ANTHONY QUINONEZ · TONYQ
New York roots / Thompsonville, CT

Everyone deserves
a voice.
I use mine.

I’m TonyQ. A business owner. A bass player. A neighbor willing to speak up. I believe in human dignity, confronting racism, and a Thompsonville where people are heard.

My roots shape what I stand for.
My actions are how I show it.
What I’m willing to fight for ↓

TonyQ portrait — **A life. A voice. A purpose.**BUSINESS OWNER · MUSICIAN · NEIGHBOR

ROOTED IN EXPERIENCEBUILT THROUGH WORKCOMMITTED TO COMMUNITY

Current community projects

Supporting neighbors.
Growing Enfield.

My community work continues through Enfield Marketplace: connecting neighbors with local businesses, helping businesses promote one another, and giving non-profits and community groups a place to be seen.

These are the projects I’m working on today, right here in Enfield, Connecticut.

Discover our town

Enfield Marketplace

Find Enfield businesses, services, events, and community resources. A local hub that makes it easier to discover and support your neighbors.

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Neighbors promoting neighbors

Community Ad Network

A free-to-join local ad network where business ads rotate on screens at participating Enfield locations. Local businesses help one another reach people across town.

Learn about the ad network ↗

Support local causes

A place for non-profits

Free listings help Enfield non-profits and community groups share their mission, promote events, and connect neighbors with ways to donate or volunteer.

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Meet our Enfield ad network members.

This video features our current ad network members—all from Enfield.

Our member ad rotation, shared September 2026. Press play to watch.

From my personal archive

Making a difference
with kindness.

Journal Inquirer photo of Anthony Quinonez filling a cart with fruit for children at the Angelo Lamagna Activity Center — Photo: Kala Kachmar / Journal Inquirer. From my personal archive.

IN THE NEWS / JOURNAL INQUIRER

Small acts.
A stronger community.

A Journal Inquirer feature by Kala Kachmar documented my belief that you don’t need a big budget or a large organization to help your neighbors.

The article described my work in Thompsonville:

Bringing fresh fruit to children at the Angelo Lamagna Activity Center.
Renting a van to help residents reach a free dental clinic in Middletown.
Helping plan an after-school computer lab with a local church.
Encouraging people to support local businesses and share their ideas for the neighborhood.

That is the kind of community involvement I believe in: practical help, neighbor to neighbor.

READ THE ORIGINAL CLIPPING ↗

Historical coverage; the publication date is not visible in the supplied clipping. Activities are described as reported at that time.

Connecticut Mission of Mercy Free Dental Clinic — Making CT Smiles Healthier

Helping neighbors get care

Two years of trips to the free dental clinic.

For two years, I rented buses and took Enfield residents to the Connecticut Mission of Mercy Free Dental Clinic.

Dental care being provided at a Connecticut Mission of Mercy event

View the full newspaper clipping

Full Journal Inquirer article, Making a difference with kindness, by Kala Kachmar

2005 / Community recognition

A commitment to
Hartford’s children.

CATCH Award certificate presented to Anthony Quinonez on April 21, 2005, recognizing his commitment to children in Hartford — CATCH Award · April 21, 2005

HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT

Committed Adult to Children in Hartford

In 2005, I received the CATCH Award for my work with the Artist Collective in Hartford, Connecticut.

Presented to Anthony Quinonez on April 21, 2005, the certificate recognizes my commitment to Hartford’s children.

This recognition is part of my story of community involvement—and the work that matters to me.

VIEW THE AWARD CERTIFICATE ↗

01 / Where I come from

You can’t understand
my voice without my roots.

“I grew up in a war zone … gangs were a way to survive.”
— TonyQ, in my own words

That is how I describe my childhood environment. It is a difficult part of my story, and one I choose to share openly.

The video I’ve chosen, The Bronx Is Burning: Inside the Decade of Fire, follows Vivian Vázquez’s search to understand the fires that devastated her close-knit Black and Puerto Rican neighborhood in the South Bronx during the 1970s. Its story of injustice, survival, and hope gives context to the environment I want you to understand.

My life also includes years playing bass in New York City, building businesses, and speaking with people in Thompsonville, Connecticut. These are the experiences I bring to the conversation.

The environment behind my storyWatch on YouTube ↗

Historical context: summarized from the video publisher’s description. The film tells Vivian Vázquez’s story; TonyQ shares it to provide context for his own childhood environment.

02 / What I stand for

Dignity.
Fairness. A voice.

[01] People first

See the person.

I believe people experiencing homelessness deserve dignity and the chance to speak for themselves. Listening is where that begins.

[02] Community voice

Thompsonville matters.

I’m willing to ask questions and speak up for my community. Local voices deserve to be part of the conversation about the place we call home.

[03] Social justice

Confront racism.

I believe in confronting racism and white supremacy, including the ways they show up in everyday life. These are conversations worth having openly.

Listening to Steve in Thompsonville ↗My interview with Steve about homelessness. Hear the conversation directly.Everyday White Supremacy ↗A Connecticut Public program I share as food for thought on racism and social justice.Thompsonville: from my Facebook ↗A photo post I’ve selected from my community-related posts.Thompsonville: video post ↗More of the local story, shared through my Facebook video.

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03 / Work & expression

I build things.
I play bass. I show up.

2015 / Web design

Kaizen Websites

My website business. Web design, SEO, hosting, and website management, with an emphasis on clean, practical websites and continuous improvement.

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2020 / Hosting