Community Corner

Weekly Happenings April 23-29

A week to celebrate Branford's children.

Overall, it looks like there’s 30 to 50 percent chance of showers this week according to the National Weather Service. Be sure to check the status of events before heading out of the house (see the week’s weather below).

But despite any aversion to rain, it’s still important to remember that these will bring us May flowers! And speaking of flowers, don’t forget to head over to our weekly to pick your favorite garden center/floral shop. There’s also a celebration of the great outdoors this Friday for Arbor Day; head down to for the of the town’s first .

This week is also all about . The presents the and kicks off events with where 800 copies of Mem Fox’s "Whoever You Are" will be available to students. Tonight at the library, Branford will . Thursday, don’t miss the annual .

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Did we miss an event? Add it to the calendar and let readers know in the comments! Have a great last week of April Branford!

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Weekly Weather Outlook 

National Weather Service

Monday: A chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 60. South wind between 14 and 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Monday Night: A chance of showers, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind between 11 and 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: A chance of showers, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a southwest wind between 21 and 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southwest wind between 7 and 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. 

Thursday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 50%.Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. 

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. 

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 57. 


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