Monday, April 19, 2021
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Eileen Unger-Pleines Is Happy to Get You a Vaccine (If You Want)
Published April 14, 2021 08:30 a.m.Killingworth resident Eileen Unger-Pleines calls it selfishness, which to many might seem odd. After all, she’s independently volunteered hundreds of hours of her own time over the last three months repeatedly going through the arduous process of signing up for the coronavirus vaccine to help people all over the area get their shot—hardly the behavior of someone who is only thinking about herself.
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Frankie Esposito Brings Full-Service Care to Families
Published April 07, 2021 08:30 a.m.Anyone with kids knows that the energy and time required, along with the skillset and expertise needed to raise children easily rivals many high-skilled professions.
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Cowles-Garcia Retreads Activist Path at The Country School
Published March 31, 2021 08:30 a.m.It starts with the children.
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Attorney Jennifer Sills Yoxall Hopes to Help Operators Navigate Drone Law
Published March 24, 2021 08:30 a.m.As an attorney and an instrument-rated small airplane pilot, Guilford resident Jenifer Sills Yoxall has been charting new territory as one of the few local attorneys familiar with drone laws, and hopes this story will help recreational and commercial drone flyers navigate current and evolving regulations and other important aspects tied to drone operation.
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Noreen Saunders: Making Contact in the COVID Era
Published March 17, 2021 08:30 a.m.When it comes to contact tracing for COVID-19, Noreen Saunders is pretty much a one-woman show.
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Meet Madison Chamber President-Elect John Mathers
Published March 10, 2021 08:30 a.m.As the promise of spring draws near and people move to outdoor activities, John Mathers, president-elect of the Madison Chamber of Commerce says, “I haven’t seen a lot of people in a while, with the whole COVID thing.”
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Carey Duques: Planning Ahead
Published March 03, 2021 08:30 a.m.When you are new to a job, you want to start to recognize familiar faces. Madison’s Carey Duques, however, has learned to recognize half faces.
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Creativity, ‘Corny’ Jokes, and Dogs Combine in New Children’s Book About ‘First Dog’
Published Feb. 24, 2021 08:30 a.m.When it was announced that Joe Biden would be heading to the White House and bringing the first shelter dog, Major, along with his sibling Champ, Killingworth native Bailey Cornell was intrigued.
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Marna Borgstrom: Heading Yale New Haven Health
Published Feb. 17, 2021 08:30 a.m.Marna Borgstrom, the chief executive officer of Yale New Haven Hospital and of Yale New Haven Health, remembers the early days of the COVID-19 epidemic in this country.
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New Job, New Building, New Town
Published Feb. 10, 2021 08:30 a.m.“Everything I’ve done in my past has led to this,” Allison Murphy says.
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Eileen O’Donnell: Putting Art Front and Center
Published Feb. 03, 2021 08:30 a.m.One day Eileen O’Donnell was cleaning and she found her report cards from when she was growing up as a young girl on Long Island. No matter the subject, and no matter the grade she received, Eileen saw that every teacher in every grade had the same comment.
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Creative an Active Community—Through Rocks
Published Jan. 27, 2021 08:30 a.m.“There was a big sense of fear and rightfully so, because we didn’t know a lot when it started,” Ivette Medina recalls about the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the shoreline area.
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Thayer Talbott: It’s All About Community
Published Jan. 20, 2021 08:30 a.m.Thayer Talbott gets to do something special at work: Give away money. Now, wait a minute; that’s not to just anyone.
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Heads Up: Schwartz’s Hedgehog Beanies Help the Homeless
Published Jan. 13, 2021 08:30 a.m.In the heat of the summer, Cooper Schwartz was sweating the details on launching his socially conscious company, Hedgehog Beanies.
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Capt. Eva Van Camp Takes on the Hardest Jobs as Coast Guard Leader, Trailblazer
Published Jan. 06, 2021 08:30 a.m.Strength and service. That’s what U.S. Coast Guard Captain Eva Van Camp, who oversees hundreds of miles of dangerous waters along the Connecticut and Long Island shoreline, spoke of from her New Haven office along the harbor.
