News • Published Dec 04, 2023 03 pm
Victoria Johnson and Victoria McGinnis pose for a photo with Santa at the conclusion of the Stony Creek Tree Lighting Parade and Tree Lighting on Dec. 3.
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News • Published Dec 04, 2023 02 pm
Contributed by Bill O’Brien
With the music of fifes and drums, members of Stony Creek Fife & Drum Corps recently gathered to celebrated Old Timers Night.
Stony Creek Fife...
News • Published Dec 04, 2023 01 pm
Press Release from the Community Dining Room
During the month of December, the Community Dining Room (CDR) has a holiday celebration where participants can come enjoy a m...
News • Published Dec 04, 2023 01 pm
By Pam Johnson
For a fourth year, $10,000 will help spread holiday cheer in the form of 500 $20 gift cards to local businesses to be used by residents in need just in time for Christma...
News • Published Dec 04, 2023 01 pm
By Pam Johnson
Packed with some of the most famed phrases ever penned by William Shakespeare, As You Like It takes the stage at Branford High School (BHS) on Friday, Dec. 8 and Saturday...
News • Published Dec 03, 2023 11 am
Press Release from Chabad of the Shoreline
Among 2023 Hanukkah events on the shoreline sponsored by Chabad of the Shoreline, a Chanukah Concert with Simply Tsfat will tak...
News • Published Dec 03, 2023 10 am
During performances Nov. 27 through Sunday, Dec. 10, a mitten and glove drive at the theatre will benefit the Community Dining Room in Branford. Additionally, theatregoers can meet Santa on Friday, Dec. 8 prior to their ticketed 7 p.m. performance viewing.
News • Published Nov 29, 2023 07 am
Maya Chahmirian, left, age 10, and Zoey Chahmirian, age 7, meet Santa on the Branford Town Green during Branford Parks and Recreation’s annual Holiday Tree Lighting and P...
News • Published Nov 22, 2023 12 pm
On Nov. 21, the new Democratic majority of Branford's Representative Town Meeting (RTM) was sworn in after a decade of Republican control. Following the ceremony, the Democratic RTM members named Tracy Everson (D-5) as the Majority Leader, the first female Majority leader in recent memory.
News • Published Nov 22, 2023 12 pm
By Pam Johnson
A Democratic majority took the lead for the new term during a special organizational meeting of Branford’s Representative Town Meeting (RTM) on Nov. 21. The new 2023-25 term marks the first time Democrats have held the majority of seats on the RTM since the 2011-2013 term.
News • Published Nov 22, 2023 07 am
Christmas trees have taken over the Branford Arts and Cultural Alliance on Main Street on Nov 16. BACA is hosting a silent auction for a number of unique and artistic tre...
News • Published Nov 21, 2023 07 am
By Pam Johnson
Branford’s town center will light up with holiday activity on Saturday, Nov. 25 with the town’s annual Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting. Also on Saturday, Nov. 25, the community is invited to come out to support Branford’s downtown merchants during Small Business Saturday, with local holiday shopping from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
News • Published Nov 21, 2023 07 am
On behalf of non-profit Community Dining Room of Branford, BFD is collecting new, unwrapped donations of toys for ages 15 and under now through Friday, Dec. 15
News • Published Nov 20, 2023 04 pm
By Staff Report
On November 17, Branford Garden Club members donned their signature green aprons, stepped onto stepladders, and filled baskets with holiday greenery and f...
• Published Nov 15, 2023 02 pm
By Laura Robida
Peter V. Gardner, 67, of Meriden, formerly of Stony Creek, Branford, died Nov. 10 at the Curtis Home. He was the son of the late Philip G. and Margaret V. Gardner. A lon...
News • Published Nov 15, 2023 10 am
By Pam Johnson
An event to benefit Community Dining Room (CDR), “A Crafty Wonderland at The Woodwinds,” will take place Sunday, Nov. 26 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Woodwinds at 29 School Ground Road in Branford.
News • Published Nov 15, 2023 08 am
The grant will be directed to assist underserved community areas by allowing installation and upgrading of sidewalks at Jefferson Road and Florence Road for pedestrian safety and to allow for safe access to bus lines, according to Cohen.
News • Published Nov 15, 2023 07 am
Buzziband performs during the Shoreline Rocks Music Festival at Stony Creek Brewery on Nov 12. The festival brought together local acts Steamroller, Black Kites, Spellbou...
News • Published Nov 08, 2023 03 pm
Nicholas Schettino, a 2023 Branford Rotary Scholarship winner was honored by the club during its meeting on Nov. 7.
News • Published Nov 08, 2023 01 pm
By Pam Johnson
Running unopposed on Nov. 7, Branford Republican First Selectman Jamie Cosgrove earned a sixth consecutive term.
News • Published Nov 03, 2023 11 am
By Pam Johnson
Fourth Consecutive Year for Program
News • Published Nov 03, 2023 09 am
By Eric O'Connell
OLD SAYBROOK
The rumors are true: Thimble Island Brewing Company will be opening an Old Saybrook location at 75 Main Street in the near future.
At a Board of Selectm...
News • Published Nov 02, 2023 08 am
The pre-Thanksgiving hike at Van Wie Woods will led by several local naturalists and will gather afterwards at Thimble Island Brewery in Branford for food, drinks, and conversation.
News • Published Nov 02, 2023 08 am
Branford Arts and Cultural Alliance (BACA) Holiday Trees of Branford will offer decorated trees of various sizes for sale or auction at the BACA gallery.
Each tree will ...
