Stars of Stage, Print, Screen, and the Battlefield (and Saints)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar * Jill Abramson * Julie Andrews * Apollo5 * Rani Arbo * Lucie Arnaz *
Beatrice Fox Auerbach * Nicholson Baker * Martin Barre * Cherie Blair * Karla Bonoff * Tyler Booker * Jimmy Breslin * Ruby Bridges * Jonatha Brooke * Christopher Buckley * Billy Don Burns * Molly Carr * Carlene Carter * Rosanne Cash * Marcia Clark * Chris Cleave * Susan Clinard * Darlingside * Rebecca de Almeida * Iris DeMent * Gabby Douglas * Alan Doyle * Ronnie Earl * Jonathan Edwards * Nora Ephron * Mark Erelli * Nicole Frechette * Dena Freeman-Patton * Dana Fuchs * Girls Guns and Glory * Julia Glass * Julia Greeley * Goodnight Moonshine * Gloria Govrin * Grand Slambovians * Florence Griswold * Tania Grossinger * Amy Helm * Lara Herscovitch * Anita Hill * Honey Dewdrops * Griffin House * Arianna Huffington * Gwen Ifill * Tommy James & the Shondells * Laney Jones * Rickie Lee Jones * Tommy Lee Jones * Sebastian Junger * Lucy Kaplansky & Richard Shindell * Mary Karr * Ted Kennedy, Jr. * Jhumpa Lahiri * Rocky Lawrence * Low Lily * Marlee Matlin * Meadows Brothers * Nellie McKay * Lori McKenna * Karl Marlantes * Sara Mearns * Melanie * Luke Messac * Honor Moore * Montford Point Marines * Toni Morrison * Constance Baker Motley * Ralph Nader * Anna Nalick * New Duke jazz ensemble * NRBQ * Nitty Gritty Dirt Band * Joyce Carol Oates * Maura O'Connell and Karan Casey * Christine Ohlman * R.J. Palacio * Ellis Paul * Tammy Pescatelli * Bucky Pizzarelli * Christopher Plummer * Plywood Cowboy * Michael Pollan * Po’ Ramblin’ Boys * Presley & Taylor * Quebe Sisters * Red Molly * Leon Redbone * Martha Redbone * Victoria Redel * Stephen Peter Rodgers * A Roomful of Blues * Royal Southern Brotherhood * Tom Rush * Salmon Rushdie * Richard Russo * Rusted Root * Curt Schilling * The Secret Sisters * Scott Sharrard * Carly Simon * Meryl Streep * Ben Taylor * Livingston Taylor * Mel Thomas * Bobby Torello * Tony Trischka * Florence Wald * Lindsey Webster * Cheryl Wheeler * Wendy Whelan * Michael Jai White * Ella Wheeler Wilcox * Bernie Williams * Beverly Willis * George Winston * Yale Whiffenpoofs
Merchants and other Concerns
A’s Unique Boutique * Academy on the Green * Ace Trailer Leasing * American Association of University Woman * Amy’s Active Learning * The Amistad * Andalouse Freshop * The Andriole Group * A New Beginning Recovery Houses * Annie Mame Boutique * A Place Called Hope * Apple Rehab Chesterfields * Apricus, Inc. * Ashley’s Ice Cream * Atelier Cue * Atticus Market * Auger Farm * A&M Foreign Automotive * Avant Garde Wellness Center * Bark & Vine indoor plant shop * Beach Donut * BE Free Church: Night for Ukraine * Big Barn Project * B&M Deli * Beaver Hills Block Party * Big Connect Business Expo - Women’s Power Panel * The Big Connecticut Food Event * Bill Miller’s Castle * Bill's Seafood * Bitta-Blue Farm * The Black Corner Store * Branford Arts and Cultural Alliance * Branford B!@ches Facebook Group * Branford Board of Ed candidates * Branford Book & Card Shoppe * Branford Clothing Bank * Branford Dental Care * Branford Diaper Bank * Branford Early Learning Center, Free Store * Branford Early Learning Center, free holiday shopping spree * Branford Early Learning Center, Mother’s Day with Garden Club * Branford Early Learning Center, 50th anniversary * Branford Festival Craft Expo * Branford Fire Department * Branford Food Pantry * Branford Forum * Branford Garden Club * Branford Gets Fed Benefit * Branford Landing Marina * Branford