Volume 7, Number 10
Thursday, December 19, 2019
cheshirecitizen.com
Shop local to finish off your gift list By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen
Christmas is on the doorstep and you may be facing a number of holiday shopping dilemmas. Perhaps you haven’t even started on your gift giving list or you’ve come up a little short on stocking stuffers. Maybe you haven’t found just the perfect thing for that hard-toshop for person. Traci Selinske, owner of The Posh Pear, puts the finishing touches on a Christmas tree, No need to panic. Rest aswhile customer Karen Conlin looks on. Joy VanderLek, The Cheshire Citizen sured you can find that
By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen
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By Michael Gagne Record-Journal staff
The Cheshire Police Explorers Community Dinner on Dec. 11 was a memorable event that included a number of special guests – from military veterans to Santa to the newly named Explorer of the Year.
The evening came complete with entertainment and food. Bountiful helpings of ham, pasta and all the fixings were served to residents who then made their way to the high school cafeteria, settling in to eat, family style, with neighbors and friends.
For the past 15 years, Elegant Touch Gifts on South Main Street has been required retail therapy for
$1.77M sought for work on Route 10
Police Explorers’ dinner brings community together
Held at Cheshire High School, the event, hosted by local Explorers, was a means to promote community unity. Police Explorer programs give young people an opportunity to explore a career in law enforcement by working with local law enforcement agencies.
something special right here in town at Cheshire shops. We’ve put together a few ideas within a range of budgets. You’ll also feel great knowing you are supporting local businesses, that in turn are often supporting local and New England produced products.
Members of the local Police Explorers program pose with Santa during a community dinner held Dec. 11 at Cheshire High School. Photo by Clem Kasinskas, courtesty of the Bozzuto Foundation
A special addition to the event was reserved for two local World War II veterans, Irvin Daubert and Ralph Rowland. The 99-year-old guests arrived in style, in Cheshire Police Department cruisers, escorted by the Bozzuto’s Dream Ride vehicle carrying Santa and flanked by police motorcycles. “We wanted to make it a VIP escort for them,” said Sgt. Jeff Falk. Addition-
ally, a head table was set up for the veterans and local members of the military and their families. The Legionnaires of Christ sang carols for those dining. “This dinner is exactly what was needed to bring the community together,” was one comment relayed to See Explorers, A2
A state Department of Transportation request for $1.77 million to replace traffic signals on Route 10 was to go before the State Bond Commission Wednesday, when the panel was scheduled to meet in Hartford. DOT officials are developing plans to replace older signals and install new ones with improved pedestrian control features, including timers. The project also calls for sidewalk ramps and crosswalks. Officials have proposed new signals where Route 10 interSee Route 10, A9