Volume 13, Number 50
cheshirecitizen.com
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Cheshire recognized for sustainabilty efforts By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen
The town of Cheshire was awarded bronze recertification during the Sustainable Connecticut Awards Celebration held on Nov. 14 at the West Hartford Town Hall. The spotlight on Cheshire focused on the Cheshire Pollinator Pathway’s mission to incorporate native plants back into the local environment.
Jessica Hayes, and Jacob Hayes, 3, of Cheshire, hold up a gingerbread man they decorated during a holiday festival held Sunday at Wallingford’s linear trail. Photos by Nicole Zappone, Record-Journal
Linear trail holiday fest draws crowd
With the help of a team of volunteers, the Cheshire Pollinator Pathway has embraced supporting native insects, pollinators and birds in a most sustainable way, according to Cheshire Pollinator Pathway Co-Chair Joanna deBear. “Establishing the native pollinator gardens in town helps connect the fragmented ecosystem that has resulted See Award, A6
By Nicole Zappone Record-Journal staff
Sign returns to Ball & Socket
WALLINGFORD — It was cold, and the snow was just beginning to fall, but that didn’t stop the community from gathering to spread the holiday cheer at the Linear Trail at Lakeside Park in Wallingford on Sunday afternoon.
Press release
Ball & Socket Arts will reveal a newly restored factory sign during a brief ceremony scheduled for today, Dec. 15, at 2 p.m.
Members of the Quinnipiac River Linear Trail Advisory Committee resumed their annual event after it had been on a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic and following a rainout that forced postponement to Sunday.
The iconic Ball & Socket factory sign will return to Building 1, complete with hand-gilded lettering.
Cathy Granucci, the committee’s co-chair, said she was happy they could hold the celebration this year. “We had to postpone the event See Linear, A10
Horse-drawn carriarge rides took families along the Linear Trail at Lakeside Park in Wallingford on Sunday.
Ball & Socket Arts, 493 W. Main St., has worked for over a decade to plan, renovate, and restore the five buildings onsite into a regional arts destination. Current plans include an intimate gallery and flexible exhibition space in Building See Sign, A12