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Volume 14, Number 3
Thursday, January 19, 2023
Legislators expect to focus on mental health support
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By Ginny Monk and Jessika Harkay The Connecticut Mirror
Mental health support for kids may be a theme in committees that deal with children’s issues this session, a continuation of the work legislators started last session with the passage of three sweeping Linehan bills focused on children’s mental health. Both the education and children’s committees plan to focus on mental health, as well as other issues, including more support for educators and preventing sex crimes against children, committee leadership and advocates said. The Cheshire Community Food Pantry gave some shout-outs recently. First, the pantry thanked Sharon, Ron, Mario and Nick D’Aquila and Tom Daly for the $2,000 donation they made on behalf of Assisted Living Home Care Services in Cheshire. “They run a ‘Blue Jean’ dress down day on Fridays that generates small donations throughout the year,” the pantry stated in a social media post. “Coupled with a corporate match, these small donations accumulated into quite a large sum over the course of the year. We appreciate the generosity, and we especially appreciate the thoughtfulness of the employees throughout the year. Thank you.” The Cheshire High School hockey team also came through for the pantry, donating an “assortment of brand-new warm weather gear that they collected,” the pantry shared in another social media post. The CHS Hockey Parents Association, headed by Drew Fraser, spearheaded the winter clothing drive. “We make these donated items available to our clients, who are very appreciative and grateful. Thank you for your thoughtfulness and generosity,” the pantry stated. Cheshire Community Food Pantry, Inc., Facebook
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See Health, A4
Library permanently drops most fines Record-Journal staff
Cheshire Public Library will no longer collect fines on most items, a decision approved by the Town Council after a public hearing Jan. 10. The library had temporarily suspended fines but the move is now permanent and brings the local facility in line with the national trend. Larger library systems, including the New York Public Library, have also done away with fines since the American Library Association first proposed eliminating them back in January of 2019. See Fines, A5
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