Branford

Eversource crews were in Branford on Monday clearing trees that were heavily damaged during a powerful storm in August.

It’s been a week since severe storms tore through New Haven county and the memories for some are still fresh. Particularly among those whose homes were destroyed. “I saw a tree pressed up against our house and the next thing you know the ceiling is cracking and falling on us,” said Grace Booth of Branford, who was recording the...

A Branford family is rebuilding after a came crashing through their home during the severe storms that rolled through the state last week.

The East Haven mother who was found dead behind a Branford restaurant in July died of homicidal asphyxia, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. The body of Lizzbeth Aleman-Popoca was found July 15 buried in a shallow grave near a dumpster behind LoMonaco’s Ristorante. The 27-year-old mother was reported missing on July 3 but her family told…

Trapped in Thursday’s storm, Branford’s Maria Adinolfi was forced into an unthinkable position. With trees falling in front and behind her minivan, she had nowhere to go. Adinolfi said she received a tornado alert on her phone. Worried, she picked up her children from daycare early. With her three-year-old son Gaetano and one-year-old daughter Pamina in the minivan, they...

Trapped in Thursday’s storm, Branford’s Maria Adinolfi was forced into an unthinkable position. With trees falling in front and behind her minivan, she had nowhere to go.

There are many communities still trying to recover from Thursday’s storms. One of them is Branford, where the damage is hard to believe, especially in the area of Meadow Wood Road.

Much of Branford was still reeling Friday night after Thursday’s storm but perhaps there was no street hit harder than Meadow Wood Road. Trees are still draped over wires and the debris field only gets worse the further down the road you travel. “All the trees. Everybody’s lost them,” said Joe Lombardo, who had a storage shed crushed by...

Branford was hard-hit by storms Thursday afternoon, and as of Friday night, some roads were still impassable.

Branford residents face clean up challenges after tornado.

Restorations are underway in Branford

After powerful storms hit, communities are starting to assess and pick up the damage.

Justine Guckin still can’t believe the destruction Tropical Storm Isaias caused to part of her home in Branford. “We had a big tree in the back that just split my whole entire roof open right through my bedroom,” said Guckin. Minutes before Guckin had been in the room doing laundry. She calls this her dream home, having been remodeled...

A tree came crashing down on a Branford home just moments after the homeowner left the room.

Police are investigating after a serious accident on Interstate 95 south in Branford. Crews said multiple people were transported to the hospital. The accident was allegedly caused by a flying tire from the northbound side that hit the roof of another car, according to crews. The extent of injuries is unknown at this time. No additional information was immediately available.

A vigil was held for an East Haven mother after remains found behind LoMonaco’s Ristorante was confirmed to be 27-year-old Lizzbeth Aleman-Popoca.

The body found behind a restaurant in Branford is that of a missing East Haven mother, according to police. The medical examiner positively identified the remains found behind LoMonaco’s Ristorante as 27-year-old Lizzbeth Aleman-Popoca. The cause and manner of her death have not yet been determined, police said. The search for Popoca led police to find a body buried...

Police confirmed that the body found behind a Branford restaurant was a missing East Haven mother.

Police found a body buried in a shallow grave in Branford while searching for a missing East Haven woman. The body has not yet been identified.