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North Branford and Northford Happenings: July 23 to 29

It's the last full week of July. Here's what's going on this week with summer fun in full swing.

This week's photo comes from , who shared six photos of young athletes enjoying North Branford Youth Cheerleading's summer program.

Be sure to have your cameras and phones ready to take pictures so you can share some of your summer memories with Patch by uploading them to our  gallery or .

Baseball Anyone?

Is your 13- or 14-year-old ? The CT Slam is now forming a youth baseball team to participate in the New England Fall Ball League with games to be played at the CT Sportsplex.

Park and Rec Programs

The North Branford Parks and Recreation Department offers a variety of programs for all ages including  and . For full descriptions, check out their website.

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Kids' Fun at the Library

Now that school is out, the calendar at the  and  are packed with things for the kids to do. Here's a look at this week's activities:

  •  on Monday, July 23 at 10:30 a.m. (Atwater)
  •  on Monday, July 23 at 6 p.m. (Smith)
  •  on Tuesday, July 24 at 1 p.m. (Atwater)
  •  on Tuesday, July 24 at 3:30 p.m. (Smith)
  •  on Wednesday, July 25 at 10 a.m. (Smith)
  • , Dolphin Tale, on Wednedsay, July 25 at 1 p.m. (Atwater)
  • , Puss in Boots, on Thursday, July 26 at 6 p.m. (Smith)
  •  on Friday, July 27 at 10 a.m. (Smith)

Other Events

 on Fridays at Stop & Shop in Branford beginning at 2 p.m.

The , which is Sundays beginning at 9 a.m., features several North Branford farmers. 

Check out our calendar for more events. Know of event that's not listed? ! Want your photo featured as the North Branford Happenings picture next week? Add your photos to our .  

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Russ Best May 4, 2013 at 05:09 pm
Vincent: first..let me commend you for doing an excellent job! I have a couple thoughts I wouldRead More like to bounce off of you: 1. How about a proposal for property tax breaks for seniors? Pick an age..62 or 65. The majority of retirees are on fixed incomes, some of which are on the razors edge right now and are looking at having to move from the area even though they don't want to. Its a shame that people who have lived their whole lives here cannot afford to stay on for retirement. 2. The current property tax credit for veterans is $1000 and has been stuck there since the '60s if I'm not mistaken. It really doesn't amount to a hill of beans given current property values and needs a serious upgrade/higher value. As a combat veteran (Viet Nam) I would be really grateful if this could be improved.
Tom Scelfo April 29, 2013 at 09:40 pm
Vinny - you obviously understand both the problem and the solution. As a general rule, all ourRead More elected officials are intelligent people, so I just don't understand why the Majority party doesn't seem to "get it." Please keep focusing on the problem AND the solution. At some point in time, perhaps other elected officials will finally understand the problem we are in, and realize that we really need to get serious about fixing it. Thanks for your service to the Connecticut's tax payers!
Russ Best May 4, 2013 at 12:42 pm
Audrey: welcome to the world of state and town contracts, unions and piddly regs that must beRead More quibbled over. There are power plays between city and state civil engineers,etc.All this is done in the name of "progress"..something I had hoped to see slow down when I moved to Northford. Progess nearly always means ever escalating taxes and rules that eventually push out folks of lower income, turning it into yet another elitist Connecticut town. It's sad the town managers and council can't seem to put their foot down and reign in spending.
Audrey Fitting May 2, 2013 at 11:08 am
I agree, it seems as though they are more worried about putting in fake grass, and spindly trees,Read More and are not working fast at all. The beautiful center of our town has been ruined. I cannot see it ever looking good again. I think it is a bigger bottleneck than we had. Whoever they hired as an engineer should be ashamed to take any money. Very poor planning...or may be plans in the works. The two ugly houses we have to pass when we go from 139 towards RT 80, its sure ugly, and that dentist office should be to torn down. Give it up. We now have an ugly town center. The shopping center at Dairy Queen, is dying for stores, but who would move in? I wish I could move out of town. This is atrocious.
John Fontenault May 2, 2013 at 10:03 am
Other than some work being performed at the Notch Hill Road and Rte 80 intersection and some workRead More under the Tilcon Overpass there has been little to no activity for months. Other than the equipment needed in these two areas there is no longer any large equipment in the area. Clearly crews have picked up and moved on. Is there a funding issue? An updated schedule should be posted to the Town's Website so we can all understand what progress will be made this spring. Please comment if you have details.