cheshirecitizen.com
Volume 13, Number 39
Thursday, September 29, 2022
Local enters Quinnipiac Hall of Fame
Volunteers sought for school building commission
Press Release
Citizen staff
The town will soon interview volunteers to serve on a new seven-member school building committee. The formation of the Next Generation School Building Committee ultimately will depend on voters approving the construction of two new schools in a November referendum. If the referendum passes, the plan is to build a new school on the north end of town, while Norton elementary would be rebuilt at its current location. The Next Generation committee would oversee this process, working with town officials, public school staff, the Capital Projects Manager. Committee members would also hear input from the public. The timeframe for seeing the modernization project to completion is expected to take four years. Members of the Board of Education and the Town Council will conduct interviews with See Commission, A7
Ron Walters, Mill River Watershed Association president, chats with a visitor during the 2020 Sustainability Fair hosted by Coalition for a Sustainable Cheshire. Joy VanderLek, The Cheshire Citizen
Free Sustainability Fair returns Saturday, Oct. 8 By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen
What’s your carbon footprint? How do you compost? Are there family-friendly hiking trails and open space in town? These questions and more can be answered at the Cheshire Sustainability Fair, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 8, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., on the First Congregational Church Green.
church. Food will be available for purchase from the Cravin’ Food Truck, a local operation. This is the second year for the event, which offers residents a chance to check out a host of environmental and conservation organizations. “It's wonderful to see so many local and regional groups eager to participate in our fair again this year,” said Sustainable Cheshire co-chair Fiona Pearson.
Phase 2 Opening This free event is hosted by n Coalition for a Sustainable Soo Cheshire. Parking is behind the
A member of the QU Class of ’81, Taylor is the former Taylor director of photography at ESPN and has contributed to countless Emmy award-winning productions; his work on HBO’s Real Sports, and ESPN’s 50 Greatest Athletes, SportsCentury and Outside the Lines are among them. Taylor’s work has also garnered acclaim at the New York Film Festival, as well as Telly and Peabody awards. After traveling extensively with Muhammad Ali, he also was awarded a Cable Ace Award for his work on a documentary about the boxing legend entitled, “Ali, Still the Greatest.” Taylor specializes in documentaries, branded content, sports, travel, entertainment, commercial and feature production. Joining Taylor in the latest QU School of Communications Hall of Fame class are Rich Barry (’89, former vice president at Nickelodeon/Viacom), Ray Hernandez (’04,
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Phase 2 Opening Soon
Cheshire resident Bruce Taylor was among four inductees welcomed into the Quinnipiac University School of Communications Hall of Fame on Saturday, Sept. 17.
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