Cheshire

Cheshire Police are investigating the theft of catalytic converters at four locations, including two on public school property.

Students, teachers and staff at Cheshire High School are urged to remain vigilant after catalytic converters were stolen from multiple vehicles at the school on Monday.

Students, teachers and staff at Cheshire High School are urged to remain vigilant after catalytic converters were stolen from multiple vehicles at the school on Monday. District officials said catalytic converters were taken from one vehicle in the Chapman staff parking lot and two vehicles in the student parking lot at Cheshire High School. Some catalytic converters were also stolen…

There were many tributes happening around the state honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In Cheshire, there was an anti-racism children’s march. Hundreds of people, of various races and ages, came here to honor a man who broke social barriers and left a blueprint for generations to follow. Aiming to elevate the voices of children, families gathered at St....

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeal of Joshua Komisarjevsky, convicted in the killings of three members of the Petit family in a 2007 home invasion. The court decided not to take up Komisarjevsky’s case on Monday. It did not provide an explanation, as is its custom for cases it declines to hear. Komisarjevsky asked the...

Trees snapped and some were completely uprooted. That’s what you’ll find in the area of Warren and Willow streets in Cheshire. Debris lies as evidence of how powerful Saturday’s tornado was. Witnesses say the EF-0 tornado swept through this neighborhood with fierce intensity. “It was a big noise. It was quick, but it was awful,” said Luz Castano. Castano...

Residents of Cheshire are cleaning up on Monday after a tornado briefly touched down in the community over the weekend.

This Cheshire book shop was opened during the pandemic to give young adults with special needs the ability to gain meaningful job experience.

High school football highlights from Cheshire vs Xavier and Platt vs Hall.

School administrators are responding after several people reported anti-Semitic and racist comments directed towards Westport players and students during the Staples/Cheshire High School football game. Westport school officials said they were made aware of a number of social media posts last night. “I want to assure the community that any allegations such as these are taken with the utmost...

Doolittle School in Cheshire is closed until Thursday while the district deals with mold found in the building.

A mold issue has closed a school in Cheshire on Tuesday and Wednesday. District officials said a mold issue was found in several classrooms at Doolittle School. According to officials, small amounts of mold were discovered in school-issued Chromebooks late Monday. There was also some mold found on the underside of some desks, they added. In a letter to parents,…

Anti-mask protesters disrupted an education roundtable being hosted by Gov. Ned Lamont in Cheshire Wednesday.

A group of protesters disrupted an education roundtable being hosted by Gov. Ned Lamont Wednesday afternoon in Cheshire and ended with the governor needing to be escorted to a waiting car by his security detail. The discussion, which was open to the public, was focused on students and staff going back to school and how to maintain a safe environment….

A man who followed a group of people he witnessed trying to break into cars in Cheshire was shot at early Thursday morning.

A Cheshire resident was shot at when he confronted people who were breaking into cars in his neighborhood early this morning, police said. Cheshire police responded to reports of a shooting incident around 1:40 a.m. and they met with a resident who told them he saw people breaking into cars in his neighborhood and went driving around to look for…

Part of a tree has fallen on a house in Cheshire. Fire officials said part of a tree fell on a house on Meriden Road and some branches went through the roof. No one is injured. Heavy rain has started to fall in Connecticut as Tropical Storm Elsa approaches, but police said the weather was not significant in the area…

One person was transported to the hospital with injuries after a pedestrian crash on Interstate 84 in Cheshire Friday evening, officials said. Connecticut state police said Troop A responded to the area of exit 26 on the westbound side of the highway. Crews said injuries were reported in the crash. The pedestrian that was struck was transported to a nearby…

A 15-year-old was seriously injured when he was pinned under a car during a car involving a car and motorcycle in Cheshire Wednesday.