News • Published Nov 02, 2023 08 am
Press Release from the General Assembly
The Housing Advisory Panel voted in Hartford on Oct. 27 to approve one-time grant funding awards as part of the Interest on Real E...
News • Published Oct 27, 2023 09 am
On Oct. 23, after a thorough investigation by Animal Control Officer Pamela Weiss with assistance of the Branford Police, Denzel Hunter, age 30, of Branford, was arrested and charged with two counts of Cruelty to Animals.
News • Published Oct 27, 2023 08 am
Staff Report
On Tuesday, Nov. 7, registered voters residing in Branford will vote at their designated district polling places for First Selectman, Selectman, Town Clerk, ...
News • Published Oct 27, 2023 07 am
The annual Branford Veterans Day Parade will be held on Sunday, Nov. 5. A ceremony will be held on the Branford Green at 1 p.m., and the parade will set off at 1:30 p.m.
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News • Published Oct 23, 2023 04 pm
The North Branford girls volleyball team held a fundraiser collecting bottles and cans for the program on Oct. 22 at the high school. The team has qualified for the state...
News • Published Oct 20, 2023 06 pm
By Pam Johnson
Tickets are available now to take up a tasty invitation to “Branford Gets Fed: A Tasting Event to Support Branford,” which will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 8 from 6 to 8 p...
News • Published Oct 19, 2023 05 am
Help Branford Food Pantry Feed Our Neighbors in Need
Press Release from the Branford Food Pantry
During a holiday season marked by sharing meals with family and frie...
News • Published Oct 16, 2023 10 am
Shore Publishing’s 2023 Beacon Awards were held on Oct. 10 at Woodwinds in Branford, honoring 15 individuals who selflessly step up to help fulfill the shoreline communit...
News • Published Oct 13, 2023 04 pm
By Pam Johnson
Branford’s 2021-’23 Representative Town Meeting (RTM) completed its last meeting on Oct. 11 at Branford Fire Headquarters. Following the municipal elections on Tuesday, N...
News • Published Oct 12, 2023 05 pm
Robert “Bob” Harold Dohna, 86, of Branford, died on Oct. 6 at Connecticut Hospice. He was born on Oct. 10, 1936, in New Haven to the late Harold and Dora Zesner Dohna.
He...
News • Published Oct 09, 2023 03 pm
Max Brown works the raffle table during the 3rd Annual Mullets for Mutts held by The Branford Professional Firefighters (Local 2533) at Stony Creek Brewery in Branford on...
News • Published Oct 05, 2023 12 pm
By Pam Johnson
Branford residents are being notified of the Town’s fall plans for both curbside leaf collection and a newly offered yard waste collection option.
Curbside leaf collectio...
News • Published Oct 05, 2023 07 am
Three churches combine to offer Oct. 12 Event on Branford Green which honors a legacy towards advancement of LGBTQ+ rights.
News • Published Oct 05, 2023 07 am
Press Release from the Branford Land Trust
As we endeavor to steward the ecological resources in our gardens, farms, and open space, putting the “right plant in the right...
News • Published Oct 05, 2023 07 am
Press Release from the Branford Registrar of Voters Office
Following are the polling places by district for the upcoming Municipal Elections being held Tuesday, Nov. 7 fr...
News • Published Oct 05, 2023 07 am
Press Release from Quinnpiac University
Blending shared values of ambition and entrepreneurship, Quinnipiac University and Stony Creek Brewery have partnered to launch a...
News • Published Oct 03, 2023 12 pm
Press Release from the Branford Rotary Club
Three Branford students of the high school Class of 2023 received the Branford Rotary Club’s Annual Service Above Self Scholar...
News • Published Oct 03, 2023 12 pm
Press Release from the Shoreline Village CT
Shoreline Village CT (SVCT) has launched a fall membership campaign to invite shoreline residents from Madison, Guilford, Bra...
News • Published Oct 03, 2023 12 pm
The 12th annual “Celebration of Healthy Aging,” a free all day event hosted by Shoreline Eldercare Alliance (SEA), was held Sept. 13 at Woodwinds in Branford.
News • Published Sep 27, 2023 05 pm
By Pam Johnson
With no contender facing off against Branford First Selectman Jamie Cosgrove (R) in his run for a sixth-consecutive term and no contenders facing incumbent selectmen Raym...
News • Published Sep 27, 2023 05 pm
By Pam Johnson
October Lecture Series Will Discuss Issues, Share Ideas and Options
Branford-based Living Wisely and Well Steering Committee is sponsoring a series of three upcoming...
News • Published Sep 27, 2023 05 pm
Press Release from the Branford Community Foundation
The Branford Community Foundation (BCF) is pleased to welcome two new board members, Paul D’Angelo and Ram Shrestha. ...
News • Published Sep 25, 2023 05 pm
Press Release from the Branford Fire Department
The Branford Fire Department responded on Sept. 19 at approximately 6:06 p.m. to a reported structure fire at 18 Totoket R...
News • Published Sep 25, 2023 05 pm
Sept. 18 at Lenny’s Indian Head Inn to Benefit CT Special Olympics
On Sept. 18, Branford Police Department’s annual Tip-A-Cop event to benefit Connecticut Special Ol...
News • Published Sep 25, 2023 02 pm
Cheryl Burke and Cynthia Marchinkoski dance to the music of the Beer Hall Boys during Oktoberfest at Caius Farm Brewery in Branford on Sept. 24.
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News • Published Sep 21, 2023 09 am
Press Release, Branford Parks and Recreation Department
The 23rd Annual Pat Andriole Family Day will take place on the Branford Green Sunday, Sept. 24 from noon to 4 p.m....
