🌱 Patch AM: Historic Home Built In 1856 For Sale In Guilford

Coffee in hand, Guilford? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Mid-1800s octagonal landmark home hits the Guilford market
• New fiber network brings faster internet options to Guilford

Also on today's calendar: Moses Gunn/Norman Marshall Play Company presents "God of Carnage" and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 65 degrees.
• Thursday: Humid with clouds and sun, temps: high: 80, low: 68.
• Friday: Sun and some clouds, with a high of 81 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Historic Home Built In 1856 For Sale In Guilford (patch.com) — Guilford house-hunters can now consider a distinctive octagonal home on Fair Street, originally built in the mid-1800s and updated for modern living. Listed at just over $1.1 million, the four-bedroom landmark sits a block from the Guilford Green, blending historic character with contemporary comfort in a prime in-town location.
   

• GoNetspeed Connects First Guilford Customers To Fiber-Optic Network (patch.com) — Guilford residents are starting to get access to GoNetspeed's new fiber-optic internet service, part of a multimillion-dollar buildout shared with Madison. The project aims to connect more than 4,200 local homes and businesses with high-speed, symmetrical service, with construction continuing across Guilford and signups open online for interested customers.
   

📸 Around Guilford

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Guilford

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 17
• Moses Gunn/Norman Marshall Play Company presents "God of Carnage" →
  Willoughby Wallace Mem Library, 146 Thimble Island Rd, Branford
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Fall Goat Yoga on the farm! →
  10:00 am
Sunday September 20
• Month of Jewish Holidays →
  RSVP For Location,
  6:30 am
Saturday September 26
• Fall Artisan Market and Guilford Flavors & Finds →
  Guilford Town Green, 79 Whitfield St, Guilford
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday September 16
• Friends of Blackstone Library Annual Book Sale Sept. 17 to Sept. 20 →
  Branford Train Station, 35 Maple St, Branford, CT 06405
  6:00 am
Thursday September 17
• Shoreline Election Forum →
  Zoom
  12:00 pm
• Preparing Your Yard For Winter Bird Feeding →
  Acton Public Library, 60 Old Boston Post Rd, Old Saybrook
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Moving Sale →
  44 Taylor Pl, Branford
  9:00 am
• Restorative Yoga with Sound Healing →
  Mother Luna, 1575 Boston Post Rd, Guilford
  1:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
• Silk'n Sounds Open Rehearsal Night →
  Congregation Mishkan Israel, 785 Ridge Rd, Hamden
  6:15 pm
Friday September 25
• Friends of the Guilford Free Library 45th Annual Fall Book and Bake Sale 9/25, 9/26, 9/27 →
  Guilford Free Library, 67 Park St, Guilford
  9:00 am
• Annual Tag Sale - Special Early Sale Preview & Reception →
  Christ Episcopal Church, 11 Park St, Guilford
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Obituary: Judith G. "Judi" Camera (Porto Funeral Homes) —Porto Funeral Homes Read on Patch

• Can anyone recommend a place that cleans out gutters and possibly repair a small section in the Guilford area.
  Thanks Edit: thanks for the recommendations. I found someone to clean our gutters. (Nextdoor Long Hill)
• Looking for someone to clean out my walk in chicken coop.
  Will require masks and eye wear. Have rats that have infiltrated and made my chicken coop their home where they co exist. Problem is close to being… (Nextdoor Shoreline)

• GPAC posted a job opening for CNC Lathe Machinist in Guilford. Apply here.
• Aerotek posted a job opening for Assembler in Guilford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Guilford here.

🗞 Nearby News

Madison

• Board Of Eduction, Shellfish Commission Among This Week's Meetings In Madison (patch.com)
• Gilbane: A Trusted Steward of Connecticut Education (high-profile.com)

North Branford

• I-Team: North Branford family scammed twice, detectives make arrests in both cases (wfsb.com)
• Parts of North Branford still flooded after heavy rain (wtnh.com)

Ok Guilford! 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: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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