🌱 Patch AM: How Lamont’s $70M health fix could affect North Branford premiums

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In today's newsletter:

• How Lamont’s $70M health fix could affect North Branford premiums

Also on today's calendar: The Nutcracker and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I once read a book about anti-gravity. 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 36 and low of 25 degrees.
• Saturday: Clouds giving way to some sun, temps: high: 39, low: 26.
• Sunday: Snow much of the time, 1-3", with a high of 30 and low of 20 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lamont pledges $70M for health care after US Senate deadlocks (ctmirror.org) — North Branford residents may feel the impact of Gov. Ned Lamont’s $70 million plan to blunt expected health insurance premium hikes after Congress deadlocked on extending federal subsidies. The move, backed by GOP House leader Vincent Candelora of North Branford, aims to keep coverage affordable for many middle‑income families while lawmakers debate longer‑term fixes in Washington and Hartford.
   

📸 Around North Branford

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🗓 Upcoming Events in North Branford

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• The Nutcracker
  Shubert Theatre, 247 College St, New Haven
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Dudley Farm Holiday Market & Museum Open House
  The Dudley Farm, 2351 Durham Rd, Guilford
  10:00 am

Sunday December 14

• Stony Creek Holiday Market
  Stony Creek Fife & Drum Corps, 215 Thimble Island Rd, Branford
  10:00 am

Wednesday December 17

• Jimmies Savin Rock LIVE AUCTION liquidation of ENTIRE Assets
  5 Rock St, West Haven
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Vet Care Everywhere Pet Health & Wellness Clinic
  1332 Middletown Ave , North Branford
  10:00 am

Saturday December 13

• Holiday Cookies & Coffee Tasting
  Grey Goat Farmtique , 11 N Branford Rd , Branford
  10:00 am
• BACA’s Artful Holiday Market
  Branford Art Center , 1229 Main St , Branford
  10:00 am
• The Big Snow Music Show
  North Branford Public Libraries , 3 Old Post Road , Northford
  1:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Afternoon Little Makers
  North Branford Public Libraries , 3 Old Post Road , Northford
  4:30 pm
• Read with Libby
  North Branford Public Libraries , 1720 Foxon Road , North Branford
  5:00 pm
• Permanent Project Building Committee Meeting
  North Branford Town, CT Calendar , 909 Foxon Road , North Branford
  6:00 pm
• Monday Night Mah Jongg
  North Branford Public Libraries , 3 Old Post Road , Northford
  6:00 pm

📣 North Branford Shout Outs!

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making North Branford PatchAM possible:

• Poppys Restaurant — (203) 488-0092
  Poppy‘s restaurant is now back in business after shut down .
• TJ’s Launderette — (203) 484-2504
  Under New Management! Open Everyday 7am-7pm.
• Branford Scouts - On The Town Green — (203) 215-1370
  The Original Branford Scouts: Youth Focused for their Future
• joe's junk removal and more llc — (203) 535-9817
  Joe's junk removal and more llc

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Obituary: Ralph Coppola Jr. (Porto Funeral Homes) —Porto Funeral Homes Read on Patch
• Obituary: Alexander F. "Alex" Russo (Porto Funeral Homes) —Porto Funeral Homes Read on Patch

• Big Y Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for Meat Specialist (Stores) in North Branford. Apply here.
• Guilford Public Schools posted a job opening for Long Term Substitute Health and Physical Education Teacher in Guilford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near North Branford here.

🗞 Nearby News

North Haven

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-- The Patch AM Team

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