Person of the Week • Published Jun 04, 2023 07 am
By John Lecardo
Ever since his sophomore season, it has been full steam ahead for Will Kleine in terms of producing points for the Hand boys’ lacrosse team-netting the Tigers several vic...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 02, 2023 08 am
By Ben Rayner
For close to four decades, Ann Nyberg has been the face of Connecticut news. Her career at WTNH is nothing short of legendary, but Ann is also the face of a number of cha...
Person of the Week • Published May 28, 2023 09 am
By John Lecardo
From seeing his grandfather on the course while closing business deals and sinking his first putt at a young age, Kyle Beaudry has always held a deep love affair with the...
Person of the Week • Published May 23, 2023 01 pm
By Ben Rayner
When it comes to dedication, Matt Link’s photo might appear next to the definition in Webster’s. Matt has been with Madison Public School for close to three decades and t...
Person of the Week • Published May 19, 2023 07 am
By Ben Rayner
The Shoreline Arts Alliance (SAA) is a 24-town partnership that has promoted arts advocacy and allowed area artists to hone their craft and find their artistic niche for ...
Person of the Week • Published May 16, 2023 12 pm
By John Lecardo
Kyle Hoffman loves and aims to see his numbers and times continuously drop each time he gets into the starting blocks for the Hand boys’ outdoor track team, and his need ...
Person of the Week • Published May 14, 2023 06 am
By John Lecardo
From a very young age, Troy Piascik has had America’s Pastime instilled in him and has taken a great liking to the game–leading to him eating, sleeping, and breathing bas...
Person of the Week • Published May 09, 2023 01 pm
By Ben Rayner
This year’s Nite in Hand (NIH) marks its 35th annual graduation event, as Daniel Hand High School (DHHS) hosts its own students on June 16. This affiliate program of the ...
Person of the Week • Published May 07, 2023 08 am
By John Lecardo
Even with the various solo accolades in both his athletic and scholastic endeavors, Sam Sisk has always put the various squads he has participated on and the teammates he...
Person of the Week • Published May 03, 2023 08 am
By Ben Rayner
Great ideas are born from all manner of inspiration; necessity is an obvious one, crisis and just plain “A-ha” moments as well. However, Laura Wellington’s great idea blo...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 28, 2023 07 am
By Ben Rayner
Beaches and parks are for relaxing and leaving stress behind, so it’s no wonder most of us don’t stop to recognize that all that chilling takes a lot of work. Ally Kosmal...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 23, 2023 07 am
By John Lecardo
While truly making the sport of basketball his own game, Aidan Doyle has crafted an added layer of competitive fire on the court–paving the way for him to be an emerging ...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 21, 2023 07 am
By Ben Rayner
Kristina Rath started running marathons at age 40, and in the last 13 years, she has raised more than $250,000 for the Children’s Tumor Foundation (CTF). Kristina is prep...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 14, 2023 10 am
By Ben Rayner
You may not recognize Barry Grove’s name, but you’d certainly recognize the hundreds of shows he’s produced both on- and off-Broadway or the many talented actors Barry ha...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 09, 2023 06 am
By John Lecardo
Growing up, a lacrosse stick was as prevalent in Lydia Doraz’s home as a stack of dishes or a night lamp in any run-of-the-mill household. Now, she is providing an exempl...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 04, 2023 11 am
By Ben Rayner
One of the town’s most beloved “residents” and most avid supporters is actually not from Madison, but it’s unlikely you’ll find a more passionate Madison-ite than Dorothy...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 21, 2023 11 am
By Ben Rayner
Though the technology to efficiently and cost-effectively heat and cool buildings has been around since the 1980s, only in recent years has this “geo-exchange” technique ...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 19, 2023 05 am
By John Lecardo
Jonah Kehew was always drawn in by the incredibly encouraging community within the waters and walls of competitive swimming, and it was that homely atmosphere that helped...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 07, 2023 11 am
By Ben Rayner
Though the concept of toy libraries has been around since the 1930s, Mary Didiuk has taken it to another level with Guiford-based nonprofit, Traveling Toys. Mary and busi...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 28, 2023 12 pm
By Ben Rayner
As a junior at Daniel Hand in 1970, Chad Lyons had no idea that a bus ride with his neighbors would come full circle so many years later. Now, Chad spreads his volunteeri...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 25, 2023 06 am
By John Lecardo
After a resounding rookie campaign for the Hand gymnastics team, Brooke Anderson had a tall order in front of her to top her efforts. Yet she has gone above and beyond to...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 23, 2023 10 am
By Ben Rayner
Ben Diebold is the current president of the Madison Land Conservation Trust, and his eclectic background in computers, archeology, and art, actually helped develop the sk...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 14, 2023 01 pm
By Ben Rayner
Father Daniel McLearen is back as pastor at St. Margaret Church after a three-year assignment in Hartford. His return highlights the unconventional path in which he came ...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 05, 2023 08 am
By John Lecardo
No matter the shift, the period of play, or the score of the game on the ice, Faith Minickene dedicates herself to giving all of her abilities for the betterment of her s...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 31, 2023 12 pm
By Ben Rayner
Polson Elementary School’s Media Specialist and school librarian Paige Classey Przybylski is helping fill the library shelves by writing her own books. Paige has just pub...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 24, 2023 11 am
By John Lecardo
Sometimes in sports, or any profession in life, iron sharpens iron and you have to challenge yourself against top-skilled competitors, which is exactly the path Abbey Ric...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 24, 2023 11 am
By Ben Rayner
Only three years removed from her graduation from Daniel Hand High School, Haley Huelsman is already realizing her dreams. The 2020 graduate is currently on a 43-city tou...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 22, 2023 08 am
By John Lecardo
From a young age, many of Elijah Avery-Turner’s coaches knew he could become a very special player in the game of basketball. He has acted sharply upon his past coaches’ ...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 18, 2023 08 am
By Ben Rayner
The shoreline will be losing one of its most beloved pediatricians now that Dr. Ann Hoefer has retired from her practice in Guilford. Since 1994, Ann has been with Guilfo...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 11, 2023 05 pm
By John Lecardo
The high school fencing community is one that is consistently growing but is also constantly tight-knit, allowing many fellow fencers to instill knowledge of the game int...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 11, 2023 08 am
By Ben Rayner
While grants, elections, and fundraisers often make their mark on a community, Lorraine Tvrdik of Madison is making a difference simply by turning on her oven.
