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Christina Acampora: A Point Person for Seniors
Published July 13, 2022 08:30 a.m.“My first friend I made in town was actually a senior citizen,” Christina Acampora says with a laugh.
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Carrying On: Carol Griffin Grateful for Community of Clients
Published July 06, 2022 07:00 a.m.“When I first started here, I said, ‘It’s going to be like a country club, where everybody’s a member,’” Carol Griffin recounts. “Then sometimes I say, ‘No, it’s more like Steel Magnolias.”
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Brian Boyd: Hail and Farewell
Published June 29, 2022 08:30 a.m.I am going to break some time-honored rules about how to write a news story. In fact, I did it with the first word, I. In a news story, as opposed to a column, you never use I. If you have to refer to yourself, you do it in the third person: a reporter asked, not I asked.
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Stone Invites All to St. John’s Pollinator Meadow Earth Blessing Ceremony June 25
Published June 22, 2022 08:30 a.m.On behalf of St. John’s Episcopal Church in North Guilford, pollinator garden proponent Judy Stone invites the public to a special event at the church’s new pollinator meadow on Saturday, June 25 at 5 p.m.
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Osborn Helps Bring ‘Swords to Plowshares Northeast’ to Guilford
Published June 15, 2022 08:30 a.m.As a volunteer with Swords to Plowshares Northeast, retired Rev. Mary Anne Osborn is humbled to help Christ Episcopal Church bring this powerful, hands-on program to the Guilford public on Sunday, June 26. During live demonstrations, the metal of bought-back guns, broken into pieces, is literally heated, hammered, and forged into beautiful garden tools and jewelry.
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West Unites Talented Group to Offer ‘Cellists for Ukraine’
Published June 08, 2022 08:30 a.m.“I believe important lessons are being learned in these difficult times. That we’re all connected on one fragile planet is a truth that can no longer be ignored. Kindness is highly valued. Freedom is no longer taken for granted.
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Kevin Lam: Banding Together
Published June 01, 2022 08:30 a.m.Kevin Lam conducts bands. But Guilford resident and former restaurateur Kevin, the instrumental music director at Valley Regional High School (VRHS) and group lessons teacher at John Winthrop Middle School in Deep River, had never conducted a band the size of the Ukraine Benefit Ensemble, the group he recently led.
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Keeping the Caring Going Via the KARE Foundation
Published May 25, 2022 08:30 a.m.When people we love die, memories, traditions, even a simple walk down the street can trigger the best and worst of our thoughts, bringing the pain and grief rushing back. But sometimes the recounting of those tales, forcing the recall of better times, can bring also relief.
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Staying Strong After an Unfathomable Tragedy
Published May 18, 2022 08:30 a.m.Most Guilford residents are sadly all too aware of the tragedy that occurred in January 2018, when 15-year-old Ethan Song lost his life in an accidental shooting. The grief, despair, and frustration the Song family has endured since Ethan’s death simply isn’t possible to truly convey.
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Smith Seeks to Help Ukrainians in Need
Published May 11, 2022 08:30 a.m.Shane Smith’s first trip to Ukraine in 1999 was far different from trips he has undertaken in recent months, on his own, to do what he can to help others in need in a time of war.
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Blumberg Rallies Support for GHS Project Graduation
Published May 04, 2022 08:30 a.m.After Covid created a two-year upheaval to traditional Project Graduation (PG) celebrations, Christine Blumberg and many parent volunteer members of the Guilford High School (GHS) community are determined to make this year’s all-night, substance-free PG party especially memorable for the GHS Class of 2022.
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Press Play: Simon Explores Modern Egypt’s Cassette Culture in ‘Media of the Masses’
Published April 27, 2022 08:30 a.m.An introductory Arabic class at Guilford High School. Experiencing the Egyptian Revolution in Tahrir Square. Discovering the power of two magnetic tape reels inside a plastic case.
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Martone Shares News of GFL Spring Book Sale and Other Exciting Events
Published April 20, 2022 08:30 a.m.As one who jumps into costume to help host Guilford Free Library (GFL)’s annual Comic Con, it’s safe to say Teen Services Librarian Sara Martone can get pretty enthusiastic about GFL’s special events, including the annual Friends of GFL Spring Book Sale coming Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7 to GFL at 67 Park Street.
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Four Seasons of Dance, One Important Dialogue: Morley van Yperen Helps Present ‘Body & Land’
Published April 13, 2022 08:30 a.m.As a former Guilford resident, Morley van Yperen has always loved the Guilford Green—winter, spring, summer, and fall. That’s why she’s thrilled to be returning on Sunday, April 24, when Ekklesia Contemporary Ballet (ECB) presents Body & Land: A Dance & Dialogue for Eco-Justice on the Guilford Green at 1 p.m. The free, interactive performance integrates ballet, poetry, science and theology. Morley is ECB’s theologian in residence.
