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In today's newsletter:

  • Guilford man gets lengthy sentence for shootings at classmates' homes
  • What GoNetspeed's new fiber build means for Guilford homes and businesses.
  • Why Guilford locals dodge the Green when tourists roll in.

Also on today's calendar: Notre Dame Discovery Days Student Visit Program - Engineering & STEM: A Day for Future Innovators and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly cloudy and warmer, with a high of 70 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Times of sun and clouds, temps: high: 72, low: 60.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 75 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Guilford Man Sentenced For Shooting Into Homes Of Former Female Classmates (patch.com) — Guilford residents are learning the outcome of a disturbing shooting case involving a local man who targeted the occupied homes of two former Guilford High School classmates in 2022 and 2023. A judge has now sentenced him to 24 years, suspended after 12, plus probation, following a jury conviction based on ballistic, DNA, and cell site evidence. Guilford police and state forensic services were credited for key investigative work.
   

• ISP Roundup: Kinetic passes new milestones in Concord, North Carolina (bbcmag.com) — Guilford residents now have a new high‑speed internet option, as GoNetspeed has connected its first local customers and begun extending fiber service to more than 4,200 homes and businesses in Guilford and Madison. The broader roundup tracks similar fiber expansions nationwide, underscoring how this $4 million investment could improve connectivity and competition for shoreline households and small businesses.
   

• These 8 Connecticut Towns Are So Overrun By Tourists That Locals Steer Clear Of The Center (takingthekids.com) — Guilford earns a spot among eight Connecticut towns so popular with visitors that locals often avoid the center at peak times. The piece highlights the Green, Guilford Fair, Guilford Art Center, and Jacob's Beach, while suggesting off‑peak visits and quieter shoreline spots so residents and visitors can better enjoy town life.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Madison

  • Little Theatre of Alexandria Picks Three Winners From 200 One-Act Plays (thezebra.org)
  • Technical Discussion: Drier, warmer weather on the way as the coastal storm exits (wfsb.com)

Branford

  • Connecticut nor'easter recap: 56 mph wind gusts, flooding and outages by the numbers (myrecordjournal.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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