Optometric Associates * Branford Point House * Branford VFW 12106 * Branford VFW 12106 -Welcome Home Vietnam Vets Day Breakfast* Brazi’s Italian Restaurant * Breakfast Connections * Breakthrough Church * Breakwater Books * Breeze Airways at Tweed * Brian Cody’s Brothers and Sisters Foundation * BROTworkshop * The Buzzstop * The Cannon * Capone's Pizza Route 80 * Carlson’s Landing * Cavaliere’s Market (Wooster Square) * Cecarelli’s Harrison Hill Farm * Center for Inclusive Growth * Charlie's Closet * Cheshire Road Race - John Bysiewicz Award * Child Care for CT’s Future - “Morning Without Childcare” rally * City Angels Baseball Academy * Clinton Bible Fellowship * Colors in the Wind Kite Shop * Community Dining Room * Community Dining Room, Tuesday night dinners * Conn CAT * ConnCORP * CT Cycle Center * CT Experiential Learning Center * CT HBCU Alumni Network * CT Hospice * CT Hospice - infrastructure grant * CT Hospice - CBS Evening News * CT Modern furniture * CT Mustangs semi-pro football team * Community Health Care Van (for newborns) * Community Health Care Van (AMR) * Contois Tavern * The Cove Center for Grieving Children * Crump Clockmakers * Dances with Wood * Dancing with the Cowboy * Dangle’s Bar & Grill * Darbar India * DA’W.O.R.L.D. menswear * Deke’s Bagels * Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, NH Chapter * Devil’s Diet Dessert Bar * District Arts & Education * Dixwell “Q” House Community Center * Dixwell Q House Center - Winter Wonderland Celebration * Dog training by Michelle * Doma on Main * Dope ‘N’ Delicious * D’Orlando’s Pizza * Dudley Farm Museum * Dueling Pianos * Dutch Wharf Boatyard & Marina * Eastern CT Ballet * Eastern Rehabilitation Blind Center * East Haven Bocce League * East Haven Fall Festival * East Haven High School Career & Technical Education Program * East Rock Community Management Team * Eat Up Catering * Eat Up Foundation * Edible Couture * Elks Club East Rock Lodge #141 * Elis for Rachael * Engineering and Science University Magnet School * Fabrique/Women in Business * Family Eyecare * Fatto a Mano * Feed Branford Kids * Ferrara Elementary School * Fire in the Kitchen Pizza truck * Fitness on the Water * Flatbrook Farm soapmakers * Florence Griswold Museum * Fresh Starts * FReSH-taurant * Friends Center - New Haven * Friends Center - Flint Street * Frosty’s Food Giveaway * Four Seasons Market * G Cafe Bakery * G Cafe Bistro * Gallery 35 * Gather New Haven * Genaros Pizza & Italian Restaurant * Glass Dance Studio * Goffe Street Park * Gorilla Lemonade * Gorilla Lemonade at Yale * Gorilla Lemonade Young Ambassador Program * Grand Avenue shopping district * Green Hill Martial Arts Academy * The Greek Olive * Greg’s Tailor Shop * Grey Goat Farmtique * Guilford Athletic Center * Guilford Coin Exchange * Guilford Friends of the Library * Hamden Newhall Neighborhood Association * Hammonasset Crossfit * Healthy Way Chinese food cart * Hillhouse High School track & field program * Hill South Community Management Team * Hiptonic Hoopla * Home restaurant * Idlenot Farm * Igniting Talent micro-internship program * Iwo Jima Survivors Association * Iwo Jima-World War II Museum on Wheels * Jazzy’s Cabaret * Jamaican American Connection * Jessie and Katey * JB Sports * J.C. ArtGlass Designs * J & E Auto Group * JodiFit * Joint Effort * Joint Effort at 10 * Jordan’s Hot Dogs & Mac * Joyride Charters * The Juice Co. * Kaiyden’s Coffee * Katharine Hepburn Museum * Kevin Barry Construction * Kiss Cafe * KC's Nails * KUR Recovery Spa * La Cuisine Cafe & Market * La Luna Ristorante * Lakeside