North Branford News

Think back to a year ago. Snowstorm after snowstorm had accumulated in January like layers of a frozen parfait until we were all half-blinded by the drifts and shuttled into narrow lanes on the roadways.

A Guilford Selectman Cindy CartierA will be announcing her candidacy for State Senate for the 12 th District encompassing the towns of Branford, Durham, Guilford, Killingworth, Madison and North Branford on Wednesday, Feb.

The town cobbler, or shoemaker, is oft put in the ranks of menders, merchants, midwives and apothecaries as a dated or dying profession.

The Feb. 7 North Branford Town Council meeting concluded with citizen statements, including two from retired members of the North Branford Police Department .

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Mike Katz Jr. grew up in the gym business and has been working in it for most of his life.A The five Planet Fitness health clubA franchises he owns with his father and their business partner-with locations in North Have n, Branford , Guilford, Hamden and East Haven -make them the biggest gym operators in the New Haven region.

Stratford : "Stratford Schools are nothing less than an INDUSTRY. They are "hooked' on outside money now and like with all other addictions, they usually are covered up until they become unsustainable." Stratford's superintendent is leaving the district , prompting kind words on her tenure and also criticism of the school system.

With the fall 2011 semester in the books, many North Branford and Northford college students have been named to the Dean's List at their respective schools.

Mike Katz Jr. grew up in the gym business and has been working in it for most of his life.A The fiveA Planet Fitness health clubA franchises A he owns with his father and their business partner-with locations inA North Have n,A Branford , Guilford, Hamden A andA East Haven -make them the biggest gym operators in the New Haven region.

On Jan. 19, the North Branford Education Foundation hosted a fundraiser that drew more than 500 spectators and raised more than $2,000. The Harlem Superstars visited the North Branford High School gym, taking on the North Branford Dream Team, made up of teachers and other public figures in town, including Superintendent Scott Schoonmaker.

Two immigrant stories collided in federal court: one about a man from Italy with no formal education who created a family business in Fair Haven - and another about a family of Ecuadorian immigrants who claim he verbally, physically and sexually abused them while they worked in his bakery.

A David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Anthony DiBenedetto, 65, of North Branford, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Mark R. Kravitz in New Haven to three years of probation for employing aliens at his business.

A Police officials throughout the region say their police dogs are among their most effective assets.

2. The origins of Groundhog Day , according toA groundhog.org A , supposedly started with the ancient Romans, who brought the notion with them in their conquest of Scotland.

Stratford : "Why is it okay for a union to strike when they don't get their way but not okay for a company to lock the union workers out when the company wants some concessions? You know these same people would be out on strike if the union wanted it." A health center in Milford locked out its employees, which has caused financial problems for a ... (more)

Press Release from Branford Police Department "Our community will see the faces of two new officers," said Chief Kevin Halloran.

At the Senior Center Head to theA North Branford Senior Center A on Monday, Jan.

A In Early January, a Branford resident posted on Craigslist that she had found a male tabby cat out in the cold and was seeking someone to foster the pet.

Branford resident Harris Bonfiglio has ownedA Kajok TaeKwon-Do Training Center A in North Branford for the past six years.

In Early January, a Branford resident posted on Craigslist that she had found a male tabby cat out in the cold and was seeking someone to foster the pet.