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🌱 Patch AM: Sightseeing Boat Charter Among 26 New Branford Businesses Registered In September

And on the Branford Patch calendar - Branford Clean Energy Symposium

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Hello Branford! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • New Branford charter boat and eateries highlight September business boom
  • How Branford neighbors can weigh in on new Bear Island docks
  • Branford hotel drug operation ends with five-year federal prison sentence

Also on today's calendar: Branford Clean Energy Symposium and 19 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 72 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Sunday: A thick cloud cover, temps: high: 66, low: 57.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Sightseeing Boat Charter Among 26 New Branford Businesses Registered In September (patch.com) — Branford residents can look forward to a wave of new local businesses, including Happy Ours Charters, a scenic boat charter based on Mill Creek Road. September's registrations also brought a new coffee roaster, salad restaurant, biotech firm, and massage therapy practice, highlighting growing variety in town services and attractions.
   

• Heidenreich Family 2000 Trust FBO-Consolidated permit notice (Branford) (ct.gov) — A state environmental permit is moving forward for dock and breakwater modifications serving Bear Island, tied to a Branford shoreline property on Flying Point Road. Residents have 30 days from the notice's publication to submit written comments or petitions for a public hearing through DEEP's Land and Water Resources Division.
   

• CT man sold fentanyl and crack cocaine. Authorities found the drugs and $13,867 in a hotel room (courant.com) — Federal authorities say a New Haven man has been sentenced to five years in prison for selling fentanyl and crack cocaine out of a Branford hotel, where investigators seized drugs and nearly $14,000 in cash. The case, built by the FBI's Safe Streets Gang Task Force, underscores ongoing regional drug trafficking concerns that can directly affect Branford neighborhoods and public safety.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Jean Kelsey Obituary: Clancy-Palumbo Funeral Home, East Haven —Clancy Palumbo Funeral Home and Cremation Service Read on Patch
  • Garfield Goodrum Obituary: Clancy-Palumbo Funeral Home, East haven —Clancy Palumbo Funeral Home and Cremation Service Read on Patch
  • Today is Thursday, October 1, 2026.
    A good time to give thanks for unknown blessings that are already on their way. Blessings, Bill (Nextdoor Downtown Branford)
  • Has anybody noticed the change in their drinking water?
    My water has been tested twice with a reading of 7.5. Normally it shouldn't be higher than 5.0. I noticed that the taste is horrible, and when Tom… (Nextdoor Brushy Plain Road)
  • Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Branford. Apply here.
  • Big Y Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for Cake Decorator in Branford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Branford here.

🗞 Nearby News

East Haven

North Branford

  • North Branford High School's Nicholas Salvati Nominated For Heart Of Giant Award (patch.com)

Guilford

  • Large Industrial Facility Sold For Over $10 Million In Guilford (patch.com)
  • Guilford Newcomers & Neighbors, The Guilford Foundation Donate Over $2K To Support Student Meals (patch.com)

Ok Branford! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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