November 27, 2025
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Guilford Vol. XXVIII Iss. 48
Town Receives Grant for New Food Scraps Program By Aaron Rubin Staff Writer
Local and state leaders this month announced that the Town of Guilford has received a $297,000 grant from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to support the development of a new food scraps separation program that is hoped to
build upon the success of the pay-as-youthrow (PAYT) program at the GuilfordMadison Transfer Station. The results of the PAYT program have been promising, as estimates from the Engineering Department measured an increased food scraps capture rate of food scraps of 45% during this past summer. But these waste reduction results are only found at the town
dump. Most residents of Guilford and Madison do not use the transfer station and instead rely upon private haulers who collect a mix of waste placed in single containers. “While they still can go to the transfer station for food scrap collection, some people [find it] a challenge, with their busy lives,” See Town Receives Grant page 8
Guilford Gobblers Cosima Grillo, front left, Luciano Grillo, front center, and their mother Victoria Grillo, front right, look at colorful turkeys at Gozzi's Turkey Farm in Guilford on Nov. 20 along with Ellie Jones, rear left, and her grandmother Missy Leigh. The colorful turkeys are a popular Thanksgiving tradition for visitors to see before the holiday.
Photo by Wesley Bunnell/ The Courier
Madison resident Darren Kramer recently announced his retirement from a very successful broadcast journalism career...........................2
Thanksgiving Memories Ahoy! Check out Captain Morgan’s weekly fishing column.................20
A Photographer’s Spotlight The New Haven Museum will be presenting a celebration of legendary theater photographer T. Charles Erickson......................24
Grateful for you and your Trust - Happy Thanksgiving!
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