Cheshire News

Parents called to children, "Here they come!" as the Cheshire Memorial Day parade came into view.

The 3rd annual Sea Dog Road Races were run on Sunday, May 20th with nearly 800 runners/walkers competing in the 5k, 10k or Kid's Doggie Dash Fun Run.

If this week's Readers' Choice contest were a race, it would have been a photo-finish. Automotive Edge and Richard Chevrolet emerged as your favorites for best auto mechanic in town and the two were neck-and-neck up until the contest closed this morning.

Cheshire's annual Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony honoring the men and women who died in America's armed forces will be held on the Church Green on Saturday, May 26 at 10 a.m.A The ceremony is sponsored by the Cheshire Veterans Council, which consists of American Legion Post 92, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10052, Army Air Force Round Table ... (more)

The board of education and Superintendent Alan B. Bookman said goodbye to 20 retiring teachers on Monday.

Republican Lezlye Zupkus has thrown her hat into the race for the state House of Representative's 89th District seat.

Cheshire continues outpacing the rest of the state with its low unemployment levels, according to the latest figures from the Connecticut Department of Labor.

Republicans: Mark Greenberg has filed the paperwork required to primary against state Sen.

The old system went like this: Parents brought their teenager to a DMV office and waited in a long line to register for the learner's permit test.

This month, Internet gossip sites gushed over Beyonce's rapid weight loss after giving birth to her baby daughter, Blue Ivy, revealing photos of the slender "Single Ladies" star in form-fitting dresses and sexy swimsuits.

Trust. It's one of the most important requirements when choosing an auto mechanic.

Unemployment in Cheshire has been on the way down and well below the rate for the whole state , but the bankruptcy of Hostess Brands could cost jobs here if the company doesn't come out of Chapter 11.

A DMV today starts a new technology-driven service to allow parents and teens to make an appointment - rather than wait in a DMV office -- for taking the learner's permit knowledge test.

This month, Internet gossip sites gushed over Beyonce's rapid weight loss after giving birth to her baby daughter, Blue Ivy, revealing photos of the slender "Single Ladies" star in form-fitting dresses and sexy swimsuits.

The Derby Board of Education has appointed Jennifer Olson of Cheshire as the next principal of the Irving Elementary School.

The town's seasonal drive-in, Rose Dairy, takes a bite out of the competition for the favorite burger in Cheshire winning this week's Readers' Choice poll with twice the number of votes for the second and third place choices.

Whenever I awoke Christmas morning at 2 a.m., I had two choices: I could burst out of bed, rumble downstairs waking everyone up, pull my stocking off the mantle and rip through my presents.

The following information is provided by the Cheshire Town Clerk: 390 Woodpond Rd., $442,000, warranty, Jennifer Moriarty to Richard and Nancy Saunders on May 7 104 Ridgeview Pl., $492,600, A.M. Napolitano LLC to Matthew J and Kimberly A. Baldoni on May 4. 36 Wallingford Rd., committee deed, Michael P. Foley Jr.

Rather than walk in to a motor vehicles office and wait their turn, teens can now use the web to schedule an appointment for their learner's permit knowledge test, state officials announced Thursday.

The Southington Police Department reported the following arrests: James N. Landry, 37, of 122 Pheasant Drive in Rocky Hill, was charged with disorderly conduct, May 10.