July 31, 2025 Branford, North Branford & Northford Vol. XXIX Iss. 31
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Fully Staffed, Positive Impact: BFD’s Indian Neck Station 9 By Pam Johnson Sound Senior Staff Writer
From containing a structure fire to a single condo unit in under four minutes, to swiftly assisting a person in cardiac arrest following a drowning episode, over 1,000 emergency incidents in and around the Indian Neck and Pine Orchard area have received rapid
response since Branford Fire Department (BFD) began staffing career firefighters and emergency medical responders 24 hours a day, seven days a week at Indian Neck Station 9. On Saturday, Aug. 9, Branford Fire Chief Tom Mahoney invites the area community to an Open House at Station 9 to meet the team and learn how they’ve made a positive
impact in the district. The Indian Neck Station 9 Open House at 6 Linden Avenue will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., when staff will offer station tours, fire prevention and safety tips, light refreshments, and Touch-a-Truck. In 2019, the Town of Branford completed new construction of Station 9’s two-bay, two-
Eric Santagata comes home with Sweeney Todd at Legacy...........2
See Fully Staffed page 4
Paddling Past the Heat
Uniting Through Softball Branford Girls Softball Little League hosted its annual Firecracker Tournament from July 18 to 20, and several towns were in attendance...................................12
Teddy Mills and Kenzie Mills, along with Eloise Dornfeld and Lizette Dornfeld, carry their paddleboards off the beach at Branford Point on July 28. The group cooled off on the water as temperatures soared past 90 degrees during a stretch of summer heat.
Photo by Wesley Bunnell/ The Sound
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A Travelogue: Liz Egan wraps up her series detailing her travels with Con Brio........21