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Marcia Chambers | Jul 22, 2017 7:45 am
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Lynda Mollow & Jack Ahern
Saying it was time for “new leadership” for Branford, Lynda Mollow, a member of the Representative Town Meeting (RTM), accepted the Democratic nomination for first selectwoman Thursday night. Incumbent selectman Jack Ahern was at her side as they both pledged to work for change in Branford.
“I believe it is time for new leadership in our town,” she told the caucus of about 125 people who gathered at the Canoe Brook Senior Center Thursday night. “In addition to new leadership we need someone at the helm with a new vision,” she said. Mollow, 49 and a nurse, has served on the RTM for the past two years.
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Marcia Chambers | Jul 21, 2017 8:00 am
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There’s a lot to look forward to this weekend, especially in the center of town – the annual Sidewalk Sale and the Branford Art Center’s opening reception. Add in some cool events at the Blackstone Library and a chance to explore some of Guilford’s historic homes, and you have the recipe for a perfect summer staycation.
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Marcia Chambers | Jul 20, 2017 9:10 am
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A condominium project with a long and contentious history has received approval from the Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z), along with a 9-acre solar panel project by Solar City on Tabor Drive that will supply power to town facilities.
Sterling Ridge, which has been on the Planning and Zoning (PZC) agenda in some form or another since 2003, was submitted as a Planned Development District (PDD) modification at 26 Cherry Hill Road. As a condition of the approval, the project will be subject to various conditions and specific site plans will have to be submitted.
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Marcia Chambers | Jul 20, 2017 7:45 am
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(L- R) Selectman Joe Higgins, Jr. and First Selectman Jamie Cosgrove.
First Selectman Jamie Cosgrove won the enthusiastic support of the Republican caucus Tuesday night, promising as he did four years ago to follow the words of his legendary grandfather, Dan, to “go do some good.”
In seeking his third two-year term in office in the November election, Cosgrove, 44, will be running with incumbent Republican selectman Joe Higgins, Jr., a retired New York City fire official. Cosgrove called Higgins, “my right hand man.”
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Marcia Chambers | Jul 19, 2017 9:03 am
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Proposed Roundabout.
Residents attending an information session about a proposed roundabout for Main Street seemed intrigued by the idea. The new configuration on the western side of the Town Center would eliminate confusing intersections at Main, South Main, Eades and Laurel streets and would also address traffic issues on Cedar Street near the Blackstone Library.
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Several of the 40 people attending the meeting Thursday night at the firehouse community room asked questions or voiced support for the plans, while a few opposed the idea.
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Marcia Chambers | Jul 18, 2017 8:00 am
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(L-R): Attorney Tim Shields and Greg Plasdil of Fusco, Corp.
Traffic circulation and the effect of the construction process on the students and neighborhood were among the hot button topics raised at a recent Planning and Zoning Commission (P & Z) public hearing as it heard plans for the renovation of the Walsh Intermediate School.
The details of the structure – both interior and exterior – have been discussed at length at meetings of the Board of Education and the Public Building Commission, and approvals have been granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Inland Wetlands Commission. However, the July 6 meeting of the P & Z brought to light concerns about traffic flow, both during the construction process and once the project is completed. Walsh students will be attending school during the construction process, although the school calendar has been adjusted for earlier summer closing to accommodate the demolition and construction process. Click here to read an earlier story.
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Marcia Chambers | Jul 17, 2017 8:27 am
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Jeanette Harris jams on one of the group’s tunes.
The Branford Green became electric on a recent Thursday night when Jay Rowe of Milford, well-known and popular keys player, teamed up with the exciting and passionate saxophonist Jeanette Harris of Fresno, California, in a sort of an “East meets West” hot jazz performance.
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Rowe {pictured) is somewhat of a regular at the Branford Jazz Series, performing with his own group or as part of other guest artists groups. In either case, he’s well received every time he’s in town and has a group of followers that are always here when he performs.
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Marcia Chambers | Jul 17, 2017 7:49 am
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Tim Rice leaps to tag a runner trying to get to third.
