October 9, 2025
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Guilford Vol. XXVIII Iss. 41
WFLC Launches STEM Program for Girls in Grades 5–6 By Aaron Rubin Staff Writer
The Women & Family Life Center (WFLC) in Guilford has partnered with educators and experts to launch EmpowHER: Girls in STEM, a pilot program that gives fifth- and sixth-grade girls the chance to explore careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics through hands-on learning experiences.
A year in the making, the program is supported by a grant from the Guilford Fund for Education, said WFLC Program Manager Melissa George. Sessions take place Saturdays at the WFLC, 96 Fair St., Guilford, and are open to girls from all towns served by the center, including Guilford, Durham, Old Saybrook, and Branford. George said the idea was sparked by strong community demand for youth-ori-
ented programming at the center, which has long offered a wide range of services and resources primarily for adults. “The community has been screaming at the top of its lungs,” George said, describing the call for more options tailored to younger residents. EmpowHER, she said, offered “a great opportunity” to expand WFLC’s See WFLC Launches page 9
Picking A Perfect Pumpkin Rocco Esposito-Langlais, left, and his brother Luca pick out pumpkins with their parents, Carrie Esposito and Dave Langlais, on a beautiful fall day on Oct. 4 at Strawberry Hollow Farm in Guilford. The farm features pumpkins, traditional gourds, and fall flowers for sale on its grounds through Halloween as well as a stocked gift shop.
Photo by Wesley Bunnell/ The Courier
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Coming out on Top Guilford boys’ and girls’ cross country both won the Hammonasset Divisional Championship, and field hockey recorded a shutout win....14
Artists Coming Together Nick Carlino and Maura Gianakos reunite this fall for A Duo Exhibition....................................25
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