Fifteen new inductees were celebrated at the ninth annual Beacon Awards held on Nov. 17 at Woodwinds in Branford.

The winners, nominated by members of the shoreline community, were honored with a gala event hosted by Shore Publishing and attended by more than 250 celebrants.

The members of the 2021 Beacon Awards Class are: Andrew Amendola, Anita Anderson, Susan Cosgrove Barnes, Lisa Freund, Allen Jacobs, Catherine Kiernan Marganski, Jane Moen, Kim Mucha, Cynthia Purcell, Annarose Russo, Lianne Rutty, Aron Schumacher, Todd Secki, Winnie Seibert, and Colin Sheehan.