LIFE

On coaching Nykesha Sales, fighting cancer, and what to order at George's Originally posted on April 29, 2025 By Carl Wiser Staff Writer Brian Hurlock at The Blue House Bagel Co. & Cafe. “I always was a positive person, whether I was coaching or officiating or being in the restaurant.” When I met Brian Hurlock he was refereeing a 4th-grade rec league basketball game between Canton and Burlington. He would high five a kid if he made a good play; when he called a foul, he t

Luke Roux Memorial event is a night to reflect, take action This story was originally posted on Feb. 20, 2025 By John Fitts Staff Writer Farmington Valley Generals head coach Mike Barone thinks about Luke Roux at every game. It’s during the national anthem, hand over his heart and head bowed, that Barone thinks of both Luke, a 17-year-old Farmington High School graduate whose life was cut short by a drunken driver in June of 2022, and Jack Phelan, the beloved Farmington High

David Lloyd at LaSalle in Collinsville. He was 25 when he started in TV as an unpaid intern in Macon, Georgia. This story was originally posted on Feb. 14, 2025 By Carl Wiser Staff Writer David Lloyd has been at ESPN since 1997, starting on ESPNEWS and now anchoring their flagship show, SportsCenter. It's a long way from Macon, Georgia, where he started his broadcasting career as a 25-year-old unpaid intern. "I worked at a Bennigan's during the day as a waiter and then ever

Aimee Petras (third from right) on the river during a FRWA excursion this summer in Collinsville. Photo by Rick Warters This story was originally posted on March 25, 2025 By Carl Wiser Staff Writer We take it for granted that we can swim, fish, tube and kayak in the Farmington River, but behind the scenes, the Farmington River Watershed Association is making sure the water stays clean and the river remains accessible. "We fight for the river to have a voice," says Aimee Pet

"Heublein Tower, which looks like it's been there forever, is actually the fourth tower to grace the mountain," says Scott Lewis, author of Avon, Connecticut's First Century: Visionaries and Victims. "There were three predecessor towers and they were all located in Avon, not Simsbury."

The lasting impact of Dan Negrelli This story was originally posted on June 27, 2025 The late Dan Negrelli, seen here with wife Karen, daughter Keira and dog Maple at Kent Pond in Killington, VT, made the most of his time in this realm. By John Fitts Whether making fresh tracks at Killington, guiding students up Mount Washington, relaxing with family at Burlingame State Park, tailgating at Dead & Company, coordinating a back-yard pergola raising, or parading a tribe of Waldo