Person of the Week • Published Nov 18, 2024 10 pm
By John Lecardo
Chase King takes in the duality of football with its hard-hitting nature, yielding some fruitful friendships away from it. He has harnessed all the varying emotions of th...
Person of the Week • Published Nov 13, 2024 08 am
By Rita Christopher
Jill Lundberg: It’s A Project
Jill Lundberg knows a project when she sees one. After all, professionally she is a project manager. But one of the projects she is working...
Person of the Week • Published Nov 07, 2024 12 am
By John Lecardo
Kenny Batt has never given a second thought about soccer and his top athletic priority. Through his commitment to the game, along with the development of an upbeat and ha...
Person of the Week • Published Nov 06, 2024 08 am
By Rita Christopher
It all started with a flyer from Middlesex Health that came in Beth Judd’s mail.
Sometimes informational flyers have an unkind ending: from the mailbox to the waste baske...
Person of the Week • Published Nov 04, 2024 02 pm
By John Lecardo
Tucker Norton is an individual who really takes pride in the intellectual elements of the sport of soccer. It has certainly been emblematic of his character as a player, ...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 31, 2024 12 am
By John Lecardo
After playing basketball since elementary school and tennis since she was in 5th grade, Regan Grow decided to make it a triple crown on athletic courts as a freshman via ...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 30, 2024 08 am
By Rita Christopher
The Chester Historical Society has done it again. The organization has won another Award of Merit from the Connecticut League of Museums, marking the third time that the...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 23, 2024 08 am
By Rita Christopher
If you are an avid video game player, you will recognize the big, square figures in front of Laurel Hill Cemetery in Chester. If you like are the rest of us, here is wha...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 22, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Oliver Proctor is always drawn to an internal competition when it comes to athletics. He actually had to face quite a personal hurdle right from the starting gate with Va...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 16, 2024 08 am
By Rita Christopher
Allan Appel hopes there is truth in the old adage that, “The pen is mightier than the sword.” This is why Allan, along with Melanie Greenhouse, has organized an afternoo...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 15, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Sadie Iselin is an athlete who never stops challenging herself to see what new avenue or endeavor she can dominate. She additionally loves the adrenaline rush of a runner...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 08, 2024 02 pm
By John Lecardo
For Birch Whitbeck, he took a slight detour in his athletic upbringing from the soccer turf. Yet when it all unfolded, he stuck with his first and true love. Now, his pas...
Person of the Week • Published Oct 01, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Sara Delouchry always saw soccer as an outlet to not only showcase her athleticism, but also as an escape to gain a new level of enjoyment in life alongside friends. It h...
Person of the Week • Published Sep 24, 2024 10 am
By John Lecardo
As Payton McIntyre has sunk her teeth into the sport of soccer, she has cultivated an internal sense of competitiveness that has never ceased to exist in her body and sou...
Person of the Week • Published Sep 17, 2024 12 pm
By John Lecardo
From the early stages of his youth, Nathan Crown has virtually been tethered to a soccer ball. The attachment has paved the way for a mutually beneficial relationship bet...
Person of the Week • Published Sep 10, 2024 01 pm
By John Lecardo
Lena Goldberg did not find her way to a field hockey turf until right before her high school career began. But in such a short span, the Valley Regional athlete has cover...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 30, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Michael Lelyo did not pick up a single lacrosse stick until just over two years ago. Still, he jumped right into the fray and made up for lost time, and he has championed...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 28, 2024 08 am
By Rita Christopher
On one summer day every year, you can forget about calling Debbie Alldredge by her given name. On that day, just call her babe—but not just any babe. For the last 18 yea...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 27, 2024 10 am
By John Lecardo
Hunter Beckwith has had a long storied history with the Deep River Horseshoe League through family connections. Yet this past campaign, he stepped right onto the scene fo...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 21, 2024 08 am
By Rita Christopher
Got plans? Zoe Chatfield does, lots of them. That’s because Zoe is a zoning compliance officer for the towns of Chester and Deep River.
Zoe just completed the first part ...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 20, 2024 12 pm
By John Lecardo
Grace Ishman is not so much concerned about padding her stats by being a sharp-shooting and sniping scorer. For her, she is always focused on the grander picture and the ...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 13, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Tennis can bring forth a lot of changes of fortune in a split second instant. One must keep a steady and hard-working mind ready to move on a swivel. For Riley Russell, s...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 07, 2024 08 am
By Rita Christopher
There is at least one thing which has not changed at Camp Hazen YMCA in the past 25 years: the presence of Denise Learned.
Sure, there are new activities like skateboard...
Person of the Week • Published Aug 06, 2024 10 am
By John Lecardo
Lily Bragdon really loves how every single piece on the field of a fast-paced lacrosse game must coalesce so succinctly and efficiently to nab growth. She really put that...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 30, 2024 12 am
By John Lecardo
Many times in our lives, when we are hit with disappointing news, what defines us is not the circumstance itself but rather the road of response we choose. For Abi Alexan...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 23, 2024 10 am
By John Lecardo
Grace Lunz not only took on a new leadership office on the lacrosse turf this past spring, but she also stepped outside her comfort zone into a whole new tier of the turf...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 16, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Sophia Bonanno originally just had tennis as a secondary sport and hobby when it came to her athletic upbringing. Yet her heart and drive to improve and succeed within th...
