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🌱 Patch AM: Sixth Annual Holiday Gift Card Program Expands Support For Branford, East Haven Residents in Need

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Morning Branford! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Holiday gift cards bring crucial support to 500 Branford residents
  • How did a Branford nurse’s record-keeping trigger a $455K settlement?

Also on today's calendar: Frequencies with Friends: Karaoke Party and 8 more events.

Find out what's happening in Branfordfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: What did one astronaut stranded on the moon say to another? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Friday: Heavy morning rain, with a high of 57 and low of 29 degrees.
  • Saturday: Breezy and colder, temps: high: 40, low: 35.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and windy, with a high of 47 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Sixth Annual Holiday Gift Card Program Expands Support For Branford, East Haven Residents in Need (patch.com) — Branford residents in need are again benefiting from attorney Andrew Amendola’s holiday gift card initiative, which has provided $10,000 in local business cards annually to 500 Branford recipients since 2020. Partnering with the Parthenon Diner and local donors, the program runs alongside an expanded East Haven effort, helping seniors, veterans, and struggling families cover essential and personal holiday expenses.
   

• Branford nurse to pay $455K settlement over meds she didn't give patients, state says (nhregister.com) — A Branford advanced practice nurse has agreed to pay a $455,598 settlement after state officials said her poor record-keeping led to Medicaid being billed for injectable medications that were never given to patients at her Branford office. The case, involving treatment for substance use disorders, highlights state scrutiny of how local providers handle high-cost drugs and public healthcare dollars.
   

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    Friday December 19
  • Zoning Board of Appeals Application Deadline
    North Branford Town, CT Calendar , 909 Foxon Road , North Branford
    8:30 am
  • Storytime Sprouts
    E.C. Scranton Memorial Library , 801 Boston Post Rd , Madison
    10:00 am
  • Quilter's Club
    Atwater Memorial Library , 1720 Foxon Rd , North Branford
    10:00 am
  • Tots and Tunes
    North Branford Public Libraries , 3 Old Post Road , Northford
    10:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

East Haven

  • What Was The Valley Indy Story Of The Year? (newhavenindependent.org)
  • Man faces kidnapping, assault charges after Norwich domestic incident, police say (nhregister.com)
  • 2 arrested after alleged armed robbery in North Haven in June (wtnh.com)

North Branford

  • Rose Orchards Farm Offers 'Great Family Experience': Best Of 2025 (patch.com)

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