Tom Cleary
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Tom Cleary

Expertise:
Breaking News, Fantasy Sports, UFC, Golf
Education:
Fairfield University
Location:
West Hartford, Connecticut

Experience

Tom began his journalism career in local newspapers. He worked for the Westport News and Fairfield Citizen-News before joining the Connecticut Post and the Hearst Connecticut group in 2011 as a breaking news reporter covering crime, politics and more. Tom joined The Register Citizen newspaper in Torrington, Connecticut, in 2013 as managing editor. While in Torrington, he also worked with the Register Citizen's sister papers, the New Haven Register and Middletown Press, as group breaking news editor. Tom became Heavy's news editor in 2015 and has written and edited thousands of articles in that role. Tom has had a hands-on role leading the coverage of major news stories that have been seen by millions of readers. Tom is a lifelong sports fan with a passion for fantasy sports.

Education

Tom graduated from Fairfield University in 2010 with a degree in English with a focus on journalism. While at Fairfield, Tom was the editor-in-chief of the university's award-winning independent student newspaper, The Fairfield Mirror. He was also the Mirror's sports editor and spent four years covering the Stags' Division One sports teams.

Latest Articles From Tom Cleary

  • Robert Hoagland: Missing Man Lived Under Fake Name for 9 Years, Police Say

    Robert Hoagland was a Connecticut man who went missing in 2013 and was found dead nine years in New York, where he had been living under a fake name, Newtown Police said.

  • Jacqueline Jewett & Raymond Bouderau: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

  • Moore County Power Substation Attack: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

  • Hugh Hootman, Florida Double Murder Suspect: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

  • Jason Chen, Jasmine Pace Suspect: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

  • Austin Lee Edwards, Riverside Murder Suspect: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

    Austin Lee Edwards was a Virginia police officer who kidnapped a teen girl after killing her mother, grandmother and grandfather and setting their California home on fire, Riverside Police said.

  • Christopher Brown & Matthew Mahrer: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

  • Todd Chrisley & Julie Chrisley Sentencing: How Much Prison Time Did They Get?

  • Shanquella Robinson: Charlotte Woman’s Death in Mexico Investigated as Homicide

  • Zarbab Ali: Man Arrested After Missing Wife Rachel Castillo Found Dead

  • ‘Real Housewives’ Star’s Salary Revealed in New Court Documents

    Court documents revealed how much the "Real Housewives" star is paid per episode.

  • Omar Alkattoul, New Jersey Synagogue Threats Suspect: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

  • ‘Brazen’ NYC Robbery Crew Stole $800,000 of Jewelry in Smash & Grab: Feds

  • James Hodges: Columbia County Sheriff’s Deputies Arrest Blind Man in Viral Video

  • Sophia Rosing, Kentucky Student Charged in Racist Attack: 5 Fast Facts

  • Paige Theriault Charged in Saskatoon Nightclub Death Recorded on Video

  • Hillary Cauthen: Former Spurs Psychologist Accuses Josh Primo of Exposing Himself 9 Times

  • Aron McKillips, Ohio ‘Boogaloo Boi’ Arrested: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

  • Johnathan Hayes, Nurse Charged With Murder: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

  • Leslie Jordan’s Cause of Death: Medical Examiner’s Report ‘Deferred’

    Leslie Jordan died in a car crash in Los Angeles on October 24, 2022, but the county medical examiner's report on his cause of death has been deferred pending tests.

  • Kim Zolciak-Biermann Facing Foreclosure

  • Nipsey Hussle’s Grandmother Margaret Boutte Dies at 92

  • ‘Real Housewives’ Star Wants Husband to Pay Legal Bills in Messy Divorce

  • Captain Joel Betancourt: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

  • Professional Bull Rider Chase Outlaw’s Daughter Cash Dies at 11

    Professional bull rider Chase Outlaw's daughter, Cashleigh "Cash" Outlaw, has died at 11, her family said in her obituary.

  • David Nathaniel Maine, Virginia Murder Suspect: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

  • Nick Lee, Amouranth’s Husband: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

  • Melissa Towne, Tomball Murder Suspect: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

  • Nicholas Brutcher, Bristol Shooting Suspect: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

  • HGTV Host Jonathan Knight Faces Legal Battle Over Farmhouse Renovations

    HGTV host Jonathan Knight is facing an ongoing legal battle over planned renovations to his Massachusetts farmhouse. A lawsuit was filed in 2021.