Person of the Week • Published Jul 08, 2024 02 pm
By John Lecardo
The switch from underclassmen to upper as a junior is a benchmark moment in the hearts and minds of several high school student-athletes. For Lucy Resinsky, she made all ...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 26, 2024 08 am
By Rita Christopher
The Fourth of July is a day for fireworks, barbecues, and relaxing with family, but for at least 1,000 people, the holiday will be a day of exertion and effort.
The rewa...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 18, 2024 12 pm
By John Lecardo
Cameron Costanzo was always drawn to the fast-paced nature of lacrosse, as it drew him from the diamond to the turf. His passion for the game and the need for speed allow...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 11, 2024 12 pm
By John Lecardo
A little more than two years ago, Millie Gardner did not row one stroke of organized crew in her life. Yet in such a short span, she has made a tremendous impact on the V...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 05, 2024 08 am
By Rita Christopher
The New York Mets are having what has become an all too familiar season: mediocre at best. But there is at least one new thing going forward. Skip Hubbard will have more ...
Person of the Week • Published Jun 04, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Sullivan Rock was always drawn to contact sports in his younger years. Yet it was one with the most swiftness in lacrosse that drew him deeper into the game–leading to hi...
Person of the Week • Published May 29, 2024 08 am
By Rita Christopher
Graduation from high school, freshman year to senior year, is a journey. For Mulanga Drysile Kazadi, who will graduate from Valley Regional High School (VRHS) in June, it...
Person of the Week • Published May 24, 2024 02 am
By John Lecardo
It was evident for quite some time that the baseline was in Tomas Dahl’s bloodline. His heart and passion for the court came coursing throughout the Valley Regional campu...
Person of the Week • Published May 21, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Several sports can often elicit emotional expression from the intensity of competition. Yet for Lilly Jones in the realm of competitive dance, she harnesses the emotions ...
Person of the Week • Published May 15, 2024 08 am
By Rita Christopher
Hope, of course, springs eternal. The HOPE Partnership has been around for 20 years, and the non-profit organization has built up an impressive record of accomplishments ...
Person of the Week • Published May 14, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Staying fully committed to the course and blocking out any outside noise or volume between the ears has helped Tyler Ruel become both a skilled golfer and leader, along w...
Person of the Week • Published May 07, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Noah Santangelo has stood tall as a superb stopper for the Valley Regional boys’ lacrosse team. Yet one thing he has certainly not swatted away is the opportunity to step...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 30, 2024 01 pm
By John Lecardo
Dancing is a sport that is quite unique when compared to some run-of-the-mill-athletic activities. It permits a plethora of creativity and chances to express yourself. Fo...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 24, 2024 08 am
By Rita Christopher
This is not a tricky question: What state is the Kentucky Derby held in? Full marks if you guessed Kentucky.
Now, try another one: Where is the ConnDucky Derby held? Look...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 23, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Emma Reilly craves the competition when it comes to gymnastics, but she also enjoys the free flowing and creative elements of the sport. Both of those facets of the mat b...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 03, 2024 08 am
By Rita Christopher
Ever heard of J.D. and the Great Barber Battle? You would if you were an Essex Elementary School (EES) student. The entire school is involved with the book through the On...
Person of the Week • Published Apr 02, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
Emi Bisson spent her tenure with Valley Regional being one of the more stronger and decorated players in the girls’ lacrosse program. Utilizing the ultimate asset of conf...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 20, 2024 08 am
By Rita Christopher
Sally Stamos describes her work table as like grandma’s attic. That is, of course, if grandma’s attic had pencils, pens, snippets of fabrics and wallpaper, glitter, yarn...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 13, 2024 08 am
By Rita Christopher
If your knowledge of etching is confined to that classic toy, Etch A Sketch, then the Chester Parks & Recreation Department is creating an opportunity to widen your artis...
Person of the Week • Published Mar 05, 2024 10 am
By John Lecardo
When it comes to her skill set and acumen with the game of lacrosse, Rowan Pilon takes a slow but steady approach of improving herself every instance of every day. That g...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 28, 2024 08 am
By Rita Christopher
It’s not like herding cats, but nonetheless, Lily Farrell has a lot of small bodies to keep track of these days. Lily is in charge of the mini-munchkins. Let there be no ...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 27, 2024 11 am
By John Lecardo
The game of baseball often imitates life and instills great lessons from it. It often showcases the idea that when you persist with positivity, you can truly ascend. This...
Person of the Week • Published Feb 21, 2024 08 am
By Rita Christopher
You want to swim, bike, and run? You want to do it competitively? If so, you want to do a triathlon. That is what Bob Merrick does. A triathlon is an outdoor event, but B...
