January 15, 2026
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Branford, North Branford & Northford Vol. XXX Iss. 3
Raising the Roof for Humanity By Nicholas Checker Special to The Sound
There are a fair number of people, over the years, who have declared former President Jimmy Carter the ‘Greatest Ex-President of All-Time’ due largely to the work he did on behalf of people who were bereft of the three
basics: food, shelter, and clothing. The memorable folk singer Joan Baez said it in a song (Heaven Help Us All): “Heaven help the people with their backs against the wall …” Well, President Jimmy Carter (and his wife Rosalynn) did just that with devoted work through Habitat for Humanity in providing shelter-upon-shelter-upon-shelter for
the people with their backs against the wall … And over the past 22 years, the shorelinebased community group Raise the Roof has done so regionally for those in need of it … via Habitat for Humanity of Greater New Haven.
Laura Clapp Davidson of Guilford a staple of the local music scene.....2
See Raising the Roof page 4
Acting Out a Book Award-winning author Sara Levine walks through attendees with a snapping turtle puppet during a Jan. 11 discussion of her book "Sensitive" at Willoughby Wallace Library in Stony Creek. The picture book follows a girl who is told she is too intense, too sensitive, too much, and to grow a thicker skin, but the words of others slip right through and press against her heart.
Photo by Wesley Bunnell/ The Sound
The Branford Compassion Club was swamped with donations during the holidays........................8
Captain Morgan says kayaks allow anglers to get into previously inaccessible waterways...............12
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