Branford

Branford police said their investigation determined a suspicious package reported in the area of the Branhaven Plaza Monday morning was not dangerous. A concerned citizen reported the package, which brought police and the fire department to the plaza on Route 1 and Short Beach Road. Their investigation caused traffic backups in the area. All roads have reopened, police said.

Marty Rust served the U.S. military honorably as a combat photographer in Vietnam. He died in Connecticut in September and over the last few weeks, Connecticut’s Patriot Guard has been working to make sure he got an equally honorable return to family in the Midwest.

Following Friday’s victory over Branford, Daniel Hand boys soccer improved its record to 6-0 this season. The Tigers are the four-time defending state champions in Class L. They’ve built a culture of winning through hard work and teamwork. Even though the postseason will look different this year, the goal at Hand remains the same. “It would mean everything,” said...

Following Friday’s victory over Branford, Daniel Hand boys soccer improved its record to 6-0 this season.

People who knew and loved Lizzbeth Aleman-Popoca are sad, and angry that no one has been arrested for her killing. There is no official person of interest, almost three months after she was found buried in a shallow grave. Friday they came out to make that anger known, and demand answers.In East Haven, dozens of protesters called for justice...

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.