Person of the Week • Published Apr 23, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Through hurdles he has been dealing with since birth, Ben Washburne found great solace and sanctuary from it all through the sport of rowing. And it has been his near lif...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 16, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
One of the bigger stories within the room of a young Hand wrestling team was the emergence of a freshman phenom in Evelyn Lavigne. In only a single season, she has broken...
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 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 19, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
When diligence meets opportunity, there is no timeline that is too short to achieve the highest levels of success with any craft. For Hanley Tapia, he made the most of hi...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 12, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
In a short span, Kendall Dobratz has established herself as a preeminent goalscorer in the Connecticut girls’ ice hockey landscape. Yet no matter how many accolades or la...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 05, 2024 10 am
By John Lecardo
One sport on a rapid rise across the landscape of the United States is water polo. For one local junior high student, he has ridden the wave of the game’s growth, and ear...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 27, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Swagger can often steady a ship when it comes to an athlete’s journey throughout the fast moving waters of basketball. For Sam Markovitz, he fosters that confidence to cu...
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 20, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
For Abbey Richard, she certainly loves the grind of the physical nature of basketball while banging on the glass for boards. Still, she appreciates additional offensive f...
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 12, 2024 12 am
By John Lecardo
No matter how many solo accolades she has racked up in the gym, Hadley Reiss knows all too well that none of them would have been possible without the nurturing encourage...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 06, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Swimming is one of the few high school sports where an individual athlete can see instant, clear, and tangible evidence of proof of the hard work put forth in the pool. F...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 31, 2024 08 am
By Ben Rayner
Not many of us can trace our career choice back to childhood, but Russ Miller’s path in life was essentially set during the early years of his life. A Killingworth reside...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 30, 2024 12 am
By John Lecardo
The ability to swiftly erase errors from one’s mind frame is a crucial component for any young leader of a group or team. Thomas McCullough knows that as a spry signal ca...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 25, 2024 01 pm
By Ben Rayner
Daniel Hand High School graduate Joe Deane lost his life due to fentanyl poisoning in 2018 after numerous attempts to shake his addiction and get his promising future he...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 23, 2024 10 am
By John Lecardo
In many tasks and skills in life, the wherewithal to excel in it is quite often not enough. And so, one additionally needs the correct function and form to thrive. This i...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 17, 2024 08 am
By Ben Rayner
Allison Murphy is a familiar face at the E.C. Scranton Memorial Library. Patrons may recognize her as the former head of the library's public services, but Allison briefl...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 09, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Adam Signorello relished more in the wherewithal required to complete a mission, rather than the destination–pushing him to perform in the pool on a consistent basis dail...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 03, 2024 10 am
By John Lecardo
Balancing life as both a three-season athlete and student, Ava Davies truly sees how every piece must be in place, and how one must utilize each moment of every day to it...
Person of the Week • Published Dec 27, 2023 12 pm
By John Lecardo
No matter how dark things appeared to be a year ago as she missed her junior campaign, Jacqueline Kennedy stayed a persistent source of positivity for her Hand field hock...
Person of the Week • Published Dec 27, 2023 08 am
By Ben Rayner
Town Planner Erin Mannix negotiates across almost every town department to ensure that not only zoning laws are followed but that Madison’s long-term development and econ...
Person of the Week • Published Dec 20, 2023 08 am
By Ben Rayner
Many of us don’t stop to think about how our shoreline towns remain so pristine and picturesque despite the heavy use by both residents and tourists. In Madison, much of ...
Person of the Week • Published Dec 13, 2023 02 pm
By John Lecardo
Growing up, Lilly McFadden looked to emulate the players on the pitch she viewed through the comfort of her own home, though once she got into the field herself, she trul...
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 15, 2023 10 am
By John Lecardo
Arguably one of the biggest comeback stories within the Southern Connecticut Conference for girls’ soccer this fall was the re-emergence of Rory Parri, who not only retur...
