April 16, 2026
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Branford, North Branford & Northford Vol. XXX Iss. 16
BLT Marks 20 Years of Fish Ladder Staff Report
The Branford Land Trust will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Supply Pond Fish Ladder with a family-friendly community event on Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to noon. The free event will take place at the fish
ladder near Supply Pond and will feature children’s activities, educational presentations, live music, and a one-mile parade around the pond. A rain date is scheduled for Sunday, April 26. The fish ladder, completed in 2006, allows migrating river herring—alewives and blueback herring—to travel from Long Island
Sound to their freshwater breeding grounds in Linsley Pond. The project was the result of a coalition of state and federal agencies and nonprofit organizations working together to restore fish passage. In 2025, more than 23,000 river herring See BLT Marks 20 Years page 6
Rachel Rusconi is ready to guide the Shoreline Chamber of Commerce into its next chapter.....2
Art For Ukraine “Mourning Angel,” a painting by an unknown wounded Ukrainian Building Momentum soldier, is displayed April 8 at the Branford baseball looks to build on Branford Arts and Cultural Alliance. The work is part of an last year’s postseason success.....21 exhibition organized by the NHCT UAHA Fund of St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church in New Haven, with proceeds supporting rehabilitation efforts at Zhytomyr Military Hospital in Ukraine.
Bringing Light and Atmosphere Cloudscapes is putting skies center stage at Susan Powell Fine Art.......................................23
Photo by Wesley Bunnell/ The Sound
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