July 3, 2025
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Guilford Vol. XXVIII Iss. 27
GHRC Issues Letter of Support for Jewish Community By Aaron Rubin Staff Writer
Amid a national rise in antisemitic incidents, the Guilford Human Rights Commission (GHRC) has issued a formal statement expressing solidarity with the Jewish community and reaffirming the town’s commitment to human rights.
According to the GHRC, the letter was prompted in part by the intentional destruction of a menorah on the Guilford Green in late 2023. Two men were arrested by Guilford Police in connection with the vandalism and each charged with second-degree intimidation based on bigotry or bias. GHRC Chair Catherine Adams told the Courier the incident “requires a conversation
about human rights and how it’s impacted by people’s behavior,” while serving as a reminder of “the expectation that one would have human rights protected and supported.” At its June 16 meeting, the Board of Selectmen (BOS) formally approved the letter. First Selectman Matt Hoey called the See GHRC Issues Letter page 7
Target Takes Shape
Lisa Peterson is helping celebrate 40 years of Guilford Interfaith Volunteers.....................................2
Top-Tier Talent The Guilford baseball team never took its feet off the gas this spring and made it all the way to the state title game.....................................11
An employee from Signs Ink installs exterior signage at the new Target location at 900 Boston Post Road on July 1. The store, which replaces the former Walmart, will include a CVS Pharmacy and Starbucks and is expected to open in August.
Photo by Wesley Bunnell/ The Courier
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