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Car slams into North Branford Town Hall
A person was seriously injured after crashing their car into the North Branford Town Hall early Friday morning. Police responded to the town hall at 909 Foxon Road around 1:45 a.m. and found a car with extensive damage. The driver suffered life-threatening injuries, according to police. They did not release his identity, but described him as an adult male. Firefighters…
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82-year-old woman killed in North Branford crash
An 82-year-old woman has died after a crash on Foxon Road in North Branford on Wednesday. The two-car crash happened just after 3 p.m. near the intersection of Foxon and Doral Farms roads. Authorities said three people were transported to the hospital with severe injuries. On Thursday, police said one of those victims, Diane Golia, of Branford, died as a…
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Four children taken to hospital after head-on crash in North Branford
Four children were taken to the hospital after a head-on crash in North Branford on Wednesday night, police said, and one of the vehicles hit a house. Police received several 911 calls about the two-vehicle crash at Clintonville Road and Pistapaug Road around 11:04 p.m. and said they found two vehicles and one had gone off the road, flipped over…
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Man arrested for DUI in connection to North Branford crash that left 1 injured
A man was arrested for driving under the influence in connection to a crash in North Branford that left a woman seriously injured on Friday night. Dispatchers received multiple 911 calls about a crash with injuries at the intersection of Foxon Road and Totoket Road around 8:40 p.m. Emergency crews arrived and said they found one driver, identified as a…
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Serious injuries reported in North Branford crash
A person has serious injuries after a car crash in North Branford Friday night. The police department said a two-car accident happened in the area of Route 80 and Totoket Road around 9 p.m. Route 80 was closed late Friday night as police conducted their investigation. One person was transported to the hospital with serious injuries, police said. No additional…
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Post office worker arrested for smearing substance on mailboxes in North Branford
A post office employee has been arrested for allegedly smearing an unknown substance on a multiple mailboxes in North Branford. The police department said 62-year-old Donna Sufyaan-Conyers, a worker with the U.S. Postal Service, was arrested after she was seen smearing an unknown substance on a person’s mailbox. It happened on Dec. 4. Sufyaan-Conyers was arrested on-site, and was...
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3 firefighters burned while battling house fire in North Branford
Three firefighters sustained burn injuries while battling a house fire in North Branford early Wednesday morning. Dispatchers received a report of a house fire on Totoket Road shortly before 3 a.m. The road was closed while firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze and has since reopened. Crews responded to the home and found an active fire. The first floor of…
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1 taken to hospital after vehicle crashes into convenience store in North Branford
One person was taken to the hospital after a vehicle crashed into a convenience store in North Branford on Saturday. Officers received reports about a vehicle that had driven through the front entrance of the North Branford Patco on Foxon Road around 11:22 a.m. Emergency crews at the scene found a 2024 GMC Sierra 1500 pickup truck that had gone…
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Farmers take massive hit following hailstorm
Farmers in the Wallingford and North Branford area were devastated by hail damage from Monday’s storms, during the peak of the growing season as so many were starting or preparing to harvest. At Cecarellis Harrison Hill Farm, workers were starting to process the last of this year’s harvest. A small amount of tomatoes compared to their usual bounty. “We...
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Farmers lose nearly all their crops in Monday's damaging hail storm
Farmers in the Wallingford and North Branford areas say they lost just about all of their crops just weeks before the harvest in Monday’s damaging hail storm that moved through several towns.
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Big tree falls on home in North Branford
A family in North Branford talks about what it was like being inside his home when a tree falls on top of it.
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Woman dies, 1 person seriously injured after crash at Guilford/North Branford town line
A woman has died and one other person is seriously injured after a crash on Route 80 at the Guilford/North Branford town line on Saturday. Officers were called to the 1600 block of Route 80 near the Guilford/North Branford town line for a two-vehicle crash with injuries. Two people were transported to the hospital to be treated for serious injuries….
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North Branford library employee charged with child pornography possession in Guilford
A female North Branford library employee has been arrested in Guilford and charged with possession of child pornography, according to police and officials. She has been placed on administrative leave as the investigation continues. Guilford police said they received a tip on June 21 from an out-of-state law enforcement agency about a child pornography investigation and they started investigating with…
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Man severely injured in apparent hit-and-run in North Branford
Police are looking for a driver that appears to have hit a man in North Branford and took off. Officers responded to the area of 189 Forest Road just after 5 a.m. Monday for the report of a man laying in the grass off the roadway. The man was semi-conscious and severely injured, according to police. Based on his injuries,…
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Suspect in fatal hit-and-run in North Branford taken into custody in Florida
A suspect in a fatal hit-and-run in North Branford last month has been taken into custody in Florida, according to police. David Horbal of North Branford, died after he was struck on Foxon Road on the morning of March 28, police said, and they had been working to find the driver responsible and the vehicle since the initial call, which…
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Police search for hit-and-run driver who killed man in North Branford Thursday
A man was hit and killed on Route 80 in North Branford Thursday by a driver who took off. It happened just hours after a man was hit and killed while trying to cross the Berlin Turnpike in Meriden Wednesday night.
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Man killed in hit-and-run on Route 80 in North Branford
Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run in North Branford. Officers responded to the area of 97 Foxon Road (Route 80) around 7:10 a.m. after getting a 911 call about an injured person. Arriving officers found a man, David Horbal of North Branford, who was dead and appeared to have been struck by a vehicle. The vehicle left the scene, according…
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North Branford businesses flooded, homes evacuated after heavy rain
Heavy rain Sunday into Monday flooded several businesses in North Branford and forced the evacuation of several homes along Foxon Road.
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Some North Branford residents evacuated after heavy rain leads to flooding
Some residents in North Branford were evacuated after heavy rain led to flooding on Monday.
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Driver injured after car crash brings down 3 utility poles in North Branford
One person is injured and three utility poles are damaged after a crash in North Branford on Saturday. The two-car crash happened on Middletown Ave. at the intersection of Reeds Gap Road. Wallingford Electric cut power off the area so that first responders could provide medical attention to the drivers. One driver was transported to the hospital with minor injuries…