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Contentious Guilford GOP Primary Focused On BOE: Guilford Daily

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First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy throughout the day. High: 78 Low: 69.

Here are the top stories in Guilford today:

  1. Polls open Tuesday in contentious Guilford Republican BOE primary (New Haven Register)
  2. Obituary: Walton "Wally" Brennan, 80, of Guilford (Guilford Patch)
  3. Police Again Appeal Decision To Hand Over Hamburg Murder Files (Madison Patch)
  4. Obituary: Edna McManus Dodge, 82, longtime resident of Guilford (Guilford Patch)
  5. High School Football 2021: Week 2 Schedule / Scoreboard (CT Insider)
  6. In photos: Remembering 9/11 20 years later, on the shoreline (CT Insider)
  7. After petitioning, Guilford GOP incumbents ready for contentious school board primary (CT Insider)
  8. Debra Young Obituary (1980 - 2021) - Guilford, CT - New Haven Register (Legacy.com)


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Today in Guilford:

  • Yoga Basics: Flexibility and Stress Relief Online Class (6:00 PM)

Guilford Patch Notebook

  • Shoreline Sharks Hockey: "The first game of the season for Coach Forrest's U16-19 team!" (Facebook)
  • Community Nursery School: "Happy first day of school! #guilfordcns" (Facebook)
  • Shoreline Sharks Hockey: "Spreading the word about our Learn to Play Clinics for girls ages 4-11 (Sand Sharks) and 12-19 (Junior Sharks). The program runs from Oct. 24 - Mar. 20. Registration is open! Learn more: https://bit.ly/3j0LZ4N #growthegame" (Facebook)
  • Guilford Art Center: "Great news! The GAC Shop is now open 7 days a week (just like the old days!). Now you can shop beautiful handcrafted jewelry, ceramics, glass, woodwork, candles, decor, fiber art, accessories, metals and so much more from Monday - Saturd..." (Facebook)
  • Women & Family Life Center: "Showing up for yourself may be one of the hardest challenges to face. But if you don't show up for yourself, then who will? Getting out of bed and your comfort zone is one of the bravest things to do, as Brene Brown stated. Show up! And ..." (Facebook)
  • Guilford Art Center: "Our new exhibition opened Monday, Sept 13 in the GAC gallery! Come view work by the Guilford Art League, a collection of artist from the shoreline in a variety of media. Gallery hours: Monday-Saturday, 10am-4pm, Sunday 12-4pm. Free and op..." (Facebook)
  • League of Women Voters of the East Shore: "Want to be sure your news source is factual? Here is a rating chart to help you determine that." (Facebook)
  • League of Women Voters of the East Shore: "The League of Women Voters supports People Powered Fair Maps across the nation and in Connecticut. We urge you to do the same and give written and/or oral testimony today or tomorrow." (Facebook)
  • Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven: "Meet the Faiga Family. This story starts way back in 1960, when Shlomo Sydney Faiga immigrated to Israel from South Africa and settled in a small village in the Gilboa, called Moledet. As a lone Jewish Holocaust survivor amongst the non-..." (Facebook)
  • League of Women Voters of the East Shore: "Once every 10 years! Take the time to share your thoughts on Redistricting." (Facebook)
  • Shoreline Arts Alliance: "Spring Into Fall Sale at Wesleyan Potters" (Facebook)



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