It was a very emotional time for the 11 and under young men who played a lot of baseball four of the past five days in the Little League playoffs and in the aftermath of the tragic death of their friend, Ben.
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Ben heads for a touchdown.
Many of the players were close friends of Ben Callahan, 10, who drowned in the Branford River in a tragic accident July 7.
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Marcia Chambers | Jul 14, 2017 10:00 am
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Brick by brick, the dilapidated Atlantic Wire factory buildings are coming down. Their demolition will make way for the upscale Atlantic Wharf residential and retail complex along the Branford river in the heart of town.
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The smaller structures are being demolished first, and the larger buildings along Meadow Street will be the final ones, according to a demolition schedule filed at Branford’s building department. Some of the initial work was done by hand, but the remainder will be done mechanically.
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Marcia Chambers | Jul 14, 2017 8:29 am
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Arts and crafts lovers are drawn to Guilford every summer for the annual Craft Expo, which gets bigger and better every year. The juried exhibit and sale features the best of the best in terms of fine crafts presented by 180 artists. Short Beachers (old and new) anticipate the annual Community Picnic, which is a prelude to Short Beach Days at the end of the summer. And, what would a summer week be without the Branford Jazz Series? Very… unmusical!
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Marcia Chambers | Jul 14, 2017 8:08 am
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Branford police confiscated eight kilograms of narcotics, a combined mixture of Fentanyl and Tramadol, both opioids and valued on the street market at $2 million, after stopping a car with very heavily tinted windows Wednesday.
They arrested Carlos Albert Hernandez-Salazar, 27, of Canton, Ohio, after Officer Josef Herten stopped the car because of the windows. The stop occurred at about 5:15 p.m. but police did not say where in Branford or where on a highway it took place. Maria Zambrano, 20, was driving. Their two children were with them.
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Marcia Chambers | Jul 13, 2017 7:46 am
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Concertgoers were treated to the Walsh Intermediate School Jazz Band, which performed before the main act of Jay Rowe and Jeanette Harris a week ago on the Green. The band opened with “Night Train.”
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Amelie Parezany played a mean trumpet.
“It was a thrill for the kids, and all their family members to be the first group to do a warm-up spot for the Jazz on the Green Series,” said recently retired teacher and band director Carol Titcomb. “It was a very special ‘swan song’ for me as well,” she said, referring to her retirement.
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Marcia Chambers | Jul 13, 2017 7:30 am
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has decided to eliminate the widely criticized “quad track bypass” railroad expansion that it had planned for a dense historical district connecting Branford and Guilford.
For Greg Stroud, director of special projects for the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation and one of the primary opposition leaders of the “quad track” plan, yesterday was a good day.
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Marcia Chambers | Jul 12, 2017 8:35 am
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Team members: 1st row L-R Austin Rhodes, Matt Morgan, Mike Farricielli, Avery Atkinson, David Loomis, Jake Elpi, and Nate Chieppo. 2nd row L-R assistant coach Howard Rhodes, Zach Turbert, Sam Russo, Adam Chasse, Dave McDonald, Mike Bonfiglio, head coach Rich Elpi and assistant coach Anthony Chieppo.
Coach Rich Elpi is back with a number of players from last year’s 11-year-old all star team, and it looks like the experience they gained then is helping them this year. The team is off to a 3 – 1 start in the Little League divisional playoffs.
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Sam Russo smacks a home run with a runner on base for Branford’s only run.
So far they have defeated the Pop Smith All Stars from New Haven, 22 – 0; Hamden, 4 – 3; and East Haven, 15 – 2. Their only loss was to North Branford, 5 – 2. That was the game The Eagle was at the past week, and even then, they played well, losing to a good North Branford club.
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Marcia Chambers | Jul 11, 2017 7:47 am
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Governor Dannel P. Malloy
State legislators who overwhelmingly voted to update the state’s Affordable Housing Statute are hoping to override the recent veto by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.
The bill, which would have prevented exploitation of the statute, received bipartisan support in both the House of Representatives, which voted 116 — 33 in late May; and the Senate, which voted 30 – 6 in early June.