Feed * Lady Steelers Cheer Team * Lanphier Cove summer retreat * Latincolors Magazine * Legacy Theatre * Life Haven women’s shelter * The Links, New Haven Chapter * Lisa's Bike and Bootcamp * Little Whimsy Boutique Bakery * Liuzzi Cheese * Lobster Shack * Lost in New Haven Museum * Louie’s Watch Repair * Lucy's Tailor * Lunablooms Flower Farm * LSH Kids’ Academy * Lynn’s Deli * Macey’s Mittens * Made in Greenwood * Malleable Iron Fittings * Mandy Management * Manjares Cafe & Tapas Bar * “Marblehead”: the movie * Marshmallow Juice Bar * Mary’s Culinary Classes * Meals on Wheels * Mind Blossom * MINIPNG custom designs * Mission of Mercy Dental Clinic * Mosaico Venezuelan Street Food * Mosaico Frozen * MADD * Move to Heal at Shoreline Crossfit * M.N. Reale Construction * Naan Kabab Cuisine * NAACP, Greater New Haven Chapter * National Iwo Jima Memorial * Newhallville Bike Box Co-op * Newhallville Development Corporation * Newhallville Fresh Starts * Newhallville Holiday Fest * NH Botanical Garden of Healing * New Haven Free Public Library, Ives Main Branch * NH Green Christmas tree lighting * NH Steelers Pop Warner Youth Football Team I * NH Steelers Pop Warner Youth Football Team II * NH Youth, Family & Community Engagement Team * New Haven Road Race * Newman Architects * North Pole Express and other CT Christmas excursions * Opera Theater of CT * Orangetheory Guilford * Otoulouse * Owenego Inn * Painted Doors of Branford * Papa Spyros Olive Oil * Parent Leadership Training Institute * Payne Building Movers * Pearl Wine Bar * Pennache Hair Salon * Perfectly Planned Parties by Andrea * Perkatory Coffee Roasters * Petra Construction - Yale Toy Closet * Pickleball northeast regional championships * Pickleville CT * Polson Middle School Peer Helpers * P & M Orange Street Market * P.S. Fine Stationers * Pull Rowing * Quarry Park Preserve * Quilts of Valor Foundation * Recycling Partnership’s Every Bottle Back Initiative * Reverie Kitchen * Redemption House * Resiliency Center * Richlin Home & Auto * Ricky's Guitar Studio * R.J. Julia Booksellers * Riverwind Inn * Rosello's Pizzeria * Rosette Neighborhood Village * St. George Church * Saint Stephen’s AME Zion Church * SARAH's Cupboard Thrift Shop * Scarpellino’s Sub Shop * Scranton Memorial Library * Seaside Home & Gifts * The Shack intergenerational community center * Shelley's Garden Center * Shelley’s Garden Center - closing * Sherkaan Indian street food * Shoetique * Shoreline Sailing Club * Shoreline Soup Kitchens & Pantries * Shoreline Trolley Museum * Shoreline Village CT * Shoreline Village CT at 10 * ”Silent Sentinels” * Sigma Gamma Rho, New Haven Chapter * Sin Sisters Band * Sin Sisters Band - New England Music HOF * Solar Youth Trailblazers * SCSU veterans’ wheelchair basketball team * Spectrum Art Gallery * The Stand BBQ joint * The Stand (under new management) * Strawberry Hollow Farm * Stony Creek Fife & Drum Corps * Stony Creek Fife & Drum Corps national muster * Stony Creek Quarry * Stop the Violence, Start the Love Basketball Tournament * Strega Restaurant * Strong as a Mother Fitness * SWANA * Sweet 2 The Soul * Tail to Paw Animal Support * Take A Vet Fishing * Thimble Islands Cruises * Time A Tell Smoke Shop and Clothing * Tommy Sulllivan’s Cafe * Top Notch Haircutters * The Towers at Tower Lane * Trinity Stretch Studio * Trinity Stretch Studio, part deux * Tripledale Farm for mammoth donkeys * TrueForm Studio * Turq Cell cell phone repairs * Tuttle Elementary School Little Free Library * Tyler Booker Football Camp * Unicorr Packaging Group * Upon This