North Branford News

Kindles, a brand of electronic book, are catching on with many readers. The devices are about the size of a book.

Merrick Alpert, left, of Mystic, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, walks along Route 1 in Old Lyme, in opposition to the war in Afghanistan, Wednesday, Nov.

The old 1920s standard "Nobody knows you when You're Down and Out" is Dave and Kim Fry's theme song these days.

North Branford political leaders say they've solved the mystery of all the campaign signs in town that disappeared.

The candidates for first selectman in Branford agree that a regional approach to help keep taxes down can be beneficial, but they disagree on what should be regionalized.

A North Branford teen is facing expulsion and a threatening charge after police say he told a friend he planned to bring a gun to school and seek revenge on peers making fun of him.

Every year millions of asphalt roof shingles end up in landfills, but a North Branford company would like to see them end up under your car.

More than 20,000 homes and businesses lost power and a tree fell on a school bus as high winds swept across Connecticut.

When the doorbell rang at his Pine Orchard home, and the two men said they were looking for someone inside, the host knew exactly what to do.

Branford police are cracking down on underage drinking, citing four teens Saturday night and 18 teens Friday night.

Photo courtesy of Krista Surprenant Aaron and Krista Surprenant of North Branford welcomed their first child, a son, Eli James, on June 2 at 12:14 p.m. at Yale-New Haven Hospital.

The State Mosquito Management Program announced that mosquitoes trapped in East Haven on August 31 tested positive for West Nile virus .

Esther Ezold and Louella Perrotti began celebrating Columbus Day a little early this year.

Hartford - Eastern equine encephalitis virus was recently found in mosquitoes collected in North Stonington, the state Department of Public Health said Friday.

While we dutifully tend our vegetable garden and annuals - watering, weeding, amending the soil - our perennials bloom year after year, even if we ignore them.

The newly-opened Branford Green Grocer is aptly named - it's right across from the Town Green, and it's geared to the environmental movement.

As the staff person of this year's American Cancer Society Relay For Life of North Branford-East Haven, I would like to extend my appreciation to the many individuals who attended and supported last week's event on campus.

Freshman state Rep. Christopher Coutu, R-Norwich took the podium at City Hall Tuesday, two hours after Gov.

Sara Benevento, the daughter of Ellen Benevento and Vincent Benevento of Madison, is engaged to wed Frank Furino of New Haven.

North Branford High School students watching the enviable intermediate school complex shaping up across campus will find several upgrades greeting them at NBHS on Thursday, Sept.