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Many of us have seen and even felt what it’s like to have a test for COVID-19. One Connecticut medical science company saw the national struggle to make tests available, so they took on the challenge. “My goal was to create something anybody could use anywhere,” said Jonathan Rothberg, chairman and founder Homodeus in Guilford. Rothberg has studied DNA...

Guilford company Homodeus is waiting on approval for an at-home coronavirus test they’ve developed.

The Guilford Board of Education voted Monday to change its mascot from the Indians. At a special meeting Monday, all nine board members voted in favor of accepting the recommendation to change toe Guilford High School mascot. Superintendent Paul Freeman had asked the board to put it to a vote. He said he believes the decision to make the mascot…

Emergency crews rescued a person who fell through the floor of a home in Guilford and ended up down a well on Sunday. Christopher Town and his wife, Angela, were helping a friend move in to a home in Guilford when the floor gave way, leaving Christopher falling more than 20 feet into a well that had been covered over…

A Guilford woman called 911 as she watched her husband disappear from a bedroom into a hidden well.

People in Guilford voiced strong opinions Thursday night about the fate of Guilford High School’s mascot, the Indians. The Board of Education held an online public forum about whether they should change or keep it. The majority of those who spoke favored changing the mascot, saying it doesn’t honor Native Americans and is offensive. “I feel that it is...

The Board of Education held an online public forum Thursday about whether they should change their mascot from the Indians.

Guilford police rescued a man who fell into the water while crabbing and was almost swept away into a sluice pipe on Leetes Island Road early Wednesday morning. Police said officers responded to a 911 call from the man’s wife, who has holding onto him to prevent him from being swept away by the strong current and into the pipe,…

Guilford police rescued a man who fell into the water while crabbing and was almost swept away into a sluice pipe on Leetes Island Road early Wednesday morning.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills continues to voice concerns directly to the president about his visit causing unrest in a tightly-knit small town, urging him to avoid polarizing rhetoric.

A tiny town in Maine is getting ready for an intense national spotlight.

A road is closed in Guilford after a car struck a utility pole on Saturday. Long Hill Road at Highwoods Drive is expected to remain closed into the late evening. Minor injuries were reported in the crash, police said. Police are asking residents to avoid the area and use Durham Road, New England Road or West Lake Avenue as a…

Interstate 95 North in Guilford has fully reopened after two separate crashes on Monday morning. I-95 North was closed at exits 56 and 57 after a collision between a vehicle and a bus, according to the state Department of Transportation. The highway has since fully reopened. State police said there was actually two separate crashes in the same area and…

A part of Interstate 95 northbound in Guilford was closed Thursday night after a tanker truck went down an embankment. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection was notified of a diesel spill, according to troopers. Injuries have been reported but no further details are available at this time.

Governor Lamont visited a ventilator manufacturer in Guilford on Sunday that is filling orders for places all across the globe. Lamont’s tour of Bio-Med Devices, Inc. was to speak with the company’s executives and to see the production in progress. The manufacturing company is producing ventilators being used in hospitals throughout the world amid the coronavirus pandemic. They’re filling...

A Guilford company that manufactures ventilators has been working around the clock to help get those ventilators to hospitals as soon as possible.

A Branford woman face DUI charges after crashing into a Guilford police cruiser that was pulled over on Route 1 Wednesday, according to Guilford police. Guilford police said 37-year-old Mary Kwasniewski rear-ended a Guilford Police Department vehicle that was pulled over on the right shoulder of Route 1 to help another driver. The force of the crash pushed the police…

Durham Road in Guilford has reopened after a crash. Police said the one-car crash is in the 4300-block near Great Hill Road. Injuries have been reported. No other details were immediately available. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

People in Guilford don’t have to worry about paying the plastic bag tax any longer. As of New Year’s Day the town has banned the use of those single-use bags at businesses. “It’s great. It’s the best thing that could happen,” said Tom Finnegan of Guilford. Finnegan and other shoppers are supporting Guilford’s new ban on single-use plastic bags...

As of New Year’s Day the town has banned the use of those single-use bags at businesses.