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Good day Branford! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • New Haven dealer sentenced after trafficking fentanyl from Branford hotel
  • How North Branford police tracked a $50,000 scam across states

Also on today's calendar: Shoreline Men Over Sixty Meeting: USA 250th and 19 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Friday: Humid; a shower in the p.m., with a high of 80 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 72, low: 50.
  • Sunday: Clouds and sun; not as warm, with a high of 66 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• After Arrests For Selling Fentanyl, Crack From Branford Hotel, New Haven Man Gets 5 Years In Prison: Feds (patch.com) — Branford residents are learning that a New Haven man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison after investigators found he was selling fentanyl and crack cocaine from a Branford hotel room. Multiple searches in 2025 and early 2026 uncovered large quantities of drugs and cash, leading to federal charges and a guilty plea on serious trafficking offenses.
   

• Georgia man accused of defrauding elderly North Branford resident of $50K, police say (ctinsider.com) — An elderly North Branford resident was scammed out of $50,000 after responding to a fake fraud alert text and following instructions from a caller posing as an investigator. Months later, police say a Georgia man surrendered and now faces first-degree larceny charges tied to the scheme. North Branford police emphasize they will pursue suspects across state lines to protect local residents.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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