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Essex Elementary School held a Family Night on Feb. 28 with pizza and pajama party, bake sale, raffles, crafts raising money for the Essex Elementary School Foundation. Callie Tyrseck, Mason Faison and Jackson Tyrseck pose for a photo in the cafeteria. Photo by Kelley Fryer/The Courier

A Photographer's Favorite Photos from 2020

Published Dec. 30, 2020 10:43 a.m. • 20 Photos
Branford girls soccer lost to Guilford 0-1 in OT in the SCC Championship game at Guilford High School. Ava Ferrie  (3) Photo by Kelley Fryer/The Sound

Branford Girls’ Soccer Takes OT Loss in Divisional Final

Published Nov. 19, 2020 12:01 a.m. • 37 Photos
Shea Lepre 200 Medley Relay Photo by Kelley Fryer/The Sound

Branford Girls’ Swimming Competes Against Hand

Published Oct. 27, 2020 02:54 p.m. • 30 Photos
Peyton Giordano (9), Paige Kelly  (21) Photo by Kelley Fryer/The Sound

Branford Girls’ Volleyball Drops Contest to Foran

Published Oct. 27, 2020 02:54 p.m. • 25 Photos
Patrick Zdunek (484), Brennan Hynes  (476) Photo by Kelley Fryer/The Sound

Branford Cross Country Splits a Tri-Meet

Published Oct. 27, 2020 02:55 p.m. • 34 Photos
The scarecrows were back on the Branford Green. A mild Saturday morning was a perfect time to visit the Green, catch up with friends, take a walk and buy a homemade pie from the Branford Garden Club. kathleen Von Hofe and little Elaria Kanor check out he scarecrows along Main St, and Town Hall Dr. Photo by Kelley Fryer/The Sound

Scarecrows are Back in Branford

Published Oct. 27, 2020 02:25 p.m. • 25 Photos
The first Stony Creek Rubber Duck Race was run Sunday on the Branford River, with almost 1,000 ducks dropped from a bridge on Indian Neck Ave at 3:15pm to raise awareness and funds for the nonprofit Orchard House Medical Adult Day Center in Branford. Hosted by John Cadillac Saville with people watching from the road, on boats, and at the Stony Creek Brewery. Photo by Kelley Fryer/The Sound

Stony Creek Rubber Duck Race Benefits Orchard House

Published Oct. 21, 2020 10:37 a.m. • 20 Photos
Trey Lawson  (44) Photo by Kelley Fryer/The Sound

Branford Football Takes Loss to Hand in 7-on-7 Matchup

Published Oct. 21, 2020 11:33 a.m. • 28 Photos
Branford boys soccer beat East Haven 5-0 at home. Raffaele Ciarleglio  (7) Photo by Kelley Fryer/The Sound

Branford Boys’ Soccer Blanks East Haven

Published Oct. 21, 2020 11:39 a.m. • 36 Photos
The annual Around Faulkner's Island race took place at 11:15am Sunday morning October 11th, with both spinnaker and cruising class boats starting at the same time, approximately 200 yards South of Cow & Calf by R “34”, off Branford and rounding Faulkner’s Island and finishing back at the starting line, each boat taking their own time and reporting it. Photo by Kelley Fryer/The Sound

Sailors Take Part in Annual Around Faulkner’s Island Race

Published Oct. 13, 2020 03:04 p.m. • 25 Photos
Branford girls soccer team beat East Haven 1-0 at Branford High School. Macey Girard  (1)Photo by Kelley Fryer/The Sound

Branford Girls’ Soccer Defeats East Haven

Published Oct. 06, 2020 01:48 p.m. • 27 Photos
Andrea Amarante  (7)Photo by Kelley Fryer/The Sound

Branford Field Hockey Defeats Lyman Hall

Published Oct. 06, 2020 01:49 p.m. • 27 Photos
On September 24th at 11:30am a funeral procession for former NBPD Sergeant Christopher Manner passed members of the North Branford Fire Department and North Branford Police Department, first responders and members of the community paying tribute in front of the North Branford Police Department along Forrest Rd; from which he retired in 2011 after 25 years of service. Officer Kristen Fitzgerald rode in front of the hearse, in the funeral procession. Photo by Kelley Fryer/The Sound

Honoring Their Fellow Officer

Published Sep. 29, 2020 11:31 a.m. • 21 Photos
08/18/2020 :: REGION :: STANDALONE :: Lucy Moore, 9, of Woodbridge attaches flowers to a hat Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, during a celebration of the 100th anniversary of Women's Suffrage in Mystic. The event, organized by the League of Women Voters of Southeastern Connecticut, celebrated the ratification of the 19th Amendment and featured performances of historic speeches as well as hat decorating and poster making. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Branford Celebrates 19th Amendment Centennail

Published Sep. 01, 2020 03:22 p.m. • 21 Photos
Tropical Storm Isaias damage on the East Haven Town Green. Photo by Kelley Fryer/The Courier

