CT Supreme Court Throws Out $12.4 Million Tabor Jury Award

by marcia chambers | Feb 8, 2010 1:10 pm | Comments (12)

In a unanimous decision, the Connecticut Supreme Court today reversed a $12.4 million jury damage award against the Town of Branford. The case stemmed from the town’s decision in 2003 to seize under eminent domain a 77-acre tract of land known as Tabor.

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Town Planners Begin Talks on Regionalism

by Diana Stricker | Feb 5, 2010 7:30 am | Comments (7)

New England’s small-town autonomy is one of the roadblocks to regional cooperation, according to town planners from Branford, Guilford and Madison.

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Jams For Twyford, Moodys

by By David Sepulveda | Feb 4, 2010 11:56 am | Comments (0)

Charity began at home on Sunday, for a Branford community looking to embrace and support three construction workers who were severely shocked on Jan. 8. Read the full story here.

Grand List Rises as 2009 Reval Draws to a Close

by marcia chambers | Feb 3, 2010 12:50 pm | Comments (0)

Despite the recession, the town’s 2009 grand list, the economic engine of the town, increased by 3.39 percent in net assessments to a total of $3.43 billion in taxable property.

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Time For Branford High To Strike Up The Band—And The Orchestra

by Jenna Grande | Feb 1, 2010 8:44 am | Comments (52)

“I believe 100 percent in the power and importance of music,” said the musician James Taylor. His simple statement declares the utmost truth about the relationship between music and developmental growth—both as a person and a musician. So why is it that at Branford High School the music program is being run into the ground?

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Branford’s Race For School $$

by Laura Kiernan Troidle | Jan 29, 2010 2:24 pm | Comments (3)

Branford has signed onto Connecticut’s application for $175 million from a federal “race”—a race that may lead us nowhere.

Branford has joined the state’s application to the federal “Race to the Top” (RTTT) competition, school board members learned on Saturday, Jan. 9, at a special meeting at the home of Frank Carrano, chair of the Board of Education.

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Main Street’s On The Move

by Diana Stricker | Jan 28, 2010 11:29 am | Comments (2)

Change is in the air for Branford’s Main Street, as a bridal shop triples its size and the new owners of a longtime deli and catering business undertake major renovations.

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Reed Ready For Year 2

by Diana Stricker | Jan 26, 2010 10:13 am | Comments (4)

“It was an amazing moment when I stood up to speak, to bring up a bill for the first time,” said State Rep. Lonnie Reed (pictured), who just completed her first year serving Branford’s 102nd District. 

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Police: Stab Wound May Be Accident

by marcia chambers | Jan 22, 2010 5:57 pm | Comments (0)

Based on head nods from the hospital bed where Douglas Magee is recovering from a knife injury to his throat, police are re-examining the theory that Magee, a Comcast supervisor, was assaulted by another person in a rear yard of the Comcast facility on Route 139.

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Ice & Snow Saved Stabbing Victim’s Life

by Sally E. Bahner | Jan 22, 2010 9:20 am | Comments (1)

A Comcast supervisor was stabbed in the neck yesterday and left for dead behind the building off Route 139.What saved him, police believe, is that his body was cold because he was found in a patch of ice and snow.

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