Rock Ministries * Van Wilgen’s Garden Center * Veteran Angler Charters * West Haven Veterans Museum * West River Watershed Coalition * Westville Community Nursery School * Wilcox Energy * Courtland S. Wilson branch library * Wilson Branch Library - 3 Kings Day * Windowmaster woodworkers * The Wine Thief * “Women Tell” storytelling series * Wooster Street Bocce League * Wooster Square Cherry Blossom Festival * World War II Memorial Monument in Branford * YNH Childrens’ Hospital Toy Closet * Yarn Basket * Zane's Cycles * Zinc New Haven
Townspeople
Kwadwo Adae, muralist and street artist * Emilie Agamie, founder, Emilie’s Shelf - trial-sized personal care items * Louise Anderson, Dudley Farm Book Committee * Cheryl Andresen, altruistic Branford B#!% * Pat Andriole, supercitizen * Ted Aub, champion for veterans * Ken Avery, Stony Creek Fife & Drum Corps * Vanessa Avery, first Black US Attorney in CT * Charlotte & Molly Babbin, young gun control activists * Sally Bahner, author of love story with cats * Virginia Baltay, queen of pressure cookers * Roseann Baroncini, Branford Book & Card * Judith Barron, Community Dining Room executive director * Darrell Bellamy Jr., intrepid filmmaker * Myron "Beau" Beaudin, custodian * Ellen Berman, nonagenarian anti-gun violence advocate * Rich Biondi, author * Bill Black, accountant - author of thriller * Ellen Black, shepherdess * Ellen Black, remembrance * Lary Bloom, author, newhavenophile * John “Pop” Boboc, soldier at Normandy * Jane Bouley, town historian * Billye Bradley, Yale NH Hospital Toy Closet * Joe Briganti, assistant principal who authored thriller * Santana Brightly, AI artist * Elisa Broche, precocious Honduran filmmaker * Earle Brockway, legendary oyster boat builder * Bill Brody, World War II soldier in France and Germany * Bill Brody, octogenarian woodcarver * Bill Brody, recipient of quilt of valor * Bea Brown, beloved first grade teacher, Hall of Famer * David Brown, artist and farmer * Diane X. Brown and Honda Smith, New Haven icons * Tabitha Brown, beloved Community Dining Room coordinator * Wanda Bubriski, exuberant voting rights activist * Jeff Buggee, Take A Vet Fishing co-founder * Cheri Burton, Guilford Interfaith Volunteers * John Bysiewicz, race organizer * Ben Callahan, The Littlest Angel * Alphonse Camera, art teacher inspiring generations of artists * Rachel & Josh Cappello, mother and son who beat astroblastoma * Kerry Cancroft & Meg Pennington, Shoreline ironwomen * Sergio Cano, Iraq-Afghanistan war hero * Laurence Cappezone, postal worker * Lori Chamberlain, teacher & MADD advocate * Beth Chandler, president-CEO, YW Boston * Barbara and John Clark, Feed Branford Kids * Susan Clinard, sculptor of Newtown tragedy * Becky Christmas, Gold Star mother * Fred Christmas, community organizer, alder hopeful for 21st ward * Meghan Coady, healthy-minded fitness enthusiast * Roxanne Coady, powerhouse bibliophiliac * Anne Coffey, watercolorist and collage artist * Christy Colasurdo, farm-to-table aficionado * Mark Colville, Amistad Catholic Worker House * Carol Cornachini, shoe store owner-Pilates master * Frank Corso, Iwo Jima survivor * Antoinette "Toni" Coleman, World War II army nurse * Annie Collier, Stony Creek Quilters * Stephanie Covington, from homeless to home-owning Army veteran * James Edward Creamer, Vietnam War POW * Trish Criscuolo, hit-and-run victim * Jayne Crowley, creator of stained glass door * Anthony “Bud” Cudgma, quiet Vietnam War hero * David Cundy, author of whimsical childrens book * Stella Damoah, first-time homebuyer * Al Daniels, jug