August 7, 2025
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Branford, North Branford & Northford Vol. XXIX Iss. 32
Branford Finds New Temporary Home for Public Works By Pam Johnson Sound Senior Staff Writer
The Town of Branford plans to enter into a two-year lease agreement to house its Department of Public Works (DPW) at 30 East Industrial Road, moving the department in August from its long-held leased space at 137 North Branford Road/Route 139. The two-year lease has one option to renew for five years.
First Selectman Jamie Cosgrove, who will retire from the role when his sixth consecutive term ends Nov. 17, said he anticipates developing a plan of action that can be picked up by the next administration to secure a permanent home for Public Works, hopefully to be implemented within the two-year lease arrangement period. At a special meeting of the Board of Selectmen (BOS) on July 29, the BOS unani-
mously approved a draft of the lease agreement, pending final review by the Town Attorney. The BOS vote followed a unanimous favorable opinion given by the Board of Finance (BOF) on July 28 following a review of the draft lease. The DPW has been renting approximately 20,000 square feet of a 180,000-square-foot See Branford page 10
Steps Toward Healing Participants take part in the inaugural Miles for Memories Walk hosted by Connecticut Hospice on Aug. 2. The two-mile shoreline walk, which began and ended at the hospice’s location in Branford, drew more than 175 walkers and raised funds to support inpatient and inhome hospice care, bereavement programs, and more.
Photo by Wesley Bunnell/ The Sound
Bill Sorensen has been helping generations of family and friends enjoy the North Guilford Country Fair................................................2
All the Way Up The Cards made their way into first place in the Deep River Horseshoe League last week.........................11
A Sole Mission For Madison’s Kendall Flynn, shoe design is about more than fashion........................................20
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