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Hens-Kaplan Helped Make GAC ‘A Happy Place’ for Many
Published April 06, 2022 08:30 a.m.When Suzanne Hens-Kaplan retires in June as Guilford Art Center (GAC) chief financial officer and operations director, it will be knowing that, for 18 years, she’s helped GAC to become a “happy place” for many.
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Walston Retires After 40 Years with Emergency Services
Published March 30, 2022 08:30 a.m.Ever since Mike Walston was in high school, he knew what he wanted to do and despite those who said he would never be able to succeed, Mike was able to forge a 40-plus year career in the town emergency services departments.
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50 Years with Florence, and Counting
Published March 23, 2022 08:30 a.m.When you learn why Florence Verdurmen values the impact of gymnastics on a young life, it helps to explain why her Guilford Parks & Recreation programs have been in demand for 50 years, and counting.
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Emerman Loves Helping Make Performance Possible
Published March 16, 2022 08:30 a.m.Even though Guilford resident Dawn Emerman had been involved with high school musicals since 2016, she had decided to take a break this year as her position within the East Haven Public Schools district recently changed.
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A Self Care Workbook by Kathy Leckey and (Your Name Here)
Published March 09, 2022 08:30 a.m.One day, Kathy Leckey started making lists on her phone. She’d put down something she wanted to do, but had doubted she could. Did a person, place, or thing trigger a sense of peace in her daily swirl of life? On the list. Did something make her smile, remind her to simply breathe, inspire her to try? Added in. Before she really realized it, Kathy had built the bones of her new workbook, My Self Care Sh*t.
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Speaking Out for Positive Change: David Knapp
Published March 02, 2022 08:30 a.m.In 1994, David Knapp stood up at First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ (UCC to share something many wouldn’t dare to say at the time: that he was a closeted, gay church member.
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Holabird Pieces Together a Winner with Smith’s Annual ‘Puzzle Off’
Published Feb. 23, 2022 08:30 a.m.Take it from Teresa Holabird, the competition can be fierce during Edward Smith Library’s annual Puzzle Off, which is hands-down one of the hottest contest tickets in the state for puzzle teams. After a two-year pandemic pause, the Puzzle Off returns to the Smith Library in Northford on Saturday, March 12.
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Halsema Captures Grizzlies Through the Lens
Published Feb. 16, 2022 08:30 a.m.On a cold winter day in 2019, Guilford High School (GHS) freshman Jacob Halsema viewed a GHS boys’ ice hockey game through his camera, snapped some great shots, and shared them with his friends. From that point to this day, Jacob, now a GHS senior, has been actively capturing and sharing the sweat, tears, drama and joy of Grizzlies at play through his lens, in just about every sport.
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Susan Mulqueen Honors Late Mother with Nonnie’s Toy Closet
Published Feb. 09, 2022 08:30 a.m.When Carol Mulqueen passed away in March 2016, her daughter Susan Mulqueen wanted to find a way to channel her grief to keep memories of her mother close.
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Fashion Forward: Ehrlich Crafts a Career
Published Feb. 02, 2022 08:30 a.m.Max Ehrlich has been busy building his designer fashion line, running his own business and, oh yeah, mastering the custom-made, or “bespoke,” Italian men’s suit.
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Not Grandma’s Quilt: Frank Helps SAQA Host Art Quilt Exhibit’s Premiere at GAC
Published Jan. 26, 2022 08:30 a.m.“It’s not grandma’s quilt, by a long shot,” says Gina Frank.
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Ruth Chello Cost Shares ‘Simply Guilford’
Published Jan. 12, 2022 08:30 a.m.How did Ruth Chello Cost start her community Facebook page, Simply Guilford? With her cellphone, a dog, two cats, and a routine early morning walk in her hometown.
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Scott Chassé: Keeping Voices Connected in Song
Published Jan. 05, 2022 08:30 a.m.Many area religious institutions were hit doubly hard by the pandemic. Not only were services canceled or modified, but many events and choir singing were also canceled.
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Nancy Addorisio: Making a Mark Through Mock Trial
Published Dec. 22, 2021 08:30 a.m.When you’ve been teaching for 40 years, it can be hard to define a single element that has had the most impact, but to numerous students at East Shoreline Catholic Academy (ESCA), and those of the former Our Lady of Mercy School (OLM), Nancy Addorisio’s strength is easy to appreciate.
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Through GSB, Randy Sonzoni Supports GAC
Published Dec. 15, 2021 08:30 a.m.One of the wonderful aspects of working at community-oriented Guilford Savings Bank (GSB) is the opportunity to get involved in the community as a volunteer, says GSB Assistant Vice President-Human Resources Supervisor Randy Sonzoni.
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Carafeno Leads Moms Demand Action-CT Shoreline Holiday Gift Drive
Published Dec. 08, 2021 08:30 a.m.Dawn Carafeno and members of Moms Demand Action—CT Shoreline hope residents will help New Haven area kids and teens in crisis, by bringing unwrapped gifts and/or gift cards and monetary donations to the group’s Holiday Gift Drive on the Branford Green on Sunday, Dec. 12, from 1 to 3 p.m.