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 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 02, 2023 04 pm
By John Lecardo
Sometimes the greatest individual masteries of a skill come from an athlete that leaves themselves open to all channels and avenues in order to strengthen their acumen an...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 24, 2023 11 am
By John Lecardo
Towards the end of junior high, Jordan Kells was unsure if she had found her athletic habitat with field hockey, but after finding the right spark, she stuck with it and ...
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 20, 2023 06 pm
By John Lecardo
Football has always been a game of inches, and the closest band of brothers who buckle down and focus in on the finite points of preparation are typically the ones who su...
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 06, 2023 04 pm
By John Lecardo
Often in athletics, it is the moments of effort and work put forth when the focus is off an athlete that mean the most. It has certainly been the case for Owen Preskar, a...
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 Sep 27, 2023 07 am
By John Lecardo
A veteran of the sport, Laila Haraj-Sai knows full well that there is another tier of preparation on multiple facets of the body and spirit when it comes to settling into...
Person of the Week • Published Sep 22, 2023 04 pm
By John Lecardo
At the onset of his high school career, Jack Shay’s athletic sojourn took quite a dramatic detour, as he traded the pitch and the soccer ball for being a signal caller wi...
Person of the Week • Published Sep 12, 2023 11 am
By John Lecardo
When it comes to the sport of soccer, Danny McSweeney takes time to enjoy the production that goes into each pitch appearance for a group that is often unseen by the spec...
Person of the Week • Published Sep 09, 2023 08 am
By John Lecardo
The pride and passion for the pitch have been present in the collective pulse of Santi Barrera from a very young age, and as he has grown and come of age, it has just bec...
Person of the Week • Published Sep 08, 2023 03 pm
By Ben Rayner
Olando Petgrave didn’t take a direct path as he forged ahead from a Jamaican immigrant to a successful entrepreneur and community advocate.
“I was born in Jamaica and liv...
Person of the Week • Published Sep 01, 2023 06 am
By John Lecardo
Antonio Lynk has never not had a baseball in his hand, while simultaneously housing the drive and determination to improve and succeed on his skills. This was quite evide...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 23, 2023 06 am
By John Lecardo
As a pitcher, Shailen Pathy is at the epicenter of the physical chess game that is the sport of baseball, though it is that test of cerebral and physical fitness that mot...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 23, 2023 06 am
By Ben Rayner
Some people simply walk it like they talk it, and Peter Scranton of Madison is certainly walking that walk. A transplant to Madison like so many who have fallen in love w...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 18, 2023 04 pm
By John Lecardo
Confidence can play a key and critical role in the success of an athlete, and for Kasimir Lesnik, securing some swagger in himself helped find his swing and drive the Han...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 09, 2023 07 am
By John Lecardo
Spiro Maniatis always drew great adulation for lacrosse through its frenetic pace of play, and that was quite evident as he was consistently quick on the draw as a fantas...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 09, 2023 07 am
By Ben Rayner
To say Mark Velez works hard is like saying the sun is hot. Mark may not be a well-known figure in town, but his dedication to rebuilding stonewalls at the Rettich Preser...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 02, 2023 11 am
By John Lecardo
When it came to finding her proper avenue in athletics, the right route for Loden Bradstreet was always, forever, and only tennis. And she made that quite evident by blaz...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 02, 2023 11 am
By Ben Rayner
Fillmore McPherson may be a southern boy going by his roots, but he and his wife Joan have been beloved Madison residents for close to 50 years. Sadly, that will end this...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 18, 2023 12 pm
By John Lecardo
Libby Rogers loved playing the game of tennis with her family and friends throughout her childhood, and the ability to bond with others through the volleys, balls and bas...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 18, 2023 12 pm
By Ben Rayner
Some artists specialize in one area, genre, or medium, while others, like artist Sandra Kensler, have talent that transcends the entire spectrum. Since moving to Madison ...
