Debt costs expected to boost tax rate Published: Friday, March 27, 2009By Rachael Scarborough King, Register Staff NORTH BRANFORD — The town is proposing a 2009-10 budget with a zero percent increase, but the tax rate is still projected to rise about 5.5 percent, due largely to debt incurred from several building projects. The $11.8 … Continue reading →

Earmark funds may help town’s 1st responders stay linked Published: Tuesday, March 24, 2009By Rachael Scarborough King, Register Staff NORTH BRANFORD — Between Totoket Mountain and the Farm River, North Branford’s topography can make it difficult to receive radio signals in all areas of town. Fire Chief William Seward III said that emergency personnel, including … Continue reading →

Hair salon offering jobless a kinder cut on Tuesdays Published: Monday, March 16, 2009By Rachael Scarborough King, Register Staff NORTH BRANFORD — With a recession in full swing, many local families have been scrimping on luxuries, perhaps cooking at home more, or swapping a night out at the movies for a rental. Christina Pepe, co-owner … Continue reading →

Investigation continues in Sound plunge Published: Friday, March 13, 2009By Rachael Scarborough King, Register Staff BRANFORD — Police are still investigating an accident that killed a Guilford man when a Jeep he was riding in plunged into Long Island Sound early Wednesday, although they said the incident does not appear to have involved foul play. … Continue reading →

7 students arrested in drug raid at SCSU Published: Thursday, March 12, 2009By Rachael Scarborough King and William Kaempffer, Register Staff NEW HAVEN — A months-long police investigation into an alleged drug ring on the Southern Connecticut State University campus culminated Wednesday in the arrest of seven Southern students, authorities said. All the students arrested … Continue reading →

Guilford middle school to test buzzer access for visitors Published: Wednesday, March 11, 2009By Rachael Scarborough King, Register Staff GUILFORD — School officials are planning to test-drive a system in the next month that would require buzzer access for people visiting Abraham Baldwin Middle School. The district has been improving its security systems in recent … Continue reading →

Teacher takes pledge to heart, shaves head Published: Monday, March 9, 2009By Rachael Scarborough King, Register Staff NORTH BRANFORD — David Carpenter, physical education teacher at Totoket Valley Elementary School, has been feeling a little colder lately after he shaved his head in front of the entire school last week. Carpenter told his students he … Continue reading →