May 8, 2025 Branford, North Branford & Northford Vol. XXIX Iss.19
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Branford Leaders Speak to Community’s Loss of Young Victim By Pam Johnson Senior Staff Writer
Following the shocking homicide which took the life of 12-year-old Anthony P. Esposito at his Hemlock Road home on May 1, Branford leaders joined the Branford Police Department (BPD) in speaking to the community’s loss and sharing sympathy and support for family and friends of the boy, who
was a Walsh Intermediate School (WIS) sixth-grader. The victim’s father, Anthony Andrew Esposito, Jr., age 52, was taken into custody on May 1 after his vehicle was stopped on Route 79 by Connecticut State Police; shortly after Branford police and first responders were called to the site of the incident at approximately 4 p.m. According to police, Esposito Jr. had also attempted to murder a
second family member. He was charged with murder with special circumstances and criminal attempt to commit murder. During his arraignment in New Haven Superior Court GA 23 on May 2, a baseball bat was described as the weapon involved in the May 1 homicide. In separate statements released May 2, See Branford Leaders page 7
Dancing Queens Four-year-old Morgan Tower and her two-year-old sister Madison Tower spin to the music of Lunch Box during Branford's TGIF Live Music Concert on May 2. The concert series, sponsored by the Branford Community Foundation and Guilford Savings Bank, runs every Friday in May through May 30 from 6 to 8 p.m. behind Town Hall.
Photo by Laura Matesky/ The Sound
Saturday, May 10
Donate food for Branford Families in Need!
Leave non-perishable food near or hung from your mailbox for the annual
LETTER CARRIERS FOOD DRIVE
To benefit the Branford Food Pantry
www.branfordfoodpantry.org
John Sousoulas is inviting the community to celebrate 40 years of Parthenon Diner.............................2
Wins All Around Both North Branford baseball and softball won a trio of games last week, and golf earned a win.........14
Celebrating Mothers Of motherhood, acceptance, and gratitude.......................................25