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🌱 Patch AM: Abandoned Outdoors, Pet Dwarf Bunny Had Ears Intentionally Cut Off: Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter

Spotted on the Branford calendar: The Year of the Horse: Vision Board Workshop

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What's up Branford! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Branford shelter seeks home for abused bunny Buncent Van Gogh
  • How Branford’s chili and mac cookoff will support neighbors in need

Also on today's calendar: The Year of the Horse: Vision Board Workshop and 9 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did the baby computer say to the mommy computer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Wednesday: Mainly cloudy, with a high of 46 and low of 34 degrees.
  • Thursday: A bit of snow and rain, temps: high: 38, low: 17. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Friday: Partly sunny and windy, with a high of 33 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Abandoned Outdoors, Pet Dwarf Bunny Had Ears Intentionally Cut Off: Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter (patch.com) — Branford’s Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter is caring for a dwarf bunny whose ears were intentionally cut off before he was abandoned outdoors, frightened and alone. Staff fostered and rehabilitated the rabbit, now named Buncent Van Gogh, and are inviting Branford-area residents to apply to adopt him through the shelter’s website.
   

• CT Eats & Events: Sample chili or try out a ravioli class in CT (nhregister.com) — A Branford Harley-Davidson dealership is hosting a Jan. 31 Chili & Mac Cookoff to benefit the Branford Food Pantry, inviting local cooks and tasters for a low-cost, family-friendly fundraiser. The piece also highlights separate winter food and drink classes in New Britain and Stonington for residents interested in coffee cocktails or learning handmade ravioli.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Branford Community Foundation (BCF) 2026 Sponsorship Applications Now Open! —Branford Community Foundation Read on Patch
  • Pastor Chad Adamik Installed as Senior Pastor at Tabor Lutheran Church —Tabor Lutheran Church Read on Patch
  • Mark “Moose” O’Hare obituary: Clancy-Palumbo Funeral Home, East Haven —Clancy Palumbo Funeral Home and Cremation Service Read on Patch
  • I-84 Westbound in Southbury reopens after an overturned tractor trailer crash near exit 14, with state police warning of delays.
    3:56AM on Jan 13: I-84 Westbound is closed between Exits 15 and 14 due to an overturned tractor-trailer crash, with traffic being diverted off at… (Nextdoor )
  • Report of police activity in New Haven, Connecticut.
    7:07PM on Jan 12: Emergency services are reported on Harbor Close near the roundabout. (Nextdoor )
  • Big Y posted a job opening for Produce/Floral Clerk in Branford. Apply here.
  • Ark Healthcare and Rehabilitation at Branford Hills posted a job opening for Housekeeping Assistant in Branford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Branford here.

🗞 Nearby News

East Haven

  • East Haven Rotary Held Its 24th Annual Ben Mazzucco Clothe the Children Project At Kohls (patch.com)
  • East Haven Resident Named New Lacrosse Coach At North Haven High School (patch.com)
  • ShopRite is using facial recognition at Connecticut stores — customers say they didn't know (nhregister.com)

North Branford

  • North Branford Police Communications Dept. Handled 12,927 Calls For Service In Past Year: PD (patch.com)
  • Pete Shuler, who led Westbrook girls basketball to 8 CIAC titles, 62-game win streak, dies at 86 (thehour.com)

Guilford

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