band artist * David Daniels III, retired Bridgeport cop, author * Anthony “Unk” DaRos, former Branford first selectman * Jack Davis, civic leader * Matt Debacco, giant pumpkin grower * Debbie DeLillo, crafter with Yankee ingenuity * Rick DelValle, 12 years clean and sober, owner of 5 sober houses * Paula Ann DeMonico, musician inspiring seniors to sing * David Demres & David Ellis, elite triathletes * August DeSantis, young philanthropist * Sylvia DeSantis, award-winning longevity expert * Mahalia Desruisseaux, leader in convalescent plasma research * Steven DiGiovanni, New Haven artist * Leslie Dockendorff, odds-surmounting grandmother * Jane Dougherty & Barbara Racette, Blue Star Mothers * Jane Dougherty, Quilts of Valor Foundation * Patty Dowling, Shoreline Soup Kitchen * Mark Dudley, Dudley Farm Harvest Day * Dawn Duques, Madison Beach Hotel * Sue Egan, Charlie's Closet * John Elliott, rare book collector * Elizabeth Dock Early, Nepal earthquake survivor * Eileen Eder, acclaimed landscape artist * Sharon Eleazar and Deborah Brooks-Rodriguez, wounded warriors * Brett Elliott, indefatigable leader of The Kate * Kathleen Esposito, proud niece of WWII soldier * Francine Farkas Sears, polished hostess * Francine Farkas Sears, Girl Scouts “Women Who Shine” award winner * Nancy Farnan, peaceful protester * Leslie Faticone, 41-year-old undergraduate * Barbara Fenton, artist * Alexis Ferreira & AvaRose Anastasio, students taking their talents to China * Fiona Firine, For Cameron to stop opioid abuse * Charleen Fischer & Janet Schmitt, Quilt of Valor recipients * Elizabeth Fischer, centenarian with a front row to history * Kayla Florio, Benstock organizer * Howard Forman, public health expert on coronavirus * Jane Frankenberger, restaurant manager extraordinaire * Matt Frenza, crusading tennis coach * Matt Gagliardi, hockey-stick-taping philanthropist * Carter Garceau, award-winning poet * Lynda Gardner, ex-prisoner * Marissa “Sasha” Gelband, psychotherapist on managing anxiety * Celeste “CeCe” Staten Gilchrist, beloved New Haven crossing guard * Mark Gilhuly, legendary race announcer * Mark Gilhuly, remembrance * Roberta Gill-Brooks, first Black tax collector in Branford * Susie Gowrie, therapy dog owner * Madeline Guarraia, inspiration for toy drives * Giovanna Guerrero-Medina & Adry Sotolongo, activists for Puerto Rico * Laura Gunneson, Shoreline Children’s Clothing Exchange * Amy Graver, Branford Garden Club * Mark Gravino, impresario * Kristen Griffin, metalsmith * Maria Hacker, Branford Dental Care * Martha Haeseler, market master, Dudley Farm farmers' market * Mark Hally, Eagle Scout leading Wreaths Across America Day initiative * John Hammarlund, Guilford Fair * Ken Hardy, disabled veteran with a sunny outlook * Jodi Harrison-Bauer, 58-year-old SI swimsuit edition contestant * LaResse Harvey, prison reform activist * Marcus Harvin, founder of FReshSTart, indomitable leader * Amy Healy & Amanda Waggoner, North Guilford Nursery School * Lee Heckendorf, epistolarian * Megan Helbig, mother with meningioma * Maureen Herbert & Diane Petra, YNH Children’s Hospital Toy Closet * B. Joan Hickey, landscape artist * Ann Holcomb, oldest living student at County Road School * Amy Hollis, keeping the shoreline nourished * Jocelyn Hudson-Brown, Army veteran with brain aneurysm * Lyudmila Huseynova & Anna Olsen, former civilian hostage & POW in War Against Ukraine * John Hurlburt, WWII Army Sgt with remains returned after 77 years * Michael Imperati, bocce player with asbestosis * Pastor Wayne Jacobson, Creeker * Woodrow James, Air