"Wrecking Ball" Legursky

Just by his shear size, Spencer commands respect.  It's not every day you meet someone aspiring to become a Professional Wrestler.  Nor do you meet that person and learn how he aspires to help people less fortunate. This is a story of overcoming size to become something bigger.  We met Spencer on a warmer than usual evening in November outside of Connecticut's premier training facility, Professional Wrestling Academy in New...

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Banking On A New Career

When your banking needs bring you into the branch, here is one person you can count on.  Beth Barrett, Bank Teller gone Nursing Professional. What is the highlight of Beth's day?  "Helping people with their complex banking needs," she told us.  "What may seem complicated to the customer, is usually a simple fix for us." Solving one's banking issues is only part of the equation.  It's the personal interaction that keeps...

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Work, School, Work...

Chances are, you've visited a Subway at least once in your life.  For the rest of us, we've had our share of footlong's.  Still it calls our name from time to time.  We strolled into a Subway in Meriden, CT, near closing on a Monday night.  Enter Sammi. More often than not, there is a line of people ordering food, yet the staff seems to churn them out.  They call them Sandwich Artists, we call them Sandwich Machines. ...

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Mike The Mechanic

"Being a Service Tech is a really great job to have," said Mike Parks, Service Technician at Monroe Mufflers in Rocky Hill,  CT. The automotive field is forever evolving, and the people working in that field have to evolve as well.  There are obstacles and challenges that these people face every day.  It's not often you meet someone that makes you think, "Geez, this guy is actually really nice!" Yours truly stopped in for...

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