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Eder Shares Shoreline Arts Trail ‘20 Virtual Open Studios
Published Dec. 23, 2020 08:30 a.m.With enthusiastic assistance from artist Eileen Eder, Shoreline Arts Trail (SAT) ‘20 Virtual Open Studios is currently at the fingertips of art lovers as an online gallery sharing unique works to view and purchase now through Thursday, Dec. 31 at shorelineartstrail.com.
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Deborah Gilbert is Celebrating the Local Arts Scene
Published Dec. 16, 2020 08:30 a.m.Deborah Gilbert developed a love of the performing arts at an early age growing up in Madison and North Branford.
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Margaret Morgan: Better to Give
Published Dec. 09, 2020 08:30 a.m.It’s the time for gifts—not only the gifts on Santa’s list but the things that come without asking: calendars in all sizes, decals from groups that recipients supported, embossed pencils from different organizations.
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The Time is Right for SAA’s Future VOICES
Published Dec. 02, 2020 08:30 a.m.With the copious gallery space of the Internet, Shoreline Arts Alliance [SAA] is working to draw artists from across the spectrum, and all levels of ability, to enter pieces inspired by today’s topical themes—from COVID to social activism—into Future VOICES.
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NMCC Pastor Heather Arcovitch Finds Community Connections While Dancing for a Cause for Raise the Roof
Published Nov. 25, 2020 08:30 a.m.When Heather Arcovitch and her partner Barb McDaniel Black were nominated to participate in the Gala of The Stars: Dancing for a Cause, she was excited for many reasons, including having an opportunity to expand on the ballroom dance class she had taken years ago in college, having a fun hobby to enjoy with her partner during COVID, meeting new people as the couple had recently moved back to the shoreline, and raising money for a local non-profit that the church where she has been a minister has supported since its inceptions.
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Karen Miller: Knowing Her Values and Living Them
Published Nov. 18, 2020 08:30 a.m.Growing up, Karen Miller lived in a multifamily house with her cousins.
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It’s in the Bag: Creative Support for GAC’s Soup for Good TO GO
Published Nov. 11, 2020 08:30 a.m.“It’s a beloved event that’s reinvented for this year, and we hope that its equally beloved this way,” says Amy Peters of Guilford Art Center’s (GAC) Soup for Good TO GO, set for Sunday, Dec. 6, from 2 to 4 p.m. at GAC.
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Myla Perrelli: Fostering Learning in a Kid-Friendly Library
Published Nov. 04, 2020 08:30 a.m.Here’s a fun riddle: What legumes do librarians like? Answer: Silentils.
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David Gumbart Talks Conservation and Community Commitment
Published Oct. 21, 2020 08:30 a.m.If you see David Gumbart in his element, you might find him observing an object with fascination, maybe even using a camera or some visual tool to gather evidence.
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Shannon Baker Teaches and Learns the Lessons of Life
Published Oct. 14, 2020 08:30 a.m.Play is the highest form of research—at least that’s what Albert Einstein is thought to have said. Well, if that saying is true, then Shannon Baker is immersing her young students in the best form of research.
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Nick Koobatian: A Teen Dedicated to Helping Seniors
Published Oct. 07, 2020 08:30 a.m.Technology is moving with lightning speed.
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Emily Shafer Blazes Her Own Trail
Published Sep. 30, 2020 08:30 a.m.When 24-year old Emily Shafer traveled from Madison to California earlier this year, some may have assumed she was going to soak up the sun and enjoy the white-sand beaches.
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John Himmelman: All in Good Nature
Published Sep. 23, 2020 08:30 a.m.He’s been a cook and a carpenter. He’s a naturalist, nature photographer, and lecturer.
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Cindy Breckheimer Talks About Homes, Families, and Childcare
Published Sep. 16, 2020 08:30 a.m.Ask any working young parent about childcare arrangements and you’ll likely get the same answer—finding and affording reliable childcare is a constant headache.
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Brian Bodner: By Way of Education
Published Sep. 09, 2020 08:30 a.m.After completing his bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Pennsylvania and his master’s degree from Quinnipiac University, Brian Bodner went back to high school—well, that is, to teach students.