Force veteran * Amy Johansson, neighbor helping neighbors * Gunnar Johnson, ballroom dancer extraordinaire * Peg Johnson, Branford Compassion Club * Isidore Juda, Holocaust survivor * Ava Rose Juliano, six-year-old steward of Little Free Library * Madelyn Kavanaugh, children's book author * Brian Kelley, Lorenzo's Oil survivor-hero * John Kessler, proud father of ICU nurse on Covid-19 ward * Meg Kilgore, advocate for single-use plastic bag ban * Bobby Komar, postal clerk * Mary Kordak, expert on Black American artists * Chuck Larkins, Army veteran-quilter * Eunice Lasala, community-minded icon * Philip Lazowski, Holocaust survivor * Avery Leopoldino, pint-sized inspiration * Ira Lewis, WWII Signal Corps photographer * Agnes Lowe, 112-year-old supercentarian * Luciano Lugo, 5-year-old mask model * Krystal Luna, Bianca Apuzzo, Christy Le, spoken word poets on “Hamilton” stage * Joshua McCown, fashion designer prodigy * Molly Sullivan McDonald, artist of color-splashed landscapes * Joan McFarlane-Nwagboli, Clothing Bank * Cathy McGuirk, field hockey coach * Roman Makula, Army interrogator in Vietnam * Kathryn & Michele Malerba, Anginette wars warriors * Vincent Malerba, quiet humanitarian * Jim Mancini, St. George Church Italian Festival * Mark Manfredi, sober house manager * Leo Marino, Wooster Square author * Dennis Masback, painter * Laurie Massaro, New Haven Free Public Library * Ed Masotta, emcee, POW-MIA Recognition Day * Lisa Massaro Martone, postal worker * Dan Masto, Sr., the singing barber * Paul Mayer, Cafe Nine * John Migliaro, well-fed Korean War veteran from classic Italian family * Ronald Miller, Vietnam War veteran * Captain Anna Milne, trailblazing female tour boat skipper * Brian Miniter, Army veteran, volunteer to Iraqi War at 59 * Kailey Mitchell, endometriosis warrior * Danilo Mongillo, peerless chef of Strega New Haven * Jacqui Montano & Megan Palluzzi, coaches of state champion Branford HS dance team * Marian Montano, daredevil guidance counselor * Joe Mooney, Branford treasure * Marie Mordarski, gung-ho soup kitchen volunteer coordinator * ”Coach” Tony Morrissey, Brian Cody’s Law founder, anti-drug activist/juggernaut * Janice Morton, grandmother raising five kids * Michelle Mullin, Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran * Edith Nettleton, 105-year-old librarian * Craig Newton, photographer * Greg Nobile & Eamon Roche, creative restauranteurs * George Norden, fitness entrepreneur * Mike Nuzzo, auctioneer * Ann Nyberg, newscaster, vintage boutique owner * Laura Nygren, globe-trotting double bassist * Bill O’Brien, retired banker, supercitizen * Evlyn O’Brien, ubertalented young artist * Ed Ochman, fishing guru * Jennie Offredy, World War II knitter * O’Sullivan family, St. Patrick’s Day Parade * J'aime Ottaviano, baby memory books * Dottie Packer and Pam Bold, Wreaths Across America * Alex Palluzzi, Branford Community House * Jim Palmer, 65-year-old marathon rower * Diane Pappacoda, beneficent preschool director * Diane Pappacoda, Branford Education Hall of Famer * Sandy Parker, the Cove Center for Grieving Children * Beth Payne, Dudley Farm Museum * William Parsons, judge, humble life-saver * Barbara Pearce and Joe Mooney, CT Hospice * Tony Pegnataro & Malcolm Schwab, WWII radio field operators * Lisa Pelosi, Planet Fitness employee * Shauna Pendleton, nursing student * Pastor Christine Perry, Upon This Rock Ministries * James Petela, history teacher, inspiring graduation speaker * Lisa Peterson, boot-camp trainer back from the edge * Kevin Pettis, inspiring Unified scholar-athlete * Geneva Pollock, pillar of Newhallville * Don Potter, beloved veteran and fisherman * Sarah Levesh Prior, Melissa Jones School Playground * Barbara Racette, remembering the 13 killed in Kabul * Irene Racette, legally blind artist * Doug Rae, founder, NH Youth Soccer, Yale SOM prof emeritus * Patti Rahl, wayfaring songbird * Luke Rasile, SWAT hero * Anthony Raucci, St. Jude Harvest Music Festival * Maureen Raucci, Smilow Closer to Free Ride * Lise Reardon, Eastern CT Ballet’s inspiring leader * Lochlin Reidy, seasoned sailor * Shane Reiner, Bruce-Springsteen stage-sharing prodigy * Bob Reinwald, Take A Vet Fishing * Marta Resnikov Reisman, whimsical artist * Tony Renzoni, rock historian * Craig Reynolds, antique farm equipment aficionado * Robert Reynolds, Army veteran * Dave Ricciardi, big-hearted accountant * Mary Jo Riddle, Branford Garden Club garden therapist * Lynn Riordan, North Branford Food Pantry * Donald Robinson, "Frozen Chosin" hero * Alcides Robles, crocheting Take a Vet Fishing veteran * Alex Robnett & Matt Stevens, comic book creators * Cathyann Roding, bandleader * Cathyann Roding, final curtain call * Lindsay Romano, special needs teacher * Mary Romano, warrior fighting deadly fentanyl * Courtney Rosenberg, creator of the “give back project” * David Rosenthal, M.D., creator of first Covid-19 facility for homeless * Steve Rowe & Katrina Bonvini, Dudley Farmers Market managers * Rev. Angela Rowley, lighting up Branford * Carol Sabia, 85-year-old supervolunteer * Joseph Sacco, M.D., chief medical office, CT Hospice, on masks * Andrea Savino, school supplies warrior * Allyx Schiavone, affordable child care champion * Jared Schulefand, culinary artist * Jaime Sebring, national champion dance coach * Uzziah Shell, remembered * Marta Slattery, Meals on Wheels * Marge & Dave Schneider, septuagenarian activists for good * Colin Sheehan, Pied Piper of Branford * Robert Shirley, Vietnam helicopter pilot awarded Bronze Star * Father Anthony Smith, Newtown vigil * Mary Kaye Dunn Smith, first hospice nurse in America * Amy Stevens, preschool teacher, marathoner * Matt Stevens, high school art gallery curator, art teacher * Kat Swenson, intrepid women veterans organizer * Gary Tercyak, Vietnam veteran * Heidi & Wyatt Teubert, owners of HGTV beach-hunting house * Vinnie Thomas, Iwo Jima survivor * Donald Timothy, Korean War veteran, youngest of 5 who served * Celia Toche, she spoke up * Clare Torelli, altruist seeking kidney donor * Leno Torelli, ex-cop turned detective * Lynn Torello, natural nail care * Christopher Tranberg, conservatory-trained musician, school superintendent * Mateo “Troy” Streater, Newhallville alder who cares * Ashtian Turner, award-winning essayist * Olivia Turtoro, budding prima ballerina * Steve Vandermaelen, master carpenter * Ed Vescovi, Ironman * Khadesia Walker, Miss New Haven * Michelle Walker, CT Hospice nurse * Terry Walter, author on eating clean and living well * Annette Walton, flower lady * Ryan Walton, electrical contractor * Gary Wanerka, beloved pediatrician * Melissa Weaving, cheerleader * Patricia Wezenski, retired school bus driver * Bruce Wilson, candidate for state senator * Mark Winik, on dogs as healers * Jim & Joan Woodman, the ensign and his nurse * Christine Woodside, Laura Ingalls Wilder historian * Gerry Wright & Ray Gustafson, advocates for Agent Orange victims * Joy Wulke, sculptor * Bob Zettergren & Alex Palluzzi, Sr., Korean War heroes, childhood friends * Phil Zielinski, keeper of the flags
Et cetera. . .
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