Isaias Rips Through the Shoreline

Published Aug. 11, 2020 10:41 a.m. • 112 Photos
The Comet C/2020 F3 discovered by NASAþÄôs Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE)mission in March 2020, was visible over Ecology Park, in Branford on Monday night. Photo by Kelley Fryer/The Sound

Viewing Comet NEOWISE

Published July 31, 2020 10:07 a.m. • 14 Photos
Isla Lionetti (16) Photo by Kelley Fryer/The Sound

Branford Sting Takes Loss to the Seahawks

Published July 28, 2020 03:24 p.m. • 30 Photos
John Onofrio (7) Photo by Kelley Fryer/The Sound

Branford U-17 Baseball Drops 3-2 Game to North Haven

Published July 28, 2020 03:25 p.m. • 26 Photos
SAFER Branford(Students + Alumni for Equity and Racial Justice in Branford) Branford and CT Against Brutality hosted a March for Justice in Branford in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, Sunday afternoon, the protestors met in front of Branford High School with a few speakers then marched to the Branford Police Station and had a few more speakers. Photo by Kelley Fryer/The Sound

Still Marching for BLM in Branford

Published July 25, 2020 12:01 a.m. • 26 Photos
Ryan Nuzzo (6) Photo by Kelley Fryer/The Sound

Branford U-19 Baseball Takes 2-1 Loss to North Haven

Published July 21, 2020 04:24 p.m. • 31 Photos
Austin Collins (2) Photo by Kelley Fryer/The Sound

Branford’s U-17 Baseball Team Drops Contest Against Madison

Published July 21, 2020 04:24 p.m. • 22 Photos
The Branford Sting lost 8-16 to the Madison Mavericks in the Dream League Girls Lacrosse game held at the Madison Surf Club Tuesday night. Isla Lionetti (16) Photo by Kelley Fryer/The Sound

Branford Sting Loses to Madison in Dream League Opener

Published July 17, 2020 12:01 a.m. • 33 Photos
A surprise drive by celebration of a beloved Branford Pediatrician Dr. Gary Wanerka who retired Tuesday from Branford Pediatrics and Allergy, which he founded in 1982. The surprise was pulled off by his family who told him that they were all going for ice cream at AshleyþÄôs. Dr. Wanerka and family greet all the well wishers that drove by. Photo by Kelley Fryer/The Sound

Branford Pediatrician Gets Drive-By Retirement Celebration

Published July 07, 2020 02:26 p.m. • 44 Photos
A sunny warm summer Sunday at Branford Point had people swimming, sunbathing and boating. Photo by Kelley Fryer/The Sound

A Day at the Beach at Branford Point

Published June 30, 2020 07:38 p.m. • 14 Photos
Branford High School held the first of two graduation ceremonies on June 15th with 80 graduates receiving diplomas in a drive-up commencement, the second one will take place on August 3rd. Hope Steen brought a friend along when they piked up their diploma. Superintendent of Schools Hamlet Hernandez stood on stage as a safe distance as the graduates posed for a photo. Photo by Kelley Fryer/The Sound

Branford Celebrates 80 Graduates at BHS Drive-Up Commencement

Published June 24, 2020 08:31 a.m. • 46 Photos
Cody McHenry Photo by Kelley Fryer/The Sound

Congrats, Branford Senior Athletes

Published June 17, 2020 02:29 p.m. • 70 Photos
A vehicle parade for the Class of 2020 took place on Monday night at 7pm around the high school parkinglot. Student decorated their cars and drove around the school to the cheers of their teachers and staff. Photo by Kelley Fryer/The Sound

Car Parade at Branford High School

Published June 17, 2020 12:38 p.m. • 98 Photos
A Black Lives Matter (BLM) peaceful protest took place on the Branford Green Sunday afternoon at 1pm. An estimated 1100 people took part in the event which included speeches, an eight minute and 46 second moment of silence, where people knelt, or laid prone on the ground, followed by a few more speakers then a march on the roads around the Green. Roberta Gill-Brooks asked people when they went home after the rally to set a timer for 8 minutes and 46 seconds and reflect on the time that George Floyd suffered until he died. Photo by Kelley Fryer/The Sound

BLM in Branford: Peaceful Protest, Powerful Message

Published June 09, 2020 02:03 p.m. • 48 Photos
Branford High School Class of 2020 got a special delivery on Wednesday, when around 40 teachers, staff and members of the administration organized, and distributed 264 commemorative 2020 graduation signs to the students homes. Dean of Students Dianne Dadio gathered a stack of signs with BHS Class of 2020 co-advisor Chris Stonier. Photo by Kelley Fryer/The Sound

School Staff Shuttle Signs to Surprise Branford's Class of 2020

Published May 26, 2020 04:35 p.m. • 15 Photos
Artis Senior Living and local Fire and Police as well as health care providers, first selectmen, and people from the community celebrated the Shoreline Area Nurses with a Car Parade that traveled through Branford, Guilford and Madison on Wednesday, May 6th, National Nurses Day. Photo by Kelley Fryer/The Sound

Car Parade Celebrates National Nurses Day

Published May 12, 2020 02:09 p.m. • 13 Photos
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