of his career with the Valley Regional baseball team would prove to be a pivotal one, and so he diligently put in the extra time and...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 29, 2023 06 am

Valley’s Belisle Ready for Next Phase as Nichols College Field Hockey Commit

Fallyn Belisle has made several memorable moments across many games while at Valley Regional High School. Now, she has earned the right to give it the ol’ college try wit...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 22, 2023 07 am

Warriors’ Allen Ready to Make Mark on Dickinson College Pitch

Liz Allen left her mark on defense on multiple terrains as a multi-sport captain at Valley Regional High School, and through her efforts and dedication to her teams, she ...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 19, 2023 07 am

Melissa Spratt: A Poet and She Didn’t Know It

Melissa Spratt never thought of herself as a writer. She was a business major in college; she knew management, marketing strategy, sales. “I never thought of myself as cr...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 14, 2023 10 am

Baron a Quintessential Skipper of the Boat for Valley Crew

Only a year or so ago, Quentin Baron decided to dip his toe in the water figuratively by trying out the sport of crew. Less than two years later, he dove all the way into...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 13, 2023 07 am

Lisa Hayward: Celebrating the Earth

Everybody has their own special day to celebrate, but all the inhabitants of the planet share one special day: Earth Day, this year on April 22. Lisa Hayward, a member of...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 08, 2023 07 am

Warriors’ Schaller Ready to Swoop Onto Curry College Court

Beginning AAU basketball when she was in fifth grade, there has not been a day that has gone by where Siena Schaller does not have basketball on the brain. And fortunatel...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 24, 2023 06 am

Driscoll Dominates on Defense as Power Forward for Valley Hoops

Throughout his athletic career, Jack Driscoll has truly only loved the sport of basketball. Looking more at that love, Jack jumps at the side of the ball that may not get...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 17, 2023 07 am

Whitehead Bridging Relationships as New Valley Softball Skipper

Whether as a player on the diamond, or as a coach in the dugout, Olivia Whitehead has always been a staunch champion of the crucial relationships maintained between athle...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 11, 2023 07 am

Babek Proven as a Sound Sprinter at Lasell

Whether it was as a middle schooler, a Valley Regional High School Warrior, or now as a Lasell University Laser, Hanna Babek has always enjoyed the sport of competitive r...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 03, 2023 09 am

Dugan Digs Deep as Fantastic Freshman for Valley Gymnastics

Kaleigh Dugan notes that she loves floating high in the air when it comes to her attraction to gymnastics, and the longing for flight has her on the fast track to soar to...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 02, 2023 08 am

Tony Sharillo: The YMCA’s New Chief Executive Officer

Tony Sharillo, the new Chief Executive Officer of the Valley Shore YMCA, is not bald, despite his appearance. He has a secret: he shaves his head every other day. “There ...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 21, 2023 10 am

Shea Shines In the Outfield and On the Court for Valley

Brayden Shea has always prided himself on challenging himself with the sport of baseball in any way that he can, even if that means playing against competitors that are h...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 14, 2023 09 am

Herlihy Heralded as Freshman Phenom for Valley Girls’ Track

Many athletes can face tremendous trepidation when venturing out into the spotlight for the first time, especially in such a solo-focused sport like track, and even more ...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 11, 2023 08 am

Pagliuco’s Passion for Gymnastics Vaults into Success with Valley

From her young beginnings with the sport, Corina Pagliuco’s lone love athletically has always been gymnastics. And it is that affection that has carried her through any t...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 07, 2023 10 am

Linda Nedell: Speaking Truth to empowHer

By producing a riveting video themed, ‘The Imagined Life,’ Linda Nedell is helping Guilford’s Women and Family Life Center (WFLC) speak truth to the empowHer Gala, coming Thursday, March 23 to Woodwinds in Branford.
Person of the Week • Published Jan 31, 2023 10 am

Valley’s Sharp-Shooting Quinn Has Opposing Defenders Quivering

When Conor Quinn decided he needed a change of pace with his sport of choice, he picked a more sped-up game. And it has proven to be the right choice, as he is well on th...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 27, 2023 10 am

Regan Growing as a Powerful Paint Presence for Valley Girls’ Hoops

Regan Grow has always been fond of the game of basketball, in particular the true teamwork element of the sport that entails only five individuals moving the ball. And it...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 18, 2023 09 am

Yermenson Doing Yeoman’s Work for Valley Hoops

Basketball may have come into Andrew Yermenson’s athletic field of vision a little later in life, yet he has certainly made up for any lost time by being all-in to the ga...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 18, 2023 08 am

Carolyn Gbunblee: Not an Academy Award, an Academic Award

The first issue is pronunciation. It is not the most important, but once settled, the story can move on to Carolyn Gbunblee’s accomplishments. Here’s what you need to kno...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 14, 2023 08 am

Julie Takes Role as Valley Gymnastics Team Manager to Hartt

Julie Hartt has had a longstanding athletic career in the sport of gymnastics, but as a senior, she has moved into a new role that has allowed her to still vault towards ...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 12, 2023 11 am

Christine Palm: A Time to Listen

Politicians talk and then often talk some more. But State Representative Christine Palm wants to listen. Palm, who just won reelection to a third term representing the 36...