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The Branford High School Drama Department is tackling one of the most challenging and epic plays of American theater in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible . Miller’s thinly veiled critique of the communist paranoia of the 1950s is played out upon the backdrop...
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The Sound publishes a Police Incident Report to inform residents of incidents, criminal activities, and police responses occurring in Branford and North Branford. As those charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty, the report does not include...
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By Ben Rayner , Sound Senior Staff Writer: NORTH BRANFORD: When you think of the average student these days, computers, cell phones, Blackberries, and iPods come to mind, but Yale junior Basie Gitlin is bucking that stereotype. Basie placed second in...
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By Ben Rayner , Sound Senior Staff Writer: BRANFORD: It’s easy to take a fresh, green playing field for granted, but it’s an all-consuming focus for the Parks & Recreation Department. With safety of the town’s young athletes as its top priority, Parks...
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By Ben Rayner, Sound Senior Staff Writer: BRANFORD: Only an hour–not even, 45 minutes–a week can change a kid’s life. The Branford school system is actively seeking mentors for its program and the need is greater than ever. It doesn’t take much to be...
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By Jennifer Small, Sound Sports Editor: For the past 12 years, soccer has been a mainstay of Rob Mercier’s life. Growing up playing on recreation soccer, competitive, and Guilford Premier, Rob remembers the moment he knew he wanted to be a part of a successful...
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By Ron Ragozzino , Special to The Sound: The North Branford Thunderbirds football team was inches away from heartbreak Friday night but survived with a 28-20 victory over Housatonic/Wamogo in overtime to improve to 9-0 on the season. In overtime, North...
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Constant wind and wave action made for extremely difficult holding of ground tackle–no matter the scope. It was one of those “should we or shouldn’t we” types of decisions that was pondered over. Although safety is always first concern, it really didn...
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By Chris Piccirillo, Sound Senior Sports Writer: The Branford field hockey team had outstanding fall, winning 11 straight games at one point en route to earning its ninth Southern Connecticut Conference title, after which Cathy McGuirk’s squad prevailed...
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Branford’s decorated veterans stand strong and true last Sunday during the national anthem at the 2008 Veteran’s Day Parade. Photo by Bill O’Brien
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The Sound publishes a Police Incident Report to inform residents of incidents, criminal activities, and police responses occurring in Branford and North Branford. As those charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty, the report does not include...
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By Ben Rayner , Sound Senior Staff Writer: NORTH BRANFORD: Veterans of U.S. military service spread across many generations from World War I to the current conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, but at 98, North Branford has a piece of living history in World...
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By Ben Rayner, Sound Senior Staff Writer: NORTH BRANFORD: The Board of Education (BOE) has voted unanimously for Scott Schoonmaker as its choice for superintendent of schools in North Branford. Schoonmaker, principal of Old Saybrook High School (OSHS...
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By Ben Rayner, Sound Senior Staff Writer: NORTH BRANFORD: Alert motorists may have noticed that a piece of automotive history mysteriously disappeared last month from its Foxon Road location. The tiny but historic gas station that sat on Rte. 80 just...
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By Jason J. Marchi , Sound Correspondent: NORTH BRANFORD: The solemn, early morning hours of Sunday, Nov. 2 were shattered when an East Haven officer’s attempt to stop a reckless driver on Route 80 in town turned into a police chase that ended with a...
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