Branford

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Business owners on Main Street in Branford say the area around Cherry Hill Road is tight-knit, so it came as a surprise Wednesday afternoon when officials named Matthew Walker as the shooting suspect, and no one really knew much about him. John Chambers is the owner of Shelly’s Garden Center and said a few weeks ago he helped Walker...

Police responded to an active shooter incident in Branford early Tuesday afternoon and found a person dead with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound hours after the standoff started, police said. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has identified the suspect as Matthew Walker. Officers were called to respond to reports of an active shooter just after noon Tuesday and…

Police say the suspect who let out a barrage” of heavy gunfire and barricaded himself inside a building in Branford died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

A suspect who was barricaded inside a building on Main Street in Branford during a standoff with police has been found dead inside, according to the Branford Police Department. During what became an hours-long standoff, shots were fired, and some neighbors were evacuated or asked to shelter in place while police asked people to stay away from the area. One…

A busy area in Branford was shut down for most of the day Tuesday by a person barricaded in a building firing multiple rounds out the windows. Police said that suspect was found dead inside the building after the hours-long standoff.

A busy area in Branford was shut down for most of the day Tuesday by a person barricaded in a building firing multiple rounds out the windows.

Branford Police are warning residents to stay away from Main Street near Cherry Hill Road due to an active and unsafe scene.

A person is barricaded in the area of Main Street near Cherry Hill Road in Branford and shots were fired, according to police. There are road closures and some residents are being evacuated.

Connecticut State Police have canceled the Silver Alert for an 86-year-old man who was reported missing from Branford on Monday. State police issued a Silver Alert for Joseph Parise and have since canceled it.

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Elementary schools in Branford will return to the classroom full-time starting Monday, according to school officials. The transition back to the classroom is done in an effort to get the majority of students in the Branford school district back to full in-person learning over the next few weeks. School officials plan to welcome the district’s middle school, Francis Walsh...

There was a pep in everyone’s step in Branford Thursday. “Grew up here. Live here. Love it here,” said Jenna Glorioso-Dengler, one of the dozens of people soaking up the March sunshine on the town green. “We have kids and they’ve been cooped up in the house for, it’s been exactly a year since COVID came to town, and...

People across Connecticut made the most of the gorgeous weather on Thursday.

Branford police are investigating the discovery of a body in a marsh. The body was found Thursday in the Stony Creek section of Branford. Police said they are in the early stages of their investigation.

The Graver family of Branford has a lot of pictures volunteering for agencies that help people in need. Amy Graver has run a successful marketing firm for 22 years and said she’s always donated, given, and helped as an important part of her life. She admitted she and her kids are not the kind of people you would expect to…

A truck crash is causing delays on Interstate 95 South in Branford. CT Travel Smart says the two tractor-trailers crashed between exits 57 and 56 and one lane is open.

He was abandoned and left in the freezing cold for hours. A pit bull mix is doing much better after being found by a jogger Sunday morning, but the dog still has a ways to go. And authorities want to know who dumped him. “It looks like he’s been neglected for a long time,” said Laura Burban, Director of...