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🌱 Patch AM: North Branford High School's Nicholas Salvati Nominated For Heart Of Giant Award

Coming up on the North Branford Patch calendar: 11 Days: The Story of Operation Pineapple Express

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In today's newsletter:

  • North Branford football captain honored after courageous cancer battle
  • How North Branford detectives tracked a $50,000 scam suspect across states
  • Could Amazon's drone routes change daily life around North Branford?

Also on today's calendar: 11 Days: The Story of Operation Pineapple Express and 17 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 73 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Sunday: A thick cloud cover, temps: high: 66, low: 57.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 71 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• North Branford High School's Nicholas Salvati Nominated For Heart Of Giant Award (patch.com) — North Branford residents are rallying behind high school senior and football captain Nicolas Salvati, who has been nominated for the prestigious Heart of a Giant Award after overcoming Burkitt lymphoma. Salvati describes how the town's football community supported him through treatment and how he now leads on the field, in student government, and in the classroom while advocating for school traditions and charitable causes.
   

• After April 2026 Fraud Scheme Across State Lines Cost Resident $50K, North Branford Police Charge Man: NBPD (patch.com) — North Branford police have charged a Georgia man after a 70-year-old town resident lost $50,000 in an elaborate phone and text fraud that began with a fake Walmart alert. Detectives used warrants and interstate cooperation to identify the suspect, who surrendered at NBPD and now faces larceny and conspiracy to commit telephone fraud charges in New Haven court.
   

• Officials Surprised by Amazon's Connecticut Drone Delivery Plan (govtech.com) — Amazon's proposed Prime Air drone deliveries from its North Haven warehouse could send hundreds of flights daily over nearby towns, and North Branford police say the plan raises real quality-of-life questions. Local and regional officials are pressing state regulators for environmental, safety, privacy, and noise answers, while encouraging residents to learn about the project and speak up through state and federal review processes.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

North Haven

  • Sponsored Content: Trusts, Trustees, and Probate: A Guide for Families (wtnh.com)
  • North Haven FD demonstrates danger of lithium ion batteries (wtnh.com)
  • Amazon's Connecticut drone delivery plan caught North Haven officials by surprise (ctpost.com)

Guilford

  • Large Industrial Facility Sold For Over $10 Million In Guilford (patch.com)
  • Guilford Newcomers & Neighbors, The Guilford Foundation Donate Over $2K To Support Student Meals (patch.com)

Branford

  • Georgia man accused of defrauding elderly North Branford resident of $50K, police say (ctinsider.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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