Person of the Week • Published Apr 24, 2024 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
North Haven High School (NHHS) senior Avery Karasinski has a diverse palette of interests and accomplishments. He is on his school’s varsity baseball team, has worked beh...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 16, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
For Ryan Bernardo, his youthful upbringing was an athletic one with quite a bit of winning surrounding it. Even with that early success, he still stayed humble and hard-w...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 09, 2024 02 am
By John Lecardo
Mason Mansur has stayed grounded in a short stint with wrestling and taken things with a piecemeal approach. That head space has allowed him to get a leg up on his compet...
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 02, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
It took the first decade of Ben Pollio’s life to find his haven athletically when he saw the fencing strip. In such a short time, he has harnessed the case study of each ...
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 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 12, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Growing up, the influence of his family weighed heavily on the eventual path that led to Ibby Davila sticking with basketball for his entire upbringing and athletic life....
Person of the Week • Published Mar 05, 2024 10 am
By John Lecardo
In only his second season within the sport of wrestling, and his team’s only second campaign as a full-fledged program, Tyler DiMauro has already assumed a leadership rol...
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 20, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
For any cheerleading squad to be successful, there needs to often be a solid foundation for their routine at competitions. But on a micro level personally, Ava Guarniere ...
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 12, 2024 12 am
By John Lecardo
Throughout his youth, middle school, and high school tenures in each, Brendan Grudberg has seen many ups and downs along the court. Yet he has remained steadfast, with a ...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 30, 2024 12 am
By John Lecardo
Quite often in all facets of life, passion can drive progress when it comes to mastery of a particular craft or hobby. For Jace Iamunno, his love to lace up his grappling...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 25, 2024 09 am
By Aaron Rubin
January is National Mentoring Month, and that’s a great time to recognize and thank the people who support and guide others toward achieving success in their lives. Teac...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 23, 2024 10 am
By John Lecardo
The bounce of the basketball vibrated loudly in Ava Johnson’s blood, as she discovered at a young age. But as she grew in the game, the blood pumped through her heart and...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 17, 2024 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
Richard Branigan of North Haven believes that regardless of the cause, those who believe in what they are doing for the right reasons are always doing something that has ...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 16, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Fencing is an avenue of competition where one can truly express themselves individually, both with physical prowess and mental acumen. Ayla Sivri has done just that with ...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 10, 2024 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
Learning a new language is always a challenge, especially when it has little to no linguistic kinship to one's native language. That was the case for North Haven High Sch...
Person of the Week • Published Jan 03, 2024 10 am
By John Lecardo
Rachel Adams is a determined individual who never takes her foot off the gas when it comes to perfecting a craft or learning a new skill. Naturally, the sport of fencing,...
Person of the Week • Published Dec 27, 2023 12 pm
By John Lecardo
In a game based on percentages and averages and where so many outcomes are out of control, Jordan Higgins lies at the center of it all on the mound. As a result, a cool a...
Person of the Week • Published Dec 20, 2023 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
Massive technological advancement has been one of the defining parts of the 21st century, reaching nearly all aspects of life, including health sciences. It takes leaders...
Person of the Week • Published Dec 06, 2023 11 am
By John Lecardo
From his first steps, Nico Boyle saw competitive running as something he could truly sink his teeth into, and through that unwavering desire and dedication, he bit into s...
Person of the Week • Published Dec 06, 2023 11 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 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 15, 2023 10 am
By John Lecardo
A change of pace has been thematic throughout Grace Martin’s athletic career leading up to high school, and it was the final shift that allowed her to accelerate as an at...
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 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 08, 2023 11 am
By John Lecardo
Throughout pretty much a majority of her life, Molly Marottolo has been fleet of foot in multiple athletic avenues, which has helped open up the door to being not only a ...
Person of the Week • Published Nov 01, 2023 09 am
By John Lecardo
Several passionate fans of sports go through adolescence and early adulthood aspiring to work along the sidelines or behind the scenes of producing shows around the games...
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 11, 2023 09 am
By John Lecardo
The North Haven boys’ soccer squad is building up a crop of new competitors, and the foundation of that construction is a fortified leader within its defensive front in J...
Person of the Week • Published Sep 29, 2023 07 am
By John Lecardo
Mutual support of one another through the grueling endeavor that can be a hotly contested heat of a high school swim race can go a long way, and Maddy Karavas is using he...
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 14, 2023 01 pm
By John Lecardo
Tyler Kornacki has made an indelible impact on the fabric of North Haven baseball across the town for over a decade with the various clubs he has played on. Now, after ha...
Person of the Week • Published Sep 05, 2023 02 pm
By John Lecardo
Braden Golden loved playing alongside his squad mates and coaches during his high school baseball tenure, and his love for the game and his teammates propelled him to mak...
Person of the Week • Published Sep 05, 2023 02 pm
By Aaron Rubin
Quinnipiac University’s (QU) Presidential Public Service Fellowship placed several students in positions throughout North Haven. Martin Radeny, a senior at QU, joined the...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 31, 2023 07 am
By Aaron Rubin
Those at Quinnipiac University who are interested in a career in municipal government have the opportunity to garner hands-on experience in that field as part of the scho...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 29, 2023 10 am
By John Lecardo
The constant pressure of having the spotlight on you every time you step to the dish drew Shawn Murray to the game of baseball, though he easily excelled through those an...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 23, 2023 06 am
By Aaron Rubin
One of the most meaningful aspects of participating in the performing arts is allowing kids to exercise their talents when their interests may not align with those of the...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 23, 2023 06 am
By John Lecardo
In the sport of golf, complacency is never an optimal mindset with a club, which is why Chris Labanara was not only drawn to the sport but also driven to swing hard and a...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 16, 2023 06 am
By Aaron Rubin
From Aug. 10 to 12, North Haven’s Spotlight Stage Company held its youth version of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, marking the company’s third production as part of ...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 15, 2023 11 am
By John Lecardo
For both his personal seasons on the mound this spring and summer, and for the squads he played a part of, Ryan Bauman learned a great deal of resilience, and that it is ...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 10, 2023 06 am
By John Lecardo
Whether it was lining up a kick to go split the uprights, or squaring his body up for a shot off the tee to go right down the fairway, Declan Finkle’s aim was always true...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 09, 2023 07 am
By Aaron Rubin
Before arriving at Slate School, Katy Kessler-Rinck was a classroom teacher for nine years, including at another school with a progressive education model similar to her ...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 04, 2023 07 am
By John Lecardo
Julia Migliorini finished the high school portion of her tennis career as arguably the most decorated player in North Haven girls’ tennis history, and her proficiency flo...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 26, 2023 08 am
By Aaron Rubin
Being a teenager can be a very confusing time. It is a time when people are discovering who they are, what their interests are, and where they belong. Some of them may fi...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 25, 2023 11 pm
By John Lecardo
Reece Hebert really loves the routine-based nature of the preparation and playing time with regards to the game of softball, and she thrived off of that, as her diligence...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 18, 2023 12 pm
By John Lecardo
The game of golf requires much patience and persistence through several peaks and valleys throughout not only a given round, but also a given hole–something Christian Bas...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 12, 2023 09 am
By Aaron Rubin
Anna Gambacorta Sincavage believes in learning for the sake of learning—especially if it can be meaningful and impactful for the learner. An Italian teacher at La Bottega...
