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🌱 Patch AM: See what Branford homes on your street just sold for
Also, don't miss Youth Self-Defense & Safety Awareness on the Branford Patch calendar

Good morning Branford! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- See what Branford homes on your street just sold for
- How a Branford brokerage helped move a $10.8M Guilford property
Also on today's calendar: Youth Self-Defense & Safety Awareness and 13 more events.
Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Turning sunny; breezy, warmer, with a high of 71 and low of 46 degrees.
- Tuesday: Sunny and cooler, temps: high: 62, low: 44.
- Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 66 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Real estate and sales transactions data across CT, town-by-town. Check it out here (courant.com) — If you're watching Branford's housing market, this latest batch of recorded sales shows everything from a $10,000 Pawson Road rear parcel to million‑dollar homes on Sawmill and Cherry Hill roads changing hands in mid‑September. You can scan exact addresses, buyers, sellers, and prices for Branford and neighboring towns, offering a clear snapshot of what properties are actually going for right now.
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• CT industrial facility on 20.5 acres sells for more than $10 million (courant.com) — A Branford-based commercial real estate team helped broker the $10.8 million sale of a large industrial facility on Long Hill Road in nearby Guilford, now owned by Goodwill Industries of Southern New England. The 123,000-square-foot property, formerly home to The Safety Zone, will support Goodwill's regional operations serving Connecticut and Rhode Island.
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📸 Around Branford
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Branford
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★ Featured events ★
- Youth Self-Defense & Safety Awareness →
Soundview Family YMCA, 628 E Main St, Branford
5:00 pm - Expert Panel On Voting Rights →
Nathanael B. Greene Community Center, 32 Church St, Guilford
7:30 pm - 12th Senate Candidates' Debate →
Nathanael B. Greene Community Center, 32 Church St, Guilford
7:00 pm - Reading the Signs of the Times: Being Human Today →
Hubert Campus Center, 831 Winchester Ave, New Haven
6:00 pm - Eight to the Bar plays a Public Dance at the Owenego Inn and Beach Club in Branford →
Owenego Inn, 40 Linden Ave, Branford
6:30 pm - Oktoberfest: A Fundraiser for Guilford VFW Post 7666 →
Martin-Bishop Field, 111 Long Hill Rd, Guilford
12:00 pm - " Buddy's Walk for Canine Cancer" →
Canine Cancer Alliance - A NonProfit 501c3,
10:00 am - Fall Open House - Notre Dame High School →
Notre Dame High School, 1 Notre Dame Way, West Haven, CT, 06516,
10:00 am
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Sunday October 18
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Other local events
- Tech Help Tuesday →
James Blackstone Memorial Library, 758 Main St, Branford
10:30 am - Banned Book Club: Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin →
James Blackstone Memorial Library, 758 Main St, Branford
6:30 pm - Bonding Beyond Boundaries: A Social Connection Workshop for Your Next Chapter →
Women & Family Life Center, 96 Fair St, Guilford, CT, 06437
1:00 pm - Visions of Healing: Sound of Radiance →
1004 Main St, Branford
5:30 pm - FREE Screening of The Extraordinary Caterpillar →
James Blackstone Memorial Library, 758 Main St, Branford
6:00 pm - Blackstone Library Tour →
James Blackstone Memorial Library, 758 Main St, Branford
10:00 am - Piece by Piece: A Community Puzzling Group →
James Blackstone Memorial Library, 758 Main St, Branford
11:00 am - BACA Invites You to Cocktails & Conversation with Ann Nyberg and Amy Bloom →
1004 Main St, Branford, CT, 06405
4:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 10
📣 Branford Shout Outs!
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- Aura day Spa — (203) 488-4400
- Richard Squeri Insurance Agency — (203) 488-1677
- Clancy-Palumbo Funeral Home & Cremation Service — (203) 467-2789
- TJ's Launderette — (203) 484-2504
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Jean Kelsey Obituary: Clancy-Palumbo Funeral Home, East Haven —Clancy Palumbo Funeral Home and Cremation Service Read on Patch
- Stop & Shop posted a job opening for PT Clerk - Grocery - 0687 in Branford. Apply here.
- Aston Carter posted a job opening for Bookkeeper in Branford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Branford here.
🗞 Nearby News
East Haven
- New Haven St. Patrick's Day Parade hosts whiskey and cigar fundraiser (wtnh.com)
- Saturday's Pride Fest, In Photos (newhavenindependent.org)
- Connecticut high school football Week 4 roundup: Guilford shuts out Brookfield to improve to 4-0 (nhregister.com)
North Branford
- Inside Week 4 of CIAC football: Unbeatens, an A+ grade and a turnabout (ctinsider.com)
Guilford
- Connecticut high school football Week 4 roundup: Guilford shuts out Brookfield (ctpost.com)
Ok Branford! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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