Cheshire

Growing up in Connecticut, kids have always associated winter with snow days. A surprise reprieve from school, filled with sledding and other frozen fun. So, normally in weeks like this, children around the state would be getting excited. But this is not a normal year. With some school districts replacing snow days with remote learning, that excitement has been tempered….

Among the many ramifications of the pandemic, has been a profound shortage of substitute teachers. Contact tracing and quarantine protocols have left school systems short staffed, forcing some to get creative. Responding to Governor Ned Lamont’s Step up Connecticut initiative, which is urging people to volunteer at many places including schools, Cheshire targeted a very specific pool of candidates....

Cheshire High School is dismissing students at 11:15 a.m. Monday after a member of the food service team developed symptoms associated with COVID-19. Supt. Jeffrey Solan said in a statement that school officials learned this morning that a member of the food service team is having symptoms associated with COVID-19.  “Unfortunately, the working conditions in the kitchen are such that…

Moderna announced Monday that preliminary data from its phase 3 trial showed its coronavirus vaccine is more than 94% effective in preventing COVID-19. Dr. Bob Lahita, a clinical professor at New York Medical College and the Chairman of the Department of Medicine at St. Joseph’s Healthcare System, breaks down the “very exciting news,” and why March and April could be...

The Cheshire girls swim team won’t get to compete for a state championship this year because of COVID-19 restrictions, but they are the winners of their SCC division, which is the closest any team will get to a title in 2020. The Rams are one of the most decorated swim teams in the state, but most days they’re cheering...

NBC Connecticut is Connecting You to Joy during the holidays. Every year, New Haven city officials search to find the perfect tree for the New Haven Green. This year, their search ended on Budding Ridge Road in Cheshire. “This is a beautiful Norway Spruce Evergreen tree. It’s about 65 feet tall. It has a great shape, it’s nice and...

The tree that will be lit on the New Haven Green this year is from cheshire.

An employee at the Cheshire Police Department has tested positive for COVID-19 and the department said it is conducting a deep clean to ensure everyone’s safety. On Saturday, police said there was a positive COVID-19 case within the department. It’s unclear if the person who tested positive is a police officer. Due to the positive case, officers said fingerprint...

Cheshire police are investigating a report of a man watching a 6-year-old boy as the child was playing at a home weekend, then running off when the boy’s father approached him. Police said the father was doing yard work Saturday afternoon on Mountain Road, near Barkledge Court, and his son was playing near the driveway when the dad noticed...

For a moment at Cheshire Swim and Dive’s meet on Saturday, things felt normal. “When it’s time to swim fast, they swim fast,” said Cheshire swim coach Dave Modzelewski. “When they get excited, they get really excited.” It was senior night. They rolled out the red carpet at the Cheshire community pool. Parents and athletes posed for photos. “They...

This season, each team swam at their home pools, compared the numbers and got their results the next day.

Friday the Cheshire Community came together for a big bash as three of their own World War II veterans celebrated birthdays. First Lt. Florence Bryant, Staff Sergeant Irv Daubert, and Chief Petty Officer Ralph Rowland are reaching a major milestone, each celebrating their 100th birthdays. The day started off with a ceremony to honor the veterans and concluded with a…

The Town of Cheshire celebrated three 100-year-old WWII veterans on Friday.

A Meriden was killed in a crash on Route 10 in Cheshire on Tuesday night. Police said a sedan and a pickup collided on Highland Avenue (Route 10) around 11:15 p.m. There were three people in one vehicle and one person in the other. Police identified the victim who died as 24-year-old Jason Ventura, of Meriden. Investigators did not provide…

The Chesprocott Health District says in Cheshire they’re seeing 10 times as many young people testing positive compared to older adults. CHD cover Cheshire, Prospect, and Wolcott. “We’re not where we were in March, thank goodness. But the scary part is you don’t know what the next few weeks are,” said CHD Director Maura Esposito. After months of declining...

Friday night was supposed to be Cheshire’s first game of the season. Instead, the field is empty. But every player and every team across the state is hoping for a chance to play. For the Cheshire Rams, it’s another night of practice, and still, no one knows where it’ll lead. “Obviously our hopes for our senior year, just to...

Friday night was supposed to be Cheshire’s first game of the season. Instead, the field is empty. But every player and every team across the state is hoping for a chance to play.

The CIAC and DPH met Friday to discuss ways student athletes could play football with mitigation strategies.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, students have had to pivot to virtual learning which is causing some of them to miss out on key skills. Camille Boyd is a speech pathologist who created Take Back Your Power to help kids and teens build their social communication skills. “Being able to speak up for yourself, self-advocate, and communicate clearly…

Building social communication skills is the goal of Take Back Your Power, a speech therapy practice that caters to kids and teens.