March 27, 2025 Branford, North Branford & Northford Vol. XXIX Iss. 13
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Doors Open at New Food Pantry of North Branford By Pam Johnson Sound Senior Staff Writer
With a snip of oversized shears, the ribbon was cut to open the welcoming doors to the new home of nonprofit Food Pantry of North Branford (FPNB) at the town’s former police station building. Officials are hailing the new location as a model for others in the state. The celebration on March 22 capped
months of planning and renovations led by FPNB president Rita Ney and vice president Christina Crotta and their team of volunteers (including, as many noted on March 22, the hands-on help of Ney’s husband, Phil). Renovations were also supported by the critical assistance of many donors. The new location was made possible through the collaboration of the Town of North Branford.
In September 2024, the Town Council approved a lease agreement allowing nonprofit FPNB the extraordinary opportunity to move from its former site, the basement of Northford’s St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, to the former police station at 260 Forest Road. Among many welcome changes, See Doors Open page 4
Keep it Steady Raj Shre lends his daughter, Manu, age 3, a steady hand as she takes her bicycle out for a ride on March 23, at Foote Memorial Park. Just three days after the first day of spring on March 20, the park had a steady stream of visitors enjoying the seasonal weather.
Photo by Wesley Bunnell/ The Sound
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