Publisher and franchise owner Kevin Hayes has been with the N2 Company for more than 9 years. He has developed a publishing footprint that has grown from one publication - Stroll Devonwood - launched in 2014 to three magazines that encompass 22 towns East and West of the Connecticut River. BeLocal Farmington Valley first published in 2019 and was the third BeLocal to launch in the entire N2 Company. Today there are over 125 BeLocal magazines nationwide. BeLocal East of The River launched in March of 2022 and the magazine quickly became the definitive local guide for new families moving into nine towns East of the River.
Kevin is a lifelong resident of Ellington and has been married to his wife Ann Marie for nearly 30 years. Kevin and Ann Marie have two children Danny (25) and Erin (22), two awesome cats named Rudy (14) and Puff (8) and a new Labrador puppy named Quincy.