“Every yea...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 01, 2023 08 am
By John Lecardo
Whether on the soccer pitch or fencing strip, Lily Paine is a very cerebral competitor in thinking decisively and swiftly before striking. The thinking approach has paid ...
Person of the Week • Published Dec 28, 2022 08 am
By Ben Rayner
When Rosalyn “Roz” Fahey and her family were thinking of moving from their former home in Fairfield County, they began their search along the shoreline for a “slow pace” ...
Person of the Week • Published Dec 25, 2022 08 am
By John Lecardo
As an emerging running back for the Hand football team, Aidan Dolan learned that patience is indeed a strong virtue when it comes to his field assignment, and he did in f...
Person of the Week • Published Dec 22, 2022 02 pm
By Ben Rayner
When the worst happens and a panicked call to 911 is dialed, residents are secure in the knowledge that emergency personnel, including the Fire Department, will be dispat...
Person of the Week • Published Dec 16, 2022 08 am
By Ben Rayner
Nick’s Place on Route 1 continues to remain one of the most beloved eateries on the shoreline. Angelo Giannopoulos, owner of this hidden gem, has provided comfort and com...
Person of the Week • Published Dec 14, 2022 09 am
By John Lecardo
No matter the stage or scenario in a game of basketball, Maya Blomberg’s main objective is clear: get the ball to the teammate who has the best chance to put away a bucke...
Person of the Week • Published Dec 07, 2022 09 am
By John Lecardo
Whether it is in the trenches and behind the defensive line on the gridiron, or in the classroom with his academics, Wesley Selmani strives for only the best out of himse...
Person of the Week • Published Nov 30, 2022 03 pm
By Ben Rayner
Service Above Self may be the Rotary Club's motto, but for two-time Madison Rotary Club President Dave Moore, it's something he lives every day.
Dave, a retired Air Force...
Person of the Week • Published Nov 27, 2022 02 pm
By Ben Rayner
Santa has a special helper organizing the Madison Toy Drive this holiday season. Holly Berke is the executive assistant for Chief of Police Jack Drumm, but she's also Hea...
Person of the Week • Published Nov 16, 2022 08 am
By Ben Rayner
Sometimes, the most innocuous event or encounter can have a profound effect on our lives. For Molly Fahey, the new social services coordinator at Madison Youth and Family...
Person of the Week • Published Nov 09, 2022 09 am
By Ben Rayner
Calling Duo Dickinson an architect is kind of like saying Ben Franklin flew kites. Duo is a a renown architect, author, teacher, activist, and historian who has made impa...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 26, 2022 08 am
By Ben Rayner
It may not seem like Madison and San Francisco have much in common, but for Peter Roos, there’s one comparison that’s easy to make: Affordable housing.
“I feel strongly ...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 19, 2022 08 am
By Ben Rayner
Local artist Joe King spent a career in the corporate world, but always had an eye toward creativity. He has channeled his love of the shutter to create photo mosaic comp...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 12, 2022 08 am
By Ben Rayner
It’s always great when a plan comes together. New Municipal Agent for the Elderly Stephen Fabian was looking for a part-time job that would allow him to continue giving b...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 09, 2022 10 am
Liv Catala is no stranger to the soccer pitch. Liv, a senior defender on the Hand girls’ soccer team, has been playing the sport since the age of 3, starting in her nativ...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 05, 2022 08 am
By Ben Rayner
Since moving to Madison, Virginia Raff has put the rights and safety of bicyclists and pedestrians at the forefront. A member of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commi...
Person of the Week • Published Sep 28, 2022 08 am
By Ben Rayner
Ted Langevin says he kind of stumbled into the job of hero.
President of non-profit organization Pathfinders, Inc., Ted and an army of volunteers took on the seemingly in...
Person of the Week • Published Sep 21, 2022 08 am
By Pam Johnson
On Sept. 6, Bernadette Deamico joined non-profit Women and Family Life Center (WFLC) as its new Development Manager. She’s looking forward to raising funds and building awareness for the non-profit which supports women, family and individuals in 16 area towns. Photo courtesy Bernadette Deamico
Person of the Week • Published Sep 14, 2022 01 pm
Tim Kessell’s journey through baseball has taken him to all parts of the country. Now a Madison resident, Tim has taken his passion for the game to